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The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies
May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him.
He was never particularly fond of his most famous creation. Holmes, he once said, was “a thinking machine without a heart,”...
Emerge to Immerse: Founders of new event venue hope to transport guests
Opening Oct. 1, “Immersive: Los Gatos” is an aptly named venue offering year-round events at 15 North Santa Cruz Ave. Business partners Donovan Friedman and Alex Hult say the current plan is to host themed dinner shows Monday through Wednesday, pay homage to the...
Taylor Swift concerts brought cultural earthquake to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has played host to many tectonic cultural forces over the decades—from the introduction of the personal computer to the way search engines and social media companies altered how humans navigate through the world.
In a way, these technological advances allowed old and young...
Museum hosts Marie Cameron today for talk about her exhibit ‘Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide’
Calendar: Here's what on tap for the week ahead—and beyond...
NUMU artist talk
New Museum Los Gatos, 106 East Main St., will host an artist talk with Marie Cameron on June 30 from 5-8pm. Cameron will discuss her exhibit, “Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide.” Cameron...
Taste of LG draws hungry crowd to closed street
The first-ever Taste of Los Gatos, held on Saturday, Sept. 14, proved a resounding success.
The street food festival, which closed down North Santa Cruz Avenue from Main Street to Bachmann Avenue, transformed downtown Los Gatos into a bustling crowd of hungry attendees. Locals and...
All that jazz, and much more at Saratoga High
Jason Shiuan, the music director at Saratoga High School, is this year’s recipient of the California Music Educators Association’s Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator of the Year award. Congratulations!
After several emails and calendar checks, I caught up with Shiuan on the SHS campus. I...
An artist’s remedy: John Robert Peck starts painting The Three Charities
The car crashing into the roasting portion of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. was quite the shock. At the time, the Christmas decorations were up, the holiday merchandise was out, and—luckily, it being Thanksgiving—the shop was empty. (No staff; no coffee drinkers; the roaster...
Los Gatos’ little museum has big youth program going on
This month around town, you may have seen a group of happy children (ages 8-12) without cell phones in their hands—participants in this summer’s Aspiring Artists Footbridge Mural Project.
Each week in June, the youths meet to create art. This work will be eventually placed...
NC Boardshop dips its toes into the art world
Instead of simply gearing up for another one of their Memorial Day sales, this year, Los Gatos’ NC Boardshop decided to try something more creative.
But Mike Allen, co-owner of the apparel and hard goods shop that serves the skateboarding, surf and scooter communities, said...
Mid-week fun on North Santa Cruz Ave
Santa Cruz band Slow Gherkin's members might be in their late 40s and early 50s but that doesn't mean they can't pick it up where they left off.
KPCR 92.9FM station manager Daniel Roberts was in awe, seeing one of his favorite bands from his...
