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On a chilly fall evening, the Rev. Angelo David, of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, provided words of welcome after “All Things Bright and Beautiful” was sung by the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos choir, alongside members of other faith communities, with...

While many of us recognize the name Holy City, the fascinating story of the former mountain community and the eccentric character who founded it has largely been forgotten.  Holy City was built over a period of several years beginning in 1919 by a  charismatic cult...

For more events, visit the dynamic calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar Lunar New Year The Chinese celebration of Lunar New Year includes lion dance, Tai Chi, Chinese dance, Chinese costume show, children's costume parade, and Shaolin. The event will be held Jan. 29 from 11am to 3pm at...

Local food delivery service expands Locale, a food delivery company with a focus on local restaurants and farms, announced that a pair of Los Angeles restaurants have joined its service. Locale is the brainchild of Los Gatos natives and recent college graduates Chris Clark and Jonathan...

Here are some events set for the coming days that you can consider adding to your weekly agenda... Taste of Campbell The fourth annual Taste of Campbell takes place July 30 from 3-6pm at the Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave. The event features food...

A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. Banana trees and tree ferns lack both branches and wood. Arboriform yuccas develop branches but are not woody. Palm trees are no better. Some develop a few trunks but without...

St. Patrick’s Day offers the perfect opportunity to pay homage to one of Los Gatos’ most fascinating and colorful characters, Charles Henry McKiernan, better known as “Mountain Charlie.”  McKiernan was born in Ireland in 1825. He joined the British navy to escape the potato famine...

Katerina Aleksenko was 13 years old when she started teaching herself how to play guitar at home in Fresno. At 21 she was staying in North Hollywood at an AirBnB, when the owner introduced her to famed music producer Charlie Wilson, which led to recording...

As the St. Patrick’s Day party unfolded around him at Town Plaza Park, March 17, Scott Travis, 7, of Saratoga was certainly having a blast. He even let the Los Gatan in on his secret technique for the bean bag toss. “I grab it—pretty much the...

Bare root season begins as the year ends for a simple reason. That is when deciduous plants are dormant. They are unaware of the otherwise distressful process of relocation. This is also why winter is the season for dormant pruning. Such pruning would be...