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Doobie Brothers put legacy of Los Gatos’ Chateau Liberté in lights on Times Square
The legendary Santa Cruz Mountains music venue Chateau Liberté has been further immortalized with the Oct. 1 release of the Doobie Brothers’ 15th studio album, Liberté.
Guitarist and band co-founder Patrick Simmons confirmed the obvious reference to an I Heart Radio audience on the album’s...
Holiday Promenade packs streets with festive flair
Downtown Los Gatos was flooded Saturday with green and red, different incarnations of Santa and Mrs. Claus strutting their stuff, young dancers and singers, and an abundance of cheer and goodwill.
It was all part of the Holiday Promenade, which took cues from the successful...
Local Scene: Bakery celebrates 25th; new businesses open
Bakery celebrates 25th with free cakes
Nothing Bundt Cakes is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a cake giveaway. On Sept. 1, the first 250 guests at the bakery, 421 N. Santa Cruz Ave. in Los Gatos, will receive a free Confetti Bundtlet, the brand’s individually...
Guest View: Many unanswered questions surrounding artificial turf
There are drought-tolerant, warm season turf grasses that are tougher, require less water/maintenance/fertilizer and, if maintained properly, will equal or exceed artificial grass in quality, safety and perhaps usability. Natural grass fields also have many other health and environmental benefits such as providing oxygen,...
Horticulture: Vines are aggressive social climbers
Regardless of how appealing many of them are in home gardens and landscapes, vines are flagrantly exploitative. They rely on shrubbery, trees or anything they can climb on for support. As they reach the tops of their supports, they extend their foliar canopies above....
Eclectic electronic event incoming at home of the historic Cats Saloon
*Updated Sept. 6, 2022
Daniel Reyes, the founder of Project Gasmask Entertainment (PGM), says he’s excited to be part of a Los Gatos rebirth.
Though he lives in Oakland, and grew up in the Fairfield-Suisun area, the promoter says he’s pretty familiar with the community from...
Cover ground with ground cover
Within the outdoor rooms of home gardens, shade trees are ceilings, shrubs and hedges are walls, and turf and ground cover plants are floors. That is why the selection of plants for such purposes is as important as the selection of paint and carpet...
Spring is a time of new life
Los Gatan contributor Faizi Samadani has been monitoring a growing hummingbird family in his backyard for the past several days.
On April 8, he posted some photos on Next Door he'd taken on his Nikon digital camera, where you could see a mother and a...
Local Kiwanian helps deliver 5,000 lbs of aid to Ukraine
On a cold morning in April, a cargo van overflowing with about 2,500 pounds of humanitarian aid crossed the Polish border into Ukraine.
The two-person team operating the van consisted of a “navigator” and a driver.
Ian Russell, a formerly homeless UK man who has set...
Multicultural Moment
PORTABLE SHADE - Los Gatos residents Laura Zhang and her daughter Ruya Song enjoy some relaxation during the Scotts Valley Multicultural Fair, Saturday.
It featured booths where people of all ages could learn about different cultures.
Children participated in a global fashion show, food trucks sold a...


















