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One of my earliest memories is from the early 1970s when I visited my elderly Italian aunt, whom we called Zia Elisa.

Women are often considered the cultural torch bearers of society, representing and carrying forward the customs and stories of their families and communities. NUMU spotlights five such women in its new group show, “Made of Memory,” which opens Oct. 25. These female artists use...

For more events, visit losgatan.com/events-calendar ‘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...

After five years of meetings, proposals, compromises, and design revisions, the Town Council has unanimously approved the new Los Gatos Meadows development. It’ll be situated on an 11 acre property that was the home of one of our earliest and most prominent citizens, John Weldon...

World-renowned pianist to perform in Saratoga KCAT TV & Radio is inviting the public to a summer evening concert hosted by the Producers Network on June 29 at 7pm at the Saratoga Foothill Club, 20399 Park Place.  Pianist Matei Varga will perform in support of KCAT...

When I was a child in the 70s, Los Gatos was filled with Italians. I remember seeing the older women walking in town, dragging behind them their wire utility carts filled with groceries down Santa Cruz Avenue. My grandparents, Adam and Albina Contardo, were...

Local author Carlota Roa was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the International Latino Book Awards, one of the most prestigious competitions dedicated to Spanish and English literature in the United States. This year’s event was held at MiraCosta College on Oct. 25. “This was amazing,”...

Nature Center prepares for reopening The Youth Science Institute Nature Center is set for a grand reopening on May 28 from 11am to 1pm. The public is invited to explore the new nature dioramas depicting the wildlife community living along Los Gatos Creek as it flows...

In the lead-up to Easter, local women gathered to package diapers, bibs and baby food for newborns, as part of the 20th Annual Lenten Layette event at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Los Gatos, March 30. Since 2003, St. Mary’s has celebrated new...

She used to live just up the road, but was forced to leave Los Gatos by circumstance. But now, Mary McLean, 55, has returned triumphantly.  She played a guessing game with this reporter, during the recent Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk. The rhetorical question: “Who was...