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On the cutting edge, with Cinequest’s Halfdan Hussey
San Jose’s homegrown film festival, Cinequest—which is on now through the rest of March—will feature some 250 movies from 45 different companies. More than 100 of these are premieres of one kind or another.
Cinequest is also a showcase for new technology—“a discovery bastion” not...
Peninsula Symphony—feat. Natasha Paremski—to perform Mendelssohn + Rachmaninoff (Calendar)
This week's Calendar features an orchestral opportunity, a chance to fight breast cancer and a potential jazzy encounter.
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
Pianist Natasha Paremski, performs with the Peninsula Symphony in a program of works including Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Mendelssohn’s Overture for Winds, and Rachmaninoff’s...
Cloud workers take on cancer
On the morning of Nov. 9, employees of Xactly Corp., a Software-as-a-Service business based in San Jose, strode into Discovery Shop Los Gatos with purpose.
The group of cloud-software company workers had arrived on East Main Street in Los Gatos for a unique but important...
Youth learn leadership skills at Los Gatos event
Youth from around the region descended on Los Gatos Sunday for a day of fun, workshops and volunteering during the Key Club Training Conference.
Around 200 high schoolers involved in the Kiwanis International-sponsored Key Clubs gathered in Oak Meadow Park for the event.
And it was...
Youth Pitch-In for Service Club Clean-Up of Oak Meadow Park
About 45 children participated in the Kiwanis One Day Trail Cleanup & BBQ at Oak Meadow Park.
Volunteers came from around the area to take part in the initiative, which was held Oct. 23.
The event, a partnership with the Campbell Kiwanis Club, was held to...
‘Do you garden? If so, what are you growing?’
This time of year, Los Gatans are out in their gardens, enjoying the spring weather and growing tomatoes of many exotic varieties.
Once you get used to a tomato you’ve raised, it is so disappointing to bite into one from a store and find it...
Los Gatos chocolate brand teams up with San Diego tea purveyors
Chocolatier Michiko Marron-Kibbey, the owner of Los Gatos shop Deux Cranes, says she's enjoyed following how San Diego-based Amy Troung and Lani Gobaleza have operated their brand PARU Tea over the years.
And now, for the month of October, Marron-Kibbey is rolling out a collab...
Town closes one lane along Shannon Road as recently-annexed hillside becomes unstable (local scene)
Town warns of shifting pavement on Shannon Road
A recent shifting of pavement along Shannon Road near Diduca Way and Santa Rosa Drive could create a hazard for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, town officials warned.
Residents may have noticed electronic message boards along Shannon Road advising...
Saratoga High School student wins app challenge; Andrew Sinclair makes University of Maryland Dean’s List
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,...
Only-children get their due in children’s book dreamed-up in Los Gatos cafe
Dominika Dvorzhak, a San Jose-based author and linguist, has released The One and Only, a rhyming children’s book illustrated by Vivien Sárkány that shines a light on the emotional world of only-children.
Unlike the many picture books that focus on sibling dynamics or preparing for...
