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A week before the 2022 New Year, I received a text from a friend expressing his dismay at the great number of dead newts he saw on Alma Bridge Road while he was biking. This was right after one of the December winter storms....

When the touring show “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” returns to the Campbell Heritage Theatre on Nov. 17, Prospect (Saratoga) High School String Quartet will join the professional musicians on stage to lend some local talent to this homage to the British...

This past Saturday evening, Villa Montalvo came alive with art, in spite of the unexpected rain. Over the past 20 years, the Lucas Art Program has hosted over 1,300 resident artists at Montalvo. Eleven studios were open for tour and exploration. This evening started with appetizers, then...

One of the best things about March is the planning for the months ahead... John Paul K. Amaral, 26, visitor services at New Museum Los Gatos San Jose State University history major (minor in Native American studies) “I will be headed to Portland Maine to oversee my...

On May 17, despite an early morning chill, the day blossomed into ideal outdoor luncheon weather. But the Salvation Army Silicon Valley Women's Auxiliary 5th Annual Work of A.R.T. Garden Luncheon and Silent Auction was not your ordinary get-together. It was a gathering with a serious...

Nearly a year ago, I was having a drink and editing some video over at the Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn in Davenport, when I met a surfer, up from LA for a weekend trip. When I told him I was working as a reporter for...

Academy provides public with inside look at police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement.   During academy...

“Our goal is simple: let’s work together to plan a brand new, state-of-the-art, community center that will welcome all age levels and be something that we can all be proud of in Los Gatos…Your input, community input, is what will take this to the...

Strolling through the Almond Grove neighborhood is a real treat this time of year, when you can see carefully restored Victorian homes adorned with elaborate Halloween decorations. Yet these charming tree-lined streets once faced something even more menacing than ghosts and goblins. Progress. During the...

Dormancy is not exclusive to vegetation. Many animals are dormant while they hibernate through cold winter weather. Some animals are dormant while they aestivate through hot and dry weather. Fungi and bacteria can maintain dormancy for many years or centuries. Dormancy is a technique...