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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...

While town officials have thought about introducing electric scooters (and other) shared mobility devices, it never quite felt the time was right to embrace them. But now, that’s changing—as an e-scooter company comes a-knocking. “We did have outreach from one company, from Bird,” Matt Morley, Los...

Vicky Wagner, 71, retired communicator, was the sole peaceful protester at Plaza Park when Dinah Cotton passed by on Saturday. Wagner had just returned from a river cruise that went through Germany, witnessing evidence from the World War II era, including the Holocaust. “We went...

Ferns are foliar perennials. They provide neither floral color nor fragrance. They provide neither fruits nor vegetables. With few exceptions, they provide no shade. The very few that are deciduous are not impressively colorful for autumn here. Ferns can not grow as hedges. Nor...

Tickets are now on sale for Heritage Theatre’s 2022-2023 season, which opens Nov. 6. Blues-rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters kicks off the season. The Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums, percussion), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and...

​​Los Gatos aims to reimagine senior services The Town of Los Gatos has put together a committee for Senior Services that has one task: enrich the lives of the senior citizen population by “Re-Imagining Senior Services in Los Gatos.”  The committee is made up of representatives...

Santa has safely arrived in Los Gatos. As we begin to count the days left in 2024, let’s take a brief moment to wander down memory lane. After 45 years, we bid a fond adieu to Steamer’s. Steamer’s with the best seafood, sourdough bread (with room...

Human and canine attendees of the Halloween Kid & Pet Costume PAW-Looza pose for a photo on Oct. 29 outside Jackie 'O boutique. The event in downtown Los Gatos included trick-or-treating at various businesses as well as a costume contest.

During Friday night’s Brubeck Brothers Quartet performance at the Montalvo Arts Center’s intimate Carriage House theater, the quartet played original as well as historical jazz. There was precise drumming by Dan Brubeck. His brother Chris, on bass and trombone, kept the rhythm going talking...

CALENDAR - For more events, visit the complete calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar. ‘Into the Woods’ Westmont High School will present its spring musical, “Into the Woods,” March 17-18 and 23-25 at 4805 Westmont Ave. in Campbell. The musical follows Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; Little...