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Just what is a l’atelier? Well, for starters, it’s a French word meaning a studio where artists work. It also refers to the place where master artists train students. It could be for anything from high fashion, to writing, to creating poetry—and every art...

Monte Sereno resident Vaishnavi Vijay recently won bronze at the Pan American Youth & Veteran Championships for Team USA in the Pre-Cadet Women’s Épée event. This talented athlete started fencing because she used to watch a TV show as a kid called “Miraculous: Tales...

Redwoods and wineries are two of the elements that stand out in people’s minds when they think of the Los Gatos foothills. And now, in establishing Lexington Hills Estate and Winery, Alexa Ingram-Cauchi will get to help shape that sense of charm. Located in Lexington...

Today at 1:40pm, a call came into Santa Clara County Fire Department reporting the new Porsche Service Center in Los Gatos had caught on fire, fire officials said. Both SCCFD and Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police responded as dozens were evacuated from the building. "There was no...

Santa Clara County is considering sweeping changes to its rural zoning ordinances that would impose new building limits and require mitigation when farmland is converted to non-agricultural uses. If approved by county supervisors, the new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations that...

Yesterday, before 1pm, the sound of sirens and the smell of burning trash enveloped the Towne Terrace area of Los Gatos. A Green Team SJ (Waste Connections) garbage truck was driving along when the trash in the back of the vehicle ignited. "In order for the...

Many thanks, Los Gatos, for inspiring us for 15 years and counting. Thank you for being our creative sanctuary when the world, writing, life and our dreams needed the kind of grounding and encouragement that could only come from the kind of solace we’ve...

On the 143 acres that make up West Valley College campus, there is a single building that houses the College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). Last week I arranged a tour with Nicole Kim, the executive director at CAA. As she welcomed me in, I...

The last time the Los Gatos High School girls volleyball team won a league championship, Portia Zeidler was in the eighth grade.  Now in her senior year, Zeidler would love nothing more than to lead the Wildcats to a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De...

Our NUMU has a lot going on. For starters, this is the 10th year at its current location, and a celebration has been planned. In 2015, two existing museums combined into this one museum. So, this is actually the 60-year anniversary of museums in...