Business

Julia Anderson lives a sweet life. Under the banner of Blue Canary Sweets, the former restaurant owner, culinary professional, pastry chef and chocolatier, gets to create chocolates for a living, without the stress of a brick-and-mortar operation.  You might remember Anderson from her time as...

At least 16 Los Gatos businesses have been hit with disability access accusations by prolific lawsuit-filer Scott Johnson, a paraplegic who claims they’re in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), local officials said. This comes just days after the New York Times released...

Andrea Swan bought The Old Adobe Hair Shop just over 31 years ago after working as a hairdresser at the salon for eight years. March 1, 1995 was Swan's official purchase date for the salon and barbershop. She says that despite being located in...

The Town Council on May 17 unanimously voted to approve a sole-sourced $104,605 contract with software company TruePoint Solutions DigEplan (LCT Software) to provide services to the Community Development Department over the next five years. According to staff the funds are already available in its...

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...

The engulfing redwoods that surround Los Gatos are a bit of an enigma. You can’t help but wonder what lies beyond the greenery. And not too far out of town, there’s a unique venue on 180 acres, known as Nestldown, that’s played upon this sense...

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...

Flowers, like music, are a universal language. No matter what the occasion, there’s a flower for it. Sometimes, it might be something you’ve never heard of—say, a reticulated ranunculus. Or, perhaps a rose peony in bright watermelon pink (arguably the most flirty of the...

Covid-19 halted life-as-usual for the world and left a lot of failed companies in its wake. Some faltered with the introduction of regulations that allowed only “essential” businesses to remain open; for others it was not securing grant funding. In the business community, there...

During the grand opening of Opelia in mid-November, on East Main Street, Los Gatos welcomed its newest locale for Mediterranean cuisine to the sounds of Turkish music. With a surrounding of faux olive foliage and blue artwork on the wall, this new business has...