Community

On Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11, more than 430 volunteers participated in a JustServe community Magic Yarn Project held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saratoga. With set up, meals, trainers and volunteers young and old, yarn wigs were...

After all the craft sales, beer sipping and classic rock dancing, organizers of the Fiesta de Artes festival announced that they had successfully funded another year of Turnaround Scholarships. And while sponsorships dipped from previous years, quick action by volunteers resulted in a big increase...

It’s the Friday afternoon before Valentine’s Day when Asa Los Gatos proprietor Andrew Welch gets a surprise phone call. “I think we might have an oyster problem,” he reveals to business partner Sara Scroggins, after some unwelcome news. “The storms really hit the farms we...

Untouched for millennia, the hills above Los Gatos underwent a rapid transformation in the mid-19th century. Timber had become the new gold for fortune seekers, and loggers were attracted to the area by the seemingly endless groves of massive redwoods. Sawmills popped up along the...

Earlier this year, Bruce Richardson of Los Gatos saved the life of a man who had collapsed in a parking lot due to cardiac arrest. For his impressive actions, Richardson received the American Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action in a ceremony in San...

Los Gatos is famous for being a great place to work and send your kids to school. But did you know it’s also a fantastic place to grow old in? Los Gatos has received its official designation as an “age-friendly” community? There’s a template put out by...

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,...

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...

LOCAL SCENE Fantasy of Lights tickets now on sale Fantasy of Lights is set to open Dec. 3-4 for the Walk-thru event and Dec. 6-30 (closed Dec. 25) for the Drive-thru event at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos. The Drive-thru allows guests to drive by...

Downtown Los Gatos was flooded Saturday with green and red, different incarnations of Santa and Mrs. Claus strutting their stuff, young dancers and singers, and an abundance of cheer and goodwill. It was all part of the Holiday Promenade, which took cues from the successful...