Business

Local Kitchens has partnered with creator of New York City restaurants Balaboosta and Taim, chef Einat Admony, to create Yalla Falafel. Known as the 'Queen of Falafel', Admony is known for her use of spices, sauces and cooking methods from various Mediterranean cultures. The menu, developed...

Condominium and apartment developer John N. Brezzo, who built wide swaths of the Silicon Valley and founded the First Community Housing affordable housing corporation, died on Dec. 4. He was 79. He is survived by his children Susan, 53, Steven, 52, Pietro, 44, and Marley,...

When 21-year-old Los Gatos twins Gabrielle and Madeline Pollock started a business, they were just 13. Their co-founder, best friend Kate Lally, was only 12. The trio had been playing with dolls together since preschool, but as they got older, they saw younger kids—who grew...

It was on Aug. 11 that 69-year-old Lexington Hills resident Sidney French reached out to Farmers Insurance to gain more information about the “Additional Living Expense” coverage on her home insurance policy. That’s the section that’s meant to help customers get reimbursed for costs incurred...

When the Department of Defense announced in January it was turning to a small Los Gatos company to provide hardware and handle tech support for a Navy aircraft used for maritime surveillance, it was a badge of honor for a pair of ambitious locals. While...

America’s largest book retailer, Barnes & Noble, has been soliciting bids for remodel work for a downtown Los Gatos location it has in the works—three blocks away from where independent shop Beyond Text Bookstore opened less than a year ago. According to a listing on...

Flor de Maria Rivera, a Los Gatos shoe designer, has been staying in Carmel-by-the-Sea in recent days, spending time with family. The power outages she’s been dealing with there have reminded her of growing up in South America. “I feel like I’m back in Peru,” she...

Los Gatos resident and Capitola business owner Chuck Hammers was invited by Rep. Jimmy Panetta to the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7 to attend the State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden. Hammers is the owner of Pizza My Heart in Capitola Village,...

Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza has deep roots in the Silicon Valley restaurant scene. Its journey began in 1991 in Willow Glen, introducing gourmet wood-fired pizza in a small brick building where its flagship remains.  Its success led to a Los Gatos expansion two years later...

A boutique Bay Area "ecstatic dance" company is emerging from the pandemic with a series of in-person events in Los Gatos and the surrounding region. ALIXIR DANCE, an Oakland-based wellness brand focused on using free-form movement to build community, has set Tuesday nights at 7:30pm—beginning...