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December 11, 2025

Serapi Rug Gallery sells items meant to last generations

Babak Falasiri with maroon Persian rug at his shop
The rug is an emblem of Persian culture. Families place them on their living room floors and, at times, hang them from their walls. It’s a celebration of beauty, and can be a mark of decadence. Babak Falasiri, the owner of Serapi Rug Gallery for...

Arms Cyber Defense opens headquarters in Los Gatos

Cyber Arms Defense riboon-cutting
On Monday, Oct. 20, along with the assistance of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce and our mayor, Arms Cyber Defense, Inc. held their ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new international headquarters. From the Los Gatan’s observations, Mayor Matthew Hudes is getting quite good at operating...

SummerHill buys Los Gatos Lodge for ‘Solana’ development

entrance sign
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...

Cinnamon says Big Beautiful Bill soured solar-sales situation

Barry Cinnamon
In The Big Score, veteran journalist Michael S. Malone notes that a key, but secretive, aspect of the early success of Apple Computer, Inc. (which became a $4 trillion company yesterday, temporarily) was the workforce of Filipino women and housewives stuffing circuit boards in...

From a ‘Best of LG’ boutique to vaporizers and bongs?

mirrored display case with fake urine and other smoke shop-style items
Since the departure of women’s clothing boutique Jackie ‘O from what is considered prime retail space along North Santa Cruz Avenue, town residents, shop owners, Council members and the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce have been wondering what might replace it. The three-years-running Best of...

Swimwear shop stays creative to weather cooling temps

Palapa Lounge owner
With colder weather arriving, swimwear brands can face a chilly business climate. But West Main Street retailer Palapa Lounge Beachwear has proven resilient, staying open consistently for almost 17 years. Owner Karen Jensen, has survived the highs and lows of temperature-shifts, a global pandemic and rent...

From the editor’s desk: A global design powerhouse stakes new claim in Los Gatos

Reading T Magazine
Just the other day, I’d driven across the Golden Gate Bridge for an evening—and maybe more—away. There I was sitting at a quaint little Marin County bar, after having ordered wine and ceviche. I’d been carting around the prior weekend’s T Magazine, from the New York...

Capybara appearance at Automobuild excites Los Gatos community 

capybara at the toy store
Although rodents are typically disdained, Automobuild welcomed the largest rodent species alive with open arms—the capybara. This past Sunday, the toy store played host to a 2-year old capybara named Tater Tot.  “We wanted to kick off the holiday season with an educational event about capybaras,”...

Los Gatos shoe designer’s creations land on Sex and the City reboot—and in Sabrina Carpenter’s closet

Flor and Shakira
Scarcely a week goes by without Los Gatos women’s footwear designer Flor de Maria Rivera’s creations for her namesake company making a splash on one of the world’s biggest stages. Last September, Nicki Minaj was photographed performing in Pittsburg, Penn., on her Pink Friday 2...

Mental health app encourages mindfulness

app founder
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a reputation of reinventing the tried and true, from how we communicate and socialize, to how we consume entertainment. And now founder and CEO Nima Yazdani wants to reintroduce meditation to a new generation with his meditation app called myMentalPal,...
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