Business

Toni Kent, the owner of Los Gatos Farms, reignited her summer camp for kids ages 3-12 on June 15, after being on hiatus for the last six years. The 30 acres that make up Kent's estate have served primarily as a horse stable for...

The parking lot of the David Bruce Winery on Bear Creek Road above Los Gatos was nearly filled on Saturday afternoon: something I’d not seen in 26 years. Club members, wine lovers and media had come out to partake in a day-long celebration of...

For Los Gatos residents David and Danielle Stanton, good health is a way of life. Easier said than done, though, with the busy lives we lead. David, a registered gastrointestinal nurse, grew up in East Texas as the son of a compounding pharmacist, and...

There is no single formula for how local companies can succeed amidst economic uncertainty, but many Los Gatos business owners point to a common theme that keeps their doors open: the niche, whether of business format, or product category. Online shopping continues to reshape consumer...

“There’s Instacart for groceries, DoorDash for food. Where is the laundry solution that is as fast as doing it yourself or better?” asks Matt O’Connor, co-founder and CEO of Texas-based NoScrubs, an upstart seeking to disrupt the clothes-cleaning business.  Having recently launched across Silicon Valley,...

Anyone who grows anything knows working with nutrient-deficient soil is like trying to start a truck with a dead battery. As with the atmosphere above (the air we breathe), the earth beneath our feet has a huge impact on what—and whether—we can grow crops that...

On May 20, just months after plans for Phase 2 of the North 40 mixed-use development were approved, Harmonie Park Development announced it had finally inked a deal to bring two upscale Food & Bev brands—Manresa Bread and Mentone—to a commercial space in the...

Muse Markets arrives in Los Gatos Muse Markets is a vibrant new outlet for local artisans, makers and small businesses. It allows vendors to meet with attendees to buy directly from them. And the items are quite unique. This is not your typical farmers market,...

What do you do when you are growing too much of something everyone used to want, and now, suddenly, consumers want something else? Santa Clara Valley once boasted 100k acres of prune plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, post WWII. By 1960, those orchards were...

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...