Business

In 1947, Jim Kooper started “University Ave. Barbershop,” which stayed in the family for three generations. After most recent owner Clint Farris closed it down, Alper Yavuz purchased the business. He’d stumbled upon it, on Craigslist, and was instantly drawn to the spot. Yavuz...

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...

From educational achievements to a prominent real estate hire, to details about the downtown parking plan, this week's LOCAL SCENE is plenty informative... Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno welcomes Shawna Borg Los Gatos-based Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno has hired Shawna Borg, former Compass Regional Executive,...

It takes a village to raise a child—especially right here in the fast-paced climate of Silicon Valley. Riya Dhaliwal became acutely aware of this when she left her tech career in 2022 and transitioned into motherhood. Dhaliwal recognized that the drive to achieve in...

Few businesses can stand the test of time like Mountain Charley’s did, surviving for over 50 years and becoming a hallmark of Los Gatos. When a business like Charley’s has made its mark in people’s hearts, beyond its walls on N. Santa Cruz Avenue,...

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...

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,”...

Campbell-based Oxmiq Labs Inc. last week announced its all-new GPU software and IP startup to the world, after two years of keeping mum about developments. The company is the brainchild of Los Gatos resident Raja Koduri, one of the top players in the highly-competitive global...

As ice creamery Salt & Straw prepares its Los Gatos launch, the company is rolling out a new slate of flavors from co-founder Tyler Malek harkening back to its earliest days. The new menu items, which it's calling “the Vault Series,” will be released ahead...

At a public forum last month, when asked about the Town’s financial outlook, Mayor Rob Rennie acknowledged concerns, noting revenue from local hotels had only recovered to about half of pre-pandemic levels. But with the opening of a new fine dining restaurant at the Toll...