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Emerge to Immerse: Founders of new event venue hope to transport guests
Opening Oct. 1, “Immersive: Los Gatos” is an aptly named venue offering year-round events at 15 North Santa Cruz Ave. Business partners Donovan Friedman and Alex Hult say the current plan is to host themed dinner shows Monday through Wednesday, pay homage to the...
Hillbrook student preps role alongside Broadway actors
A 10-year-old boy who attends Hillbrook School in Los Gatos is preparing for his first professional role, as part of the upcoming TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production of “Ragtime.”
Jackson Janssen says he’s a little bit nervous, but also thrilled to be preparing to play The...
Pollard and coppice during winter
This is extreme dormant pruning. Pollard and coppice pruning involve complete removal of all new growth. They typically involve growth from a previous season annually. A two-year cycle involves growth from two previous seasons, and so on. This repetitive pruning to the same origins...
Aphids savor fresh spring growth
Dormant pruning last winter did more than concentrate resources for flowers and fruits. It did more than eliminate superfluous growth, which many pathogens overwinter in. It also directed or concentrated resources for stems and foliage. Such growth now grows faster than some types of...
County animal shelter needs volunteers to foster kittens
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...
Strolling on the asphalt: Enjoying a delicious Taste of Los Gatos
What do you call a place where you can confidently raise a family and where growing older is an absolute pleasure? All of these benefits plus an annual stroll along Santa Cruz Avenue—without vehicles, while sampling a variety of tasty morsels, listening to live...
Holiday Sing Under the Tree features caroling during last night of carriage rides
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‘Nutcracker’
Los Gatos Ballet will bring its performance of “Nutcracker” on Dec. 20-22 at 7pm at McAfee Performing Arts Center, 20300 Herriman Ave. in Saratoga. For information and tickets, visit losgatosballet.org/nutcracker.
Holiday Sing Under the Tree
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce will...
Young artists featured at NUMU exhibit; LG author releases debut novel (local scene)
Young artists accepted to NUMU exhibit
On Feb. 16, 2024, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced six Los Gatos High School students and four Saratoga High School students have been accepted to New Museum Los Gatos’ (NUMU) ArtNow exhibition, an annual juried program....
Guest View: Protecting the newts of Alma Bridge Road
A week before the 2022 New Year, I received a text from a friend expressing his dismay at the great number of dead newts he saw on Alma Bridge Road while he was biking. This was right after one of the December winter storms....
The historic First National bank building
The arrival of Breaking Dawn, the newest restaurant on the Los Gatos dining scene, is the perfect occasion for a story about its historic home.
The Renaissance Revival building that Breaking Dawn now occupies on W. Main St. was designed and built for The First...

















