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What's on the calendar this week? Everything from a fashion show to an art exhibition to a sports hall of fame soirée. Earthquake drill On May 6, the Los Gatos Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold an earthquake drill from 10am to 2pm on...

While some believe that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, it’s actually just a minor Mexican holiday which commemorates their victory over an invading French army in 1862. In the U.S., the fifth of May is a popular occasion for celebrations of Mexican heritage...

Home gardens are becoming shadier. Modern homes are taller to fit closer together. Modern fences are taller to compensate. Densely evergreen trees and large shrubbery compensate more. Taller homes and fences, and denser vegetation, shade more of their smaller modern parcels. Not much sunlight...

Speech and Debate Team students qualify for state, national tournaments Several students of Los Gatos and Saratoga High School’s Speech and Debate Team have qualified for well-renowned state and national tournaments taking place this spring.  Competing against both public and private school students, all competitors have...

Bill and Doris Cooper of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga pour wine for attendees of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Wine Walk on April 22. The sold-out event featured more than 32 wineries stationed at various businesses throughout downtown. Credit: Arnold Breit

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...

Spring has finally arrived! As beautiful as it is today, imagine what spring was like when thousands of acres of fruit and nut trees were in full bloom in the “Valley of Heart's Delight.” Did you know that many of those orchards might not...

The Santa Clara County Animal Services Center is seeking volunteers to foster kittens in their homes until the animals are old enough to be adopted. Every year, beginning in the spring, the San Martin shelter receives roughly 1,500 kittens that require plenty of TLC until...

Los Gatos High School senior Mia Bradbury was selected as the Graphic Design WeTip Poster Design winner, a competition held to promote the district’s anonymous and confidential reporting service, WeTip.  Bradbury unveiled her winning posters at the March 28 board meeting, where she received a...

Some of the earliest of spring flowers are done blooming. More are just beginning. Then, a few early spring flowers barely qualify as early. Their fresh color is especially pleasing after such an atypically wintry winter. Many are delightful cut flowers. A few that...