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April 18, 2026

Hillbrook student preps role alongside Broadway actors

Jackson Janssen looking up...
A 10-year-old boy who attends Hillbrook School in Los Gatos is preparing for his first professional role, as part of the upcoming TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production of “Ragtime.” Jackson Janssen says he’s a little bit nervous, but also thrilled to be preparing to play The...

‘Femme Takeover’ mini-festival on tap at Lupin Lodge this weekend

community festival
Jordan Lipaz started out producing events and makeshift gatherings for small crowds alongside a “rotating cast of characters” at homes, open spaces and ranches around the region. The founder of Lit N’ Loud Productions is now working alongside his business partner—operations and logistics wiz Shane...

Town shares holiday hours; renter input sought for housing plan; LG gets first-aid training center (local scene)

CPR chest compressions
LOCAL SCENE for the week of Dec. 14-20, 2022. Town offices closing for holidays Town of Los Gatos administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.  The library will also be closed Dec. 23-26 and Dec. 30-Jan. 2. Renter input sought for Housing Element update The Town of Los...

The Los Gatos ‘Ming Quong’ campus (Discover LOST Gatos)

Ming Quong gate
It was a chilly morning in January, 1953 when 11-year-old Elena Lim arrived in Los Gatos. Her widowed father decided that he was unable to care for her so he surrendered her to the missionaries at Ming Quong. Elena was unkempt, malnourished and had been...

X-country coach honored; Kiwanis Club hits 3-digits; Behavioral Health Board seeks worthy awardees (local scene)

Los Gatos coach honored
Los Gatos High Cross Country coach honored Los Gatos High School Boys Cross Country Coach Paul Lawryk was selected for the 2023 Fall Sport Honor Coaches Award presented by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Central Coast Section (CCS).   With more than 100 schools as members of...

Sahr’s Passages: How did a man from a prominent Sierra Leonean family end up homeless in Los Gatos?

Sahr Fania in downtown Los Gatos
He has much in common with other residents of Los Gatos: He’s a veteran who grew up in a family with mining interests overseas. He’ll buy you a cold drink on a hot day. When he’s offered a free beer at the bar he...

Irrigation technology can get complicated

horticulture photo
Old fashioned irrigation systems were quite thorough, and technically sustainable. They broadcast generous volumes of water over any vegetation that required it. Their systems were too simple to need much adjustment. Their metallic composition was very resilient. That is why so many old systems...

County’s $250K grant to go toward improvements benefiting seniors

Los Gatos Rec Center
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a one-time grant for the Town of Los Gatos to help upgrade senior-serving facilities. The funds, part of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget, will be used for ADA-related improvements to the Los Gatos Adult Recreation...

Heather White coming to the Los Gatos Library Feb. 1 for environmental talk (Calendar)

Heather White headshot
For more events, visit the online calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar Author Talk Friends of Los Gatos Library welcome Heather White, author of “One Green Thing,” for a conversation around climate change and what each of us can do to make an impact. White is a nationally recognized...

Mythili Kumar’s life in motion

three dancers
When Mythili Kumar first arrived in the United States at age 22, she brought with her a deep-rooted love for Bharatanatyam, the classical South Indian dance form she’d trained in since childhood. But it wasn’t until she arrived in the Los Gatos area that...

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