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If you haven't been to a contemporary gallery opening lately, you just might be surprised at what today's visual artists have to say. And the big opening for the latest exhibit at New Museum Los Gatos, Saturday, showed that creative voices are keeping the faith...

Jack Kerouac would stay at my parent's house whenever he was in town, San Francisco or Los Gatos. He would sit in what we would call “Jack’s chair” in the living room of our home in Monte Sereno. I would sit on the couch...

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...

A few months back, neighbors Maggie Contro, an 8-year-old third-grader at Daves Avenue Elementary, and Arlo Britz, a 7-year-old boy a grade below, were sweeping her home’s porch, when they realized they were doing something worth scaling. Contro had been wanting to start some kind...

Bakery celebrates 25th with free cakes Nothing Bundt Cakes is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a cake giveaway. On Sept. 1, the first 250 guests at the bakery, 421 N. Santa Cruz Ave. in Los Gatos, will receive a free Confetti Bundtlet, the brand’s individually...

Autumn is rapidly approaching, but summer celebrations aren’t over yet. Next month, make room on your calendar for two celebrations of Los Gatos culinary culture and history. Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce will present the brand-new Taste of Los Gatos event in partnership with...

For local groups doing vital work, whether you like it or not, what is possible tends to come down to dollars and cents. And now, there is a fresh opportunity to satisfy the bottom line for organizations and citizens attempting bring a great grassroots ideas...

On Aug. 26, Boy Scouts of America Troop 2 celebrated its 107th year of continuous operation with the unveiling of a new sign for their historic Scout Hut. Troop 2, chartered in 1918 and sponsored by the Los Gatos Rotary Club, is the oldest troop...

While many of us recognize the name Holy City, the fascinating story of the former mountain community and the eccentric character who founded it has largely been forgotten.  Holy City was built over a period of several years beginning in 1919 by a  charismatic cult...

The curtain goes up on the nights a nude model is being drawn... ...as renowned portrait artist John Robert Peck works with his Tuesday evening charcoal drawing class at the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. Workshops are offered thru NUMU, too, and commissions are accepted. Dinah Cotton...