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May 13, 2025

Taste of Campbell, Mystery Lovers Book Club and Brubeck Brothers Quartet upcoming (calendar)

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Here are some events set for the coming days that you can consider adding to your weekly agenda... Taste of Campbell The fourth annual Taste of Campbell takes place July 30 from 3-6pm at the Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave. The event features food...

County’s $250K grant to go toward improvements benefiting seniors

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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a one-time grant for the Town of Los Gatos to help upgrade senior-serving facilities. The funds, part of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget, will be used for ADA-related improvements to the Los Gatos Adult Recreation...

Philanthropists give biggest donation ever to Los Gatos art institution

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New Museum Los Gatos announced July 11 that it received an unprecedented $1 million gift—the largest donation in the history of the organization.  The gift was made by Los Gatos philanthropists and longtime NUMU supporters Mike and Alyce Parsons.  The donation will establish the “Mike and...

There’s a lot to know about toxic plants in home gardens

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Oleander that inhabits freeway medians is poisonous enough to be hazardous. Two tons of Buick cruising at 65 miles per hour past such oleander has more potential to be hazardous. The risk associated with toxic plants within freeway medians is as limited as their...

LOCAL SCENE: Compass exec Shawna Borg joins Christie’s team

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From educational achievements to a prominent real estate hire, to details about the downtown parking plan, this week's LOCAL SCENE is plenty informative... Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno welcomes Shawna Borg Los Gatos-based Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno has hired Shawna Borg, former Compass Regional Executive,...

Saratoga Car Show, Jolly 10k Fun Run on tap (calendar)

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Here are some things to add to your to-do list if you like... Jolly 10K Fun Run The Jolly 10K Fun Run will take place on July 24 at 8am. The course will travel up to the top of St. Joseph’s Hill, around to Lexington Dam...

The ‘Wild’ case of a woman placed at-risk due to sketchy Santa Clara County paperwork

Sidney French at home. (Drew Penner / Los Gatan)
The office of Harry Ryan was the place Jack London penned his seminal novel “the Call of the Wild,” about a dog that’s taken from the Santa Clara Valley to the Klondike, where he befriends wolves and leads a sled team. Ryan, who met London...

Students highlight dangers of fentanyl via art contest (VIDEO)

Santa Clara County has been facing a tragic increase in fatal fentanyl overdoses over the past few years... Too often, youth who buy pain medications off the streets end up with toxic pills that actually has fentanyl mixed in. The synthetic opioid, is like heroin...

Youth Theatre company brings classics to life

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This July, Los Gatos Youth Theatre (LGYT) is bringing “Sound of Music” and “Freaky Friday” back to life. The 13-year-old non-profit is fast approaching its summer performances with Artistic Director Heather Stokes at the helm.  LGYT’s Encore group started rehearsing for “Freaky Friday,” a Disney...

Calendar: Chez Philippe celebrates Grand Opening on Bastille Day

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Here are some places to go and things to do this week—and beyond... Live Figure Drawing Live Figure Drawing with Sean Boyles will be held on July 14 at 6pm at NUMU Los Gatos,  106 E. Main St. To sign up, visit numulosgatos.org/events/july-figure-drawing-boyles. Chez Philippe Grand Opening Chez Philippe,...

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