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Local broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland
Los Gatos-based Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR-LP) has now added a third location to its growing network of low-power FM stations.
Its latest frequency is KVBE-LP 91.1 FM in Portland, Ore.
Like with its Los Gatos coverage area, the new signal is concentrated in a suburban region...
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...
Sojourning to Luz Donahue’s inspired world of abstraction
In the Winter 2022 issue of BOMB Magazine, Joe Fyfe argues that abstract art emerged out of the desire to tap into more direct approaches to creation.
“The process became the subject matter,” he wrote. “There was seen to be a therapeutic value in the...
Annual ‘Taste’ of our town is around the corner
One of the incentives of living, or visiting, a small town is getting to experience unique community events. Each year, Los Gatos hosts “Taste of Los Gatos,” where it closes off the main downtown strip of North Santa Cruz Avenue for several blocks, for...
The Sweetheart of Swing at Jazz on the Plazz
Think back to the Jazz Age, when your grandparents—or more likely your great-grandparents—were cutting a rug to swing bands. This will provide some idea of what to expect when Heidi Evelyn’s 14-piece jazz orchestra takes the stage July 30 at Jazz in the Plazz.
This...
Ballet performer met his wife in Los Gatos
Many people can identify with being young and unable to find community in the world. For James Kopecky, ballet became a passion back in high school, when a mentor noted his dance skills.
“When I was younger, I couldn’t do a lot of outdoor sports...
The Graystones looking forward to St. Mary’s Country Fair performance
You can hear the baseline first, melodic and uptempo, backed by a solid drum beat. Then come the vocals, soulful and true. A keyboard lays down some sweet chords, with accents on guitar. The music swells, a horn section chimes in, until the song...
Gallery celebrating Community Day on Sunday
Our NUMU has a lot going on. For starters, this is the 10th year at its current location, and a celebration has been planned. In 2015, two existing museums combined into this one museum. So, this is actually the 60-year anniversary of museums in...
Bestselling author Alka Joshi to visit Beyond Text Saturday
Beyond Text will welcome New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi for a special book talk and signing, this Saturday at 11am.
Joshi, a Monterey resident and Stanford graduate, switched careers and published her debut novel, The Henna Artist, in her 50s—proving that it's never...
Holidays Parade drenched in rain, smiles and optimism (GALLERY)
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....
