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Campbell leaders discuss changes to parklets
The Campbell City Council met on Sept. 20 to discuss a proposed semi-permanent parklet system that would replace the temporary system currently in place, but decided to hold off on taking action on the proposal until at least next month.
Parklets have been a popular...
Sutter’s surgery center builder says contract format was key to pushing project efficiency
David Sharkey, 32, spent part of his childhood in San Jose, and so when he was offered the chance to return to spearhead the construction of a medical office and surgery center project on the city’s border with Los Gatos for Skanska USA Building,...
Sampling the latest from Testarossa’s vines
Winemaker Bill Brosseau has learned to read the barrels like a fortune teller reads tea leaves.
The Testarossa Winery vineyard manager routinely tastes through every barrel in the cellar, learning their personalities. Each one can impart something significant to a wine, and for the last...
Town settles on sites to target for residential development
Los Gatos submitted its draft Housing Element plan, which sets out how the Town plans to grow the number of residential units in the community, to State officials Oct. 14.
While the Housing Element approach to urban planning has been with California for decades, only...
Downtown dining scene evolving with European flair
The once-popular Le Boulanger has been sitting empty at the corner of Main Street and Montebello Way for nearly three years, but sometime this summer the black window coverings will come down and a new restaurant, the Parkside, will open for business.
Right next door,...
Town, CineLux reach agreement to reopen Los Gatos Theatre
The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic but now plans are moving ahead for the locally owned CineLux chain to reopen the theater.
Although a reopening date has not been set, CineLux owner Paul Gunsky expects to be showing flicks and selling...
New bookshop inviting readers ‘Beyond Text’
This Saturday’s Grand Opening for Los Gatos’ new bookstore, a project of 38-year-old Los Gatos resident Tanya (Tatiana) Sedneva and her family, is set for May 4, from 11 am-2 pm, and will feature music and a scavenger hunt.
Its name—Beyond Text—emphasizes how spending time...
A coffee house dream reimagined
Carol Wang, the CEO and face of the entrepreneurial team behind Gardenia Los Gatos—a new café, bar and restaurant that will soon debut at the site that most recently was the Palms—long dreamed of having her own coffee house.
“I love coffee house culture and...
Main Street resurgence continues with new design shops
The downtown Los Gatos retail scene has some new additions that suggest the brick and mortar retail sector is making a comeback.
The newly opened Design by Mish, 143A E. Main St., employs a strategy that owner Mish Chadwick says is popular in her native...
PG&E power outages affect thousands
Thousands of people across the Greater Bay Area experienced electrical outages today, with more than 10,800 customers in Santa Clara County and more than 7,000 customers in Santa Cruz County losing power, according to the utility.
The Santa Cruz County disruptions were mostly weather-related, including...