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KCAT TV & Radio turned the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn into a Bavarian village last Saturday for their Oktoberfest fundraiser. This included live music, traditional food, dancing and games. All proceeds go to support KCAT’s year-round media programs that "uplift, educate, and connect our...

Santa Cruz band Slow Gherkin's members might be in their late 40s and early 50s but that doesn't mean they can't pick it up where they left off.  KPCR 92.9FM station manager Daniel Roberts was in awe, seeing one of his favorite bands from his...

Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion for a love story But even though Los Gatos was the setting of a legendary romance that once captivated the nation, the story of Charles Erskine Scott Wood and Sara Bard Field has largely been forgotten by our community. C.E.S....

Part 1 of this series told the story of aspiring railroad barons James “Slippery Jim” Fair and Alfred “Hog” Davis, who founded the South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPCRR) in 1876 to create an extensive rail network throughout the Bay Area and beyond. After the...

Have you heard the saying, “There are two types of people in this world, the givers and the takers?” Givers, characterized by their willingness to support and help others, do so without expecting anything in return. Takers focus more on personal gain, sometimes at...

Mt. Moriah Lodge #292 will hold its Installation of Officers ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 9, at the historic Los Gatos Masonic Center, located at 131 E. Main St., Los Gatos. This evening will begin with a light fare served at 6:30pm, followed by the open...

At the 114 Royce St. newspaper office, we sometimes worked until midnight in the startup days. One warm night, I walked outside to the distinctive smell of freshly roasting coffee beans. A column of smoke rose over Main Street, three blocks away.  I followed it...

As the beaming cast of The Lightning Thief returned to the stage to take a bow on Thursday night after their performance, it was clear West Valley Youth Theater's summer 2023 season was in full swing. The line-up includes four full-scale productions: Disney’s The...

Fraser graduates from Ohio Dominican University Geneva Fraser of Los Gatos has graduated from Ohio Dominican University with a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.  Fraser is among 152 students who earned their degree following the fall 2021 semester. Ohio Dominican University is a four-year,...

Though the developer behind Phase 2 of the North 40 development outlined sweeping changes to prior plans—and outlined a slew of new residential options, including high-density—during last Thursday evening’s Democracy Tent community meeting, it was quite a civil affair. The tone of the meeting was...