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Campo di Bocce returns after January renovation In December, longtime Campo di Bocce customers opened their Facebook feeds and saw construction workers in hi-viz outfits stretching sheets of translucent plastic across the popular Los Gatos eatery and sporting hall. But the facility, one of the community’s...

Gardening is fun. Furthermore, gardens are pretty. Some gardens also produce fruits and vegetables. Not very long ago, production of fruits and vegetables was more of a priority for more gardens. Some big gardens generated firewood and a bit of forage for livestock. Contemporary...

Human and canine attendees of the Halloween Kid & Pet Costume PAW-Looza pose for a photo on Oct. 29 outside Jackie 'O boutique. The event in downtown Los Gatos included trick-or-treating at various businesses as well as a costume contest.

Although the Live Oak Senior Nutrition & Service Center doors were closed during the pandemic, employees and volunteers were busier than ever, with 90 or so lunches picked up or delivered to seniors every weekday. The nutrition center at 111 Church St. re-opened Aug. 5....

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...

Los Gatan contributor Faizi Samadani has been monitoring a growing hummingbird family in his backyard for the past several days. On April 8, he posted some photos on Next Door he'd taken on his Nikon digital camera, where you could see a mother and a...

PORTABLE SHADE - Los Gatos residents Laura Zhang and her daughter Ruya Song enjoy some relaxation during the Scotts Valley Multicultural Fair, Saturday. It featured booths where people of all ages could learn about different cultures. Children participated in a global fashion show, food trucks sold a...

Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell will host the Martin Scorsese Film Festival beginning Sept. 15, a cinematic celebration that pays homage to the filmmaker’s iconic works.  The festival will present a series of screenings showcasing some of Scorsese's most influential films, culminating in the lead-up to...

On Aug. 10, 1887—135 years ago today—a newly created Board of Trustees voted to officially incorporate the Town of Los Gatos. Let’s mark the occasion with a quiz about our beloved town’s history. 1. Who was awarded a land grant for El Rancho Rinconada de...

Suzanne Boxer-Gassman looked out over the line of people snaking all the way across the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church auditorium, Saturday evening in Saratoga, and was pleased with the turnout to the event she’d helped organize. After two decades of fundraising, the Rotary Club of...