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October 30, 2025

Art Around Town (photos)

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The curtain goes up on the nights a nude model is being drawn... ...as renowned portrait artist John Robert Peck works with his Tuesday evening charcoal drawing class at the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. Workshops are offered thru NUMU, too, and commissions are accepted. Dinah Cotton...

‘Love Notes’ will be distributed for free on Valentine’s Day

Love Notes in Santa Cruz
Last year for Valentine’s Day, public speaking coach Lynn Kirkham posted-up outside of Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell to hand out so-called “love notes”—paper hearts containing kind words for strangers. A couple weeks ago, the Saratoga resident repeated the positivity operation at Roxa Hammock Cafe...

Embracing the beauty that’s all around us for a reset

Los Gatos Creek
A vacation sounds almost as good as fried chicken, ice cream or watermelon. With school wrapping up and summer officially just a few weeks away, are you going anywhere? If you have small children or do not want the hassle of heading out on a...

Local Catholics mourn death of Pope Francis

senior Catholic ladies
Just hours after Pope Francis died Monday, at age 88, it just so happened to be time for the monthly gathering of the St. Mary’s Seniors women’s group at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Los Gatos. Shortly after noon, the ladies...

Aphids savor fresh spring growth

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Dormant pruning last winter did more than concentrate resources for flowers and fruits. It did more than eliminate superfluous growth, which many pathogens overwinter in. It also directed or concentrated resources for stems and foliage. Such growth now grows faster than some types of...

Far West Fungi to host Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Fest

Far West Fungi, a gourmet mushroom grower, is scheduled to host the second Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival on May 3 and 4.  Set amid towering old growth redwood groves at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, the event is to feature educational sessions and demos...

Best of Los Gatos 2025: Families & Pets

Holding the dog
Best Animal Hospital Los Gatos Dog & Cat Hospital Silver Whole Pet Vet Hospital & Wellness Center Bronze Adobe Animal Hospital South Bay Best Dog Friendly Restaurant Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza Silver Telefèric Barcelona Bronze Enoteca La Storia Best Elementary School Blossom Hill Elementary School Daves Avenue Elementary School Bronze Yavneh Day School Best Family Restaurant Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza Silver Oren's Hummus Bronze Italian Brothers...

SummerHill buys Los Gatos Lodge for ‘Solana’ development

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On Sept. 1, the Los Gatos Lodge permanently closed its doors after being in business since 1958. The 8.8-acre lot, once a popular “garden motel,” sold for $78 million dollars to SummerHill Homes. Escrow closed on Oct. 15 for the sale by property owner...

Council, Planning Commission get crash course on new CEQA landscape at study session

oceanside
This past Wednesday, the Los Gatos Town Council and Planning Commission held a joint special session to discuss the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA (pronounced SEE-qua), as it pertains to developments planned for the community. David J. Powers and Associates, an Oakland-based private environmental...

Letter: The power and purpose of peaceful protest

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In times of division and frustration, it’s essential to remember that peaceful protest is one of the most powerful tools we have to create change. The right to gather, speak and demand accountability is at the very heart of democracy. Throughout history—whether in the...

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