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The chill town and its cheerleader
In Morgan Hill, there are no roads looking like a pockmarked moonscape and no tumbleweed rolling across the open spaces. The city’s drama level is lower than the cost of living (although perhaps not by much). The downtown area is vibrant, filled with restaurants,...
Council puts Covid cash toward public restroom study, community garden, eliminating termites
In May, the Los Gatos Town Council decided it was going to use $2.9 million of the money Washington gave it to make it through the pandemic toward various capital projects.
And on Tuesday, Los Gatos’ elected officials (minus Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, who was...
Reading ‘Hollywood Homicide;’ Thursday concerts in Campbell; celebrating Nelson Mandela with drumming (calendar)
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For more events, visit the online calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar.
Mystery Lover’s Book Club
The Los Gatos Library’s Mystery Lover’s Book Club meets the first Wednesday of every month. The next meeting is July 5 at 5pm in person and on Zoom. The club will discuss...
Dinah’s Event Log: Winter fire season
“All the leaves are brown / and the sky is gray. / I’ve been for a walk / on a winter’s day. / I’d be safe and warm / if I was in LA.”
—the Mamas and the Papas
For now, we are safe (enough) right...
Students picked for ‘ArtNow’ exhibit
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced last week three Los Gatos High School students and six Saratoga High School students have been accepted to an annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition. The educational program, titled “ArtNow,” is presented by...
DJ Yuka Yu hosting workshop at Los Gatos Library
Growing up in Taipei, Taiwan, Ssu Ting “Yuka” Yu’s dream was to become a choir conductor.
“My mom was a singer when she was young,” she said, crediting her dad for inspiring her to pursue what had clearly become a personal passion. “I always loved...
‘Do you garden? If so, what are you growing?’
This time of year, Los Gatans are out in their gardens, enjoying the spring weather and growing tomatoes of many exotic varieties.
Once you get used to a tomato you’ve raised, it is so disappointing to bite into one from a store and find it...
Dormancy facilitates survival through winter
Dormancy is not exclusive to vegetation. Many animals are dormant while they hibernate through cold winter weather. Some animals are dormant while they aestivate through hot and dry weather. Fungi and bacteria can maintain dormancy for many years or centuries. Dormancy is a technique...
Question of the Week: What Does St. Paddy’s Day Mean to You?
The Town's Plaza Park proved to be the perfect place, this past Sunday, to connect with locals and visitors about the meaning of a very green date on the calendar.
Bernadette Duggan, 84, retired
Alamaden
"A very special time to get together with whomever we can."
Vi Dayal,...
RIP Bob Long: Celebration-of-Life Rock Show Saturday for Community “Pillar” Killed by Covid-19
Los Gatos resident Eric Drew is grieving, because one of his best friends just died.
When Rotarian Bob Long was claimed by Covid-19 Aug. 27, he said, Los Gatos lost a key resident.
“He was a pillar of the community,” he said of Long, who was...


















