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Defoliation is a messy process
Autumn foliar color eventually gets messy. Actually, any deciduous foliage can become messy during its autumn defoliation. Color is not a prerequisite. Some deciduous foliage remains green through the process. Furthermore, some evergreen foliage contributes to the mess. A few evergreen species shed a...
Rotary’s 22nd Annual Crabfest sure was a tasty affair
Not only did the annual Los Gatos Rotary Crabfest feature delicious food, it also raised a record amount of funds to be administered through the LG Rotary Charities Foundation.
First you get those wonderful high school students smiling and serving, and you have Lissa Kreisler...
‘Micro food hall’ opens in Los Gatos
Local Kitchens, described as a “micro food hall” that brings “several of the Bay Area’s best local restaurants under one roof and closer to home,” celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Los Gatos at Lester Square, 681 Blossom Hill Road.
Customers...
LG Art Association presents juried show; senior living home offering gourmet dining for residents with neurological + physical challenges (local scene)
NUMU holds juried art competition
The Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) presents the juried fine art show: Greater Bay Area Open at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU).
For this exhibition, LGAA invited artists to interpret the theme “Potentiality / Actuality” in their own way. Attracting both...
Wine-focused afternoon declared a big success
As the thermometer inched up toward a pleasant 74 degrees Saturday, about 1,000 people descended on the streets of Los Gatos to taste the wares of local vintners, during the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s annual Wine Walk.
“It was fabulous,” said Chamber Executive Director...
Building houses and setting up solar power in Baja
In the span of 24 years, a group from Los Gatos that rallies helpful high schoolers to assist impoverished families in the northern Mexican province of Baja California Norte has built more than 50 houses and installed upwards of 100 micro solar power systems.
Retired...
The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies
May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him.
He was never particularly fond of his most famous creation. Holmes, he once said, was “a thinking machine without a heart,”...
Denise Rocchi named new Saratoga Postmaster (local scene)
On July 20, Denise Rocchi followed a tradition dating back to 1855 when Levi Millard was the first Postmaster of what was originally called the McCarthysville Post Office before becoming Saratoga Post Office in 1865.
Rocchi raised her right hand to take the official Oath...
Local Kiwanian helps deliver 5,000 lbs of aid to Ukraine
On a cold morning in April, a cargo van overflowing with about 2,500 pounds of humanitarian aid crossed the Polish border into Ukraine.
The two-person team operating the van consisted of a “navigator” and a driver.
Ian Russell, a formerly homeless UK man who has set...
Young accordion student wins scholarship, plays first-ever performance (video)
The weekend before his 11th birthday, Los Gatos resident Colin Kennedy was honored with a $500 scholarship at the Cotati Accordion Festival.
He also got to perform at the North Bay event Sunday.
“It was pretty nerve wracking,” he said, explaining what it felt like to...
