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On Memorial Day weekend in 2003, after attending a convention, my husband Carman L. Smith and I toured our nation’s capital. My last visit was in 1962 a brief one at the White House graciously hosted by then President John Kennedy for young Red...

It was 2008 and the British Conservative Party was ascendant after a decade of losses. Steve Hilton, a top adviser to future Prime Minister David Cameron, was a source of great curiosity for the British press; he eschewed suits, rode a bike to work,...

On a beautiful Saturday—that looked straight out of a Pixar or Disney movie—Town residents gathered together at Oak Meadow Park to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Oak Meadow Park was established and opened to the public in 1958. As you begin digging into its history, you...

June 28 A bike was reported stolen at Tamarack Apartments on University Avenue. The theft occurred June 27, but was reported on June 28 at 2:32pm. A caller reported loud music playing for hours on Castlewood Drive at 7:58pm. A caller reported that four men attempted to...

The Los Gatos Rowing Club (LGRC) delivered one of the strongest performances in club history at the 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida, capturing four national titles, winning multiple additional medals and placing more crews in championship finals than any other club...

Local realtors say they’re already seeing the housing market heat up as multiple artificial intelligence startups race to join the stock market.  Anticipation for initial public offerings from companies based in the area, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, has hit a fever pitch, and employees...

It wasn’t an artistic masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but at this point in the season, style points don’t count for much.  That’s why the Los Gatos Little League 12-and-under All Star team felt satisfaction after pulling away for a 10-4 win over...

Get ready to move and groove. Put on your Gatsby look and those high heel sneakers. The Jazz Sophisticates Dance Orchestra opens up this year's Jazz on the Plazz series at Town Plaza Park. Can you East Coast swing dance? Are you a swinger? This...

The history of the Santa Cruz Mountains is still underneath the soil of the redwoods—until it gets dug out. Millions of years ago, the region was submerged in water, leaving leftovers of marine sediment to molt into the sandstone and limestone we have today....

June 21 A man was reportedly hiding in bushes and pacing up and down Blossom Hill Road and Cherry Blossom Lane at 1:34am. Juveniles on e-bikes collided with a vehicle on Winchester Boulevard and no injuries were reported at 2:11pm. A caller believed that a man who...