Community

School district awarded for serving healthy meals The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded $180,018 through a state and federal grant that recognizes the district’s Food Service department for the nutritional quality of the school meals, practices in the cafeteria, and student and...

The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Health System, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County, and Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) to educate local residents on mental health care through a series of...

An interfaith group collected $600 in gift cards, along with a range of baby items to donate to new mothers in the lead-up to Easter. A Los Gatos Catholic congregation, St. Mary of The Immaculate Conception, has been organizing the drive since 2003, and has...

You may have recently devoured his 2022 San Jose Jazz Summerfest round-up, enjoyed learning about the "ambient and dissonant sounds" of the "Industrial Triangle," or the Hidden History of Lincoln Avenue, but now fans of writer Gary Singh—a columnist for sister publication Metro Silicon...

On the evening of July 19, local resident Grant Atwell was out taking photos at Jazz on the Plazz, and wasn’t at the “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1” premiere at the Los Gatos Theatre, in which his daughter stars alongside Tom Cruise. That’s because...

Reporter and photojournalist Dinah Cotton pitched the idea for this week of a visual celebration of fathers in the community. So, we sent her out into the field to see if she came across any interesting Father's Day-style moments, given that the annual date on...

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...

Academy provides public with inside look at police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement.   During academy...

The annual Los Gatos Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception parish on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7pm. Organizers are inviting the community to join with them in giving thanks. Father Angelo David will conduct the service, with participating...

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...