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December 1, 2025

Trio inspires love of play through camps where dolls are invited

young female entrepreneurs
When 21-year-old Los Gatos twins Gabrielle and Madeline Pollock started a business, they were just 13. Their co-founder, best friend Kate Lally, was only 12. The trio had been playing with dolls together since preschool, but as they got older, they saw younger kids—who grew...

Los Gatos nonprofit plans series of celebrations for Africa Day

Africa Day
To celebrate Africa Day, the Los Gatos nonprofit AWỌ is debuting an art exhibit in San Francisco titled “Unhindered Pairings.” The free exhibition is a collaboration with cultural collective Afriicionado and radio station KALW 91.7 FM. The exhibition will debut on May 2, from 5–9pm, at...

​​Cool season vegetables for autumn

tasty and red
Warm season vegetables will be productive until autumn. Several will produce until frost. Those that grew slowly during mild weather through last spring are performing well now. Summer does not end until later in September, while summery weather may not end until a bit...

Discover LOST Gatos: The long lost Opera House

Opera House postcard
Like many small towns in the west, Los Gatos prospered in the late 19th century after the arrival of the railroad. Eager to shed their town’s rustic image, civic-minded citizens and businesspeople sought every opportunity to establish a more cosmopolitan reputation. A performing arts center...

Ethos celebrates first anniversary; Fiesta de Artes propels service club to international stage (Local Scene)

Ethos Los Gatos
The Los Gatos Kiwanis Club has been chosen to represent all Kiwanis Clubs in California, Nevada and Hawaii with 30+ members in the Kiwanis International Signature Project Contest. The event highlights initiatives that embody the “Kiwanian” spirit of volunteering to help the children of the...

Raising a glass to Alamitos Vineyards, named top new winery by USA Today

Alamitos Vineyards
The Wineries of Santa Clara Valley announced that one of its member wineries, Alamitos Vineyards, 23505 Alamitos Road in San Jose, has been voted the Best New Winery Experience in the nation by USA Today. Despite being open less than three years, Alamitos Vineyards has...

Pollard and coppice during winter

horticulture
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...

Children lead environmental project in Plaza Park

camp clean-up
A few months back, neighbors Maggie Contro, an 8-year-old third-grader at Daves Avenue Elementary, and Arlo Britz, a 7-year-old boy a grade below, were sweeping her home’s porch, when they realized they were doing something worth scaling. Contro had been wanting to start some kind...

Philanthropic event helps pave pathway to compassionate care

garden party
On Sunday afternoon at 22420 Old Santa Cruz Hwy, inside Nestldown’s enchanting grounds, a garden party unfolded. This was not an ordinary party. This was Cancer CAREpoint’s “CCP” annual fundraiser. Nestldown is a little over six miles away from downtown Los Gatos. “We are...

Anyone want to own a three Michelin star restaurant?

departing composite
Chef David Kinch announced this morning that he’s leaving Los Gatos’ acclaimed Manresa restaurant and soliciting bids for the business and the real estate. Post-pandemic economic realities have put tremendous pressure on high-ticket restaurants, with rising food costs and staff shortages. He’ll wrap up his more...

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