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Spring bloom is the most colorful color in the garden here. It is not the only color, though. Some deciduous foliage will provide color at the opposite end of the year. Bark can add a bit of color, particularly while deciduous trees defoliate for...

Bill and Doris Cooper of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga pour wine for attendees of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Wine Walk on April 22. The sold-out event featured more than 32 wineries stationed at various businesses throughout downtown. Credit: Arnold Breit

Public Health receives grant to reduce overdose harm  The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has been awarded $11,125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with health systems and community partners on drug overdose prevention. Activities will include: • Get more...

Organizers of one of the most popular events for families in Los Gatos, Big Truck Day, have been making last-minute preparation for tomorrow's festivities. The fun begins Saturday, May 3 at 10am and goes until 1pm, at 15 Lyndon Avenue. On the schedule: big trucks, food...

Early spring is an ideal time to visit Almaden Quicksilver County Park and the adjacent village of New Almaden, for the wildflowers and a reminder of the region's 19th century history. The 4,000-acre park is set against the mountains that mark San Jose’s southern...

“February is the perfect time to plant the seeds of gratitude and watch them bloom throughout the year.” —Sarah Ban Breathnach February is also the month of love, Presidents Day, Black History Month and the start of Ramadan. Girl Scout cookie sales have started. I don’t...

Some of the earliest of spring flowers are done blooming. More are just beginning. Then, a few early spring flowers barely qualify as early. Their fresh color is especially pleasing after such an atypically wintry winter. Many are delightful cut flowers. A few that...

This year will mark the 100th year that the Christmas tree has stood in the Plaza on the corner of West Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos. As is customary, the tree will be lit on the first Friday of December,...

As she was calling out my name at Jazz in the Plazz, I was wondering just who this woman was, wheeling her chair toward me over the dirt, grass and tree roots. I still did not recognize the blonde woman with determination on her...

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...