Local Scene

School district awarded for serving healthy meals The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded $180,018 through a state and federal grant that recognizes the district’s Food Service department for the nutritional quality of the school meals, practices in the cafeteria, and student and...

Young artists accepted to NUMU exhibit On Feb. 16, 2024, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced six Los Gatos High School students and four Saratoga High School students have been accepted to New Museum Los Gatos’ (NUMU) ArtNow exhibition, an annual juried program....

Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Construction Apprentice Felicia Elms, a Campbell native, is one of those sailors. “I hope to be a good example to my daughters by being in the Navy,”...

It was a splendid summer-like afternoon along Los Gatos’ main corridor, Saturday, as hundreds of people poked their heads into cute shops, dabbed bits of bread in artisanal truffle oil and sampled wines from 33 purveyors from around the Bay Area—and beyond. And at the...

Live Oak Receives 35K Grant The Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive announced Feb. 29 a $35,000 grant to the Live Oak Senior Nutrition Center to address a shortfall in funding for senior meals in Los Gatos. The grant came from the Successful Solutions...

Cortese tours College of Adaptive Arts On Dec. 2, Senator Dave Cortese, representing Senate District 15, and his wife Pattie took part in a tour of the College of Adaptive Arts campus. College of Adaptive Arts, a 501 c3 non-profit organization, provides a lifelong collegiate experience...

On Saturday evening, the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Foundation held the 6th Annual Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Officers Ball and Auction. This event was held at the opulent digs of Testarossa Winery. The Don Olivet Jazz Quartet kept the mood relaxed the entire evening....

You may have recently devoured his 2022 San Jose Jazz Summerfest round-up, enjoyed learning about the "ambient and dissonant sounds" of the "Industrial Triangle," or the Hidden History of Lincoln Avenue, but now fans of writer Gary Singh—a columnist for sister publication Metro Silicon...

Fraser graduates from Ohio Dominican University Geneva Fraser of Los Gatos has graduated from Ohio Dominican University with a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.  Fraser is among 152 students who earned their degree following the fall 2021 semester. Ohio Dominican University is a four-year,...

Student named to Dean's List at Puget Sound for fall 2023 Alex Rossmeissl, of Los Gatos, made the Fall 2023 Dean's List at the University of Puget Sound for achieving at least a 3.7 grade-point average, completing all of their enrolled courses without withdrawals, and...