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The eight places of worship that make up the Los Gatos Interfaith Council prepared for months for their annual Thanksgiving service. Coordinator Lorraine Hepworth said this year’s event—held a-week-and-a-day early, to allow people planning to travel to attend—was a powerful showcase of unity in turbulent...

Known for the eccentric displays at their North Santa Cruz Avenue store, The Butter Paddle is looking forward to marking its milestone of 15 years in Los Gatos later this year. The charity shop sells everything from home décor and wedding gifts to kitchen supplies,...

Student named to Dean's List at Puget Sound for fall 2023 Alex Rossmeissl, of Los Gatos, made the Fall 2023 Dean's List at the University of Puget Sound for achieving at least a 3.7 grade-point average, completing all of their enrolled courses without withdrawals, and...

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...

This month around town, you may have seen a group of happy children (ages 8-12) without cell phones in their hands—participants in this summer’s Aspiring Artists Footbridge Mural Project. Each week in June, the youths meet to create art. This work will be eventually placed...

Vice Mayor Maria Ristow became mayor, and Councilmember Mary Badame vice mayor, during the Dec. 13 Council meeting, while Rob Moore was sworn in for the first time and Rob Rennie started his next term. The evening also marked an end to Marico Sayoc’s tenure...

The morning of Dec. 30 was like an uplifting reggae song—as mysterious fog swept through the branches of the Santa Cruz Mountains, burning off in their upper reaches. We were still in that midpoint between Christmas and New Year's, where things seem quiet and peaceful...

Live Oak Adult Day Services reopening On June 1, the reopening reception of the Live Oak Adult Day Services will be held from 4-6pm, with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor Maria Ristow at 5pm. The reception, with light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, will be at...

An interfaith group collected $600 in gift cards, along with a range of baby items to donate to new mothers in the lead-up to Easter. A Los Gatos Catholic congregation, St. Mary of The Immaculate Conception, has been organizing the drive since 2003, and has...

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...