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St. Paddy’s Day, The Butter Paddle’s ‘Inside the Studio’ series and a Sleeping Beauty wedding
Where did Los Gatans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year?
Short answer: all over town.
But I came up with a longer answer: from Hapas tap room, through Chez Phillipe (with a bite of the French version of corned beef-cabbage), an iced green matcha at Los...
LGHS senior wins poster comp; El Camino offering at-home Covid-19 tests; Hwy 17 lane closures continue
Los Gatos High School senior Mia Bradbury was selected as the Graphic Design WeTip Poster Design winner, a competition held to promote the district’s anonymous and confidential reporting service, WeTip.
Bradbury unveiled her winning posters at the March 28 board meeting, where she received a...
Preventing overdoses; TB clinic opens; funds for student wellness (local scene)
Public Health receives grant to reduce overdose harm
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has been awarded $11,125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with health systems and community partners on drug overdose prevention.
Activities will include:
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Local Scene: Mads Tolling to kick off Jazz on the Plazz
What could be better than being outside, munching on gourmet foods and sipping fabulous wines under towering redwood trees, listening to cool jazz with musical greats, onstage and off?
With the long-awaited summer lineup for Jazz on the Plazz now announced, it’s time to plan...
Local Scene: Housing Element update meeting, Wreaths Across America is Dec. 18
Housing Element update meeting scheduled
The Town of Los Gatos is starting to update the 2023–2031 Housing Element of the General Plan, and the public is invited to participate.
The Town’s Housing Element is a strategic plan for housing the Town’s present and future residents.
A virtual...
St. Patrick’s Day event revival draws hundreds for festive street party
As the St. Patrick’s Day party unfolded around him at Town Plaza Park, March 17, Scott Travis, 7, of Saratoga was certainly having a blast.
He even let the Los Gatan in on his secret technique for the bean bag toss.
“I grab it—pretty much the...
Application window opens for free field trips to local parks
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks announced July 16 the application for Kids2Parks, a park-equity program that brings students to California State Parks from low-income elementary schools that are designated as Title 1, will open July 28.
For field trips during the 2025–26 academic year,...
Community memorial held three years after death of George Floyd
Michael Popoola, who currently lives in Morgan Hill but used to live along Blossom Hill Road, arrived in Town Plaza Park, May 25, for a community memorial three years after the death of George Floyd.
The volunteer with social justice nonprofit AWỌ Center said he...
To ease back-to-school blues, therapy dogs pay visit to high school
Emotional support dogs from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department and the nonprofit Canine Companions joined high schoolers for lunch on Los Gatos High School’s front lawn, Aug. 24.
Organizer Esha Bagora, a junior at the school, said the idea was to provide stress relief...
Local Scene: Poetry contest, Youth Commission seeking applicants
Poetry contest now open
Poets of all ages are encouraged to enter the Los Gatos Poetry Contest hosted by Los Gatos Poet Laureate Jen Siraganian.
Individuals who live, work or attend school in Los Gatos are eligible to submit one entry. First, second and third place...
