Business

Restaurateur Philippe Leroy has a track record of opening French restaurants all over the world, from Palo Alto to Japan, but Los Gatos has brought in a unique traffic that he says he has yet to experience in his history of his culinary craft. Husband...

While in many cases, it’s one esteemed restaurant or another that initially attracts visitors to town, and yet, the shops they go on to frequent afterwards—or on the way—also play an important role in fostering that unique downtown atmosphere people love so much. But now,...

At just 18, Sulaiman Kaamil is changing the way students access and share knowledge worldwide. The Gilroy-based founder of Selnotes Technologies launched the education startup while still in high school, and says it’s already grown to over 5,000 users across 70 countries. The idea was...

Andrew Klein moved to Los Gatos last fall with his wife and new baby. He’s hoping to make a mark on the community. And he’s hoping his startup will provide the perfect way to get a “grip” on that plan. He founded Groovy Grips in February...

The Black Watch, at 145 N. Santa Cruz Ave., is located in what used to be a Greyhound bus station. Until the early ’40s, behind that long bright green tile facade, buses would drive into what is now Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop to pick...

The following Silicon Valley restaurants are participating in Bay Area Burger Week, which runs June 18-29. Download the Burger Week app for Apple and Android devices at wklys.co/burgers to check in, rate meals, post photos and win a burger, plus find additional participating restaurants...

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...

A 43-year-old Los Gatos mother of three, Anna Lindstrom, has teamed up with famed bike-maker Ben Serotta as she launches her new company, Kielo Cycling, Inc., aiming to make high-tech bikes accessible to more people. This comes as a recent report from market research firm...

In the last six decades, many things have changed in Los Gatos, and throughout it all, businessman Ed Stahl has been a community anchor. The Brooklyn-born Stahl moved to California following a stint in the US Army to work as a regional manager for...

What initially started out in 2013 as a pastime for Antoine Tang—baking cookies out of his home kitchen—has slowly turned into a sweet business. As part of an effort to scale up that was 12 years in the making, Tang operates two Antoine’s Cookies...