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Let’s welcome the newest addition to our vibrant downtown dining scene, Heritage Pub & Chop House, with a brief look at the history of their iconic home. With its second-story circular bay window topped by what’s known in architectural circles as a “witch’s hat” roof,...

Teri Hope founded Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. in 1982. When asked about what the last four decades have meant to her, she replies that it’s been an incredibly rewarding journey. On top of being a business owner in town, she raised a family...

The last time the Los Gatos High School girls basketball team lost a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division game—Jan. 28, 2022—Wildcats coach Sara Quilici Giles only had one kid.  Now a proud mom of two children, Giles briefly reflected on the team’s...

With the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the annual Children's Christmas/Holidays Parade in the record books, the December events season is now in full-swing. There’s still plenty to look forward to, what with trolley rides, Santa in Old Town and eating, drinking and shopping in...

Heated pilates studios have taken off across the Bay Area, yet Astral Studio—which opened in Los Gatos in November—has taken a slightly different approach. Owner Stephanie Bean, whose business is located on North Santa Cruz Avenue right next to Manresa Bread, is offering an unheated...

The jaw-dropping footage of the newer model Volvo careening down University Avenue quickly became national news. That car ended its journey in front of the iconic Brevetti Farina coffee roaster inside of the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. When the media descended upon Los Gatos...

The driver who crashed a speeding Volvo into a popular Los Gatos coffee shop on Thanksgiving night has passed away, multiple sources have confirmed to the Los Gatan. Karl Klemmer, 90, died on Sunday. Klemmer, a resident of the Terraces of Los Gatos senior living community,...

Paramount Skydance’s surprise hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Monday, has put Los Gatos-based Netflix’ blockbuster bid to acquire the Hollywood behemoth in doubt, according to the AP, Reuters and the Los Angeles Times. Its path to becoming Hollywood’s next dominant studio is...

Gearing up every morning for a job built on danger just comes with being a firefighter. Yet for thousands who hold this job in the Bay Area, the greatest risk may come not from flames or collapsing walls, but from the gear meant to...

California State Parks announced yesterday it has begun burning hundreds of piles of dead sticks, leaves and branches at various locations in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This work will be dependent on dry weather and conditions that allow for smoke dispersal. Burning will continue as it...