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Waiting for ‘Backrooms’ in a liminal space of my own
I accidentally arrived 30 minutes early to the opening-night showing of A24’s “Backrooms” at the Santa Cruz Cinema in downtown Santa Cruz. The room was dark, empty and silent.
Every seat sat vacant, the screen blank and there were no previews. There were no conversations,...
Blast of a send-off at the elaborate alcohol-and-drug-free “Grad Night” (+ LGHS graduation GALLERY)
On Friday—and well into Saturday morning—Los Gatos High School graduates got to spend one last night together at the no-alcohol, no-drugs extravaganza known as Grad Night, before heading their separate ways.
While there may have been fewer decorations this year, there were more activities. These...
The art of the helpful semi-retirement
There is a specific kind of serenity that comes with life in Los Gatos. It is a stage of existence where “high stakes” usually involves the outcome of a Town Council vote on the precise height of a neighbor’s new perimeter hedge, or whether...
Local shops adapt to stay alive in Los Gatos
There is no single formula for how local companies can succeed amidst economic uncertainty, but many Los Gatos business owners point to a common theme that keeps their doors open: the niche, whether of business format, or product category.
Online shopping continues to reshape consumer...
Tony-winning ‘Ragtime’ features LGHS grad as Harry Houdini
On Sunday, “Ragtime” achieved the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.
And sure, Ben Levi Ross, Caissie Levy, Joshua Henry and Nichelle Lewis got their due in a four-page New York Times Arts & Leisure photo spread in this week’s Sunday Edition.
But another hero...
Council on American-Islamic Relations calls out Town for ‘chilling overreach’ in restricting mosque’s worship
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged the Los Gatos Town Council, Tuesday, to grant the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) appeal challenging 19 of the 33 new...
Los Gatos-Saratoga and Campbell auxiliary educators earn county-wide recognition
The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) announced the Santa Clara County 2026 Classified School Employees of the Year at the Santa Clara County Board of Education meeting June 3.
Honorees were selected for each of the nine service categories: clerical and administrative, custodial...
Volunteers spring into action for Grad Night
The Los Gatos High School Class of 2026 will head back to campus after graduation ceremonies—without their caps and gowns—for a memorable grad night.
Doors to the gym open at 10pm. And the party will continue until 4:30am. Students are not allowed to leave without...
NoScrubs: Early Instacart hire hopes to enlist local laundries
“There’s Instacart for groceries, DoorDash for food. Where is the laundry solution that is as fast as doing it yourself or better?” asks Matt O’Connor, co-founder and CEO of Texas-based NoScrubs, an upstart seeking to disrupt the clothes-cleaning business.
Having recently launched across Silicon Valley,...
Soil health and vineyard maintenance
Anyone who grows anything knows working with nutrient-deficient soil is like trying to start a truck with a dead battery.
As with the atmosphere above (the air we breathe), the earth beneath our feet has a huge impact on what—and whether—we can grow crops that...
