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March 19, 2026

Kat the Musician excited to set the ambiance at LG Roasting Co.

Kat the Musician
Katerina Aleksenko was 13 years old when she started teaching herself how to play guitar at home in Fresno. At 21 she was staying in North Hollywood at an AirBnB, when the owner introduced her to famed music producer Charlie Wilson, which led to recording...

DA’s cybercrime art contest for students kicks-off

bike upside down outside the Silicon Valley courthouse
District Attorney Jeff Rosen is asking Santa Clara County high school students to create and submit original art that helps the DA's Office fight online crimes like fraud, catfishing, and cyberbullying. The winner will receive $1,500. The second-place winner will receive $1,000. The third-place winner will...

3rd Annual Hitchcock Fest on March 14-16 in Scotts Valley

The Birds movie talk
Santa Cruz County has been the backdrop for various horror movies, most famously “Lost Boys,” “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” and, more recently, Jordan Peele’s “Us.” But its deepest connection to Hollywood involves the ultimate master of the macabre. Back in the 1940s, director Alfred...

Holidays Parade drenched in rain, smiles and optimism (GALLERY)

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The rain returned in earnest Saturday, but the 66th Annual Los Gatos Children’s Christmas & Holidays Parade went ahead as scheduled. And what a spectacle it was. “It’s fun,” said Eret Cresta, a 16-year-old Los Gatos High junior who was keeping dry under a tent....

Final gateway sculptures completed after 4 years

cougar sculpture
It took four years to install five sculptures, designed by Matt Babcock, at Los Gatos’ entrances. They emphasize the community’s namesake felines—branding the town with mountain lions made from aluminum. The initial sculpture went in back in May 2021; the final two debuted in August. And in...

Music in the Park Returns to Civic Center Lawn

Crowd watching live music outdoors on a lawn
Every Sunday through Aug. 24, Los Gatos residents and visitors will be treated to free live concerts in front of the Civic Center Lawn.

How the Palms swayed its way through the pandemic

fish dish
While Tuesday is frequently a day off for restaurant industry workers, April 5 was actually quite a hectic one for Tony Loeffler, general manager of the Palms restaurant. The day’s schedule included deep cleaning in the kitchen, and manifesting an Easter buffet brunch—among myriad other...

CASSY fundraiser with Morning Rotary entertains packed plaza

CASSY photo
Los Gatos Morning Rotary held the Endless Summer Concert and fundraiser to support Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY) on Friday evening at Town Plaza Park. The concert featured the musical talents of Mahin Arminian, Ruth Gerson with daughter Hope, and the Hitmen. CASSY provides...

Clairdee sang her heart out at Plaza Park

Clairdee sings under the redwoods in Los Gatos
Last Wednesday evening, Clairdee expressed cool jazz with her vibrant and caring voice to the attendees at Jazz on the Plazz. Sharing her adherence to traditional jazz, her emotionally nuanced, velvety voice drew us in to a place where we could “love one another” and...

Article inspires generational transfer of musical instrument

Boy must grow into this accordion
When Virginia Primon was a shy teenager in the 1950s, playing accordion was something that got her onto a community float, to serenade people along the streets of San Jose during a community parade. After going to college to become a teacher, she just didn’t...

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