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April 25, 2026

Colorado Avalanche video coach brings Stanley Cup to parents’ backyard for celebration (GALLERY)

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Brett Heimlich’s road to winning the Stanley Cup began years ago in Los Gatos. He’d recently graduated from high school and was casting around for a policing or audio/visual job, when he went to a family barbecue at the home of a friend his mom...

Gridlock and Ghosts: Tales from the serpentine route to the sea

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—This is the second in a two part series. Last month, I explored what traveling “over the hill” was like in the second half of the 19th century, when stagecoach passengers faced long, bone-rattling, and often dangerous trips along dusty or muddy dirt roads. Change came...

50-year reunion of Los Gatos troop of Ambassador Girl Scouts

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In 1975 a Girl Scout Ambassadors troop in Los Gatos embarked on a big trip. At the time, the term Ambassador did not mean what it has since 2008, which is a membership category for ages 16-18. In 1975, the Ambassador program encouraged girls...

Discover LOST Gatos: The wets and the drys

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Happy New Year, Los Gatos!  After overindulging during the holidays, many people begin the new year by observing a “Dry January.” The practice of abstaining from alcohol for a month started in the U.K. in 2012 as part of a campaign by Alcohol Concern, a...

Aquatic plants are all wet

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Home gardens and landscapes should be compatible with their respective climates. For local chaparral climates, plants that do not need much watering through the long and dry summers are appropriate. Aquatic plants are the extreme opposite. They require regular replenishment of the ponds that...

‘Do you garden? If so, what are you growing?’

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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...

What’s it like to be a contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ anyways?

Anne Martyn had a taste of show business when she graduated from college, scoring a job as a page at Paramount Pictures. But eventually she settled into the pleasant life of a suburban high school teacher at Los Gatos High (she’s Class of ’87 herself),...

Kid Dynamite and guided birdwatching walk among Los Gatos-area events on-tap

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Looking for something to do in the coming days? We've got you covered... Live jazz music Live jazz performances at the Tasting House, 3658 Village Lane, take place Fridays and Saturdays from 6-9pm, and Sundays from 11am-2pm. Entertainment at Gardino’s Gardino’s, 51 N. Santa Cruz Ave., features entertainment...

Allez! Bay Area Fencing Club opens in Los Gatos

The Bay Area Fencing Club in Los Gatos has two goals: to bring the sport to the masses and provide a platform for those wishing to advance to the highest level.  In Andy Peng, John Wang, Lisa Posthumus and Bogdan Gurinenko, the new fencing center—located...

Joyous Moments (Photo Gallery)

The morning of Dec. 30 was like an uplifting reggae song—as mysterious fog swept through the branches of the Santa Cruz Mountains, burning off in their upper reaches. We were still in that midpoint between Christmas and New Year's, where things seem quiet and peaceful...

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