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A fairytale land is closer than you might think
Once upon a time in a land, not so far away from the enchanting town of Los Gatos, an apple and stone fruit tree farm lay neglected and dormant. Nearby these orchards in the redwood glen, the trees were resting and waiting. All of...
From a ‘Best of LG’ boutique to vaporizers and bongs?
Since the departure of women’s clothing boutique Jackie ‘O from what is considered prime retail space along North Santa Cruz Avenue, town residents, shop owners, Council members and the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce have been wondering what might replace it.
The three-years-running Best of...
ADU install in Los Gatos becomes a neighborhood affair
After Joe Sordi moved with his parents to Los Gatos from Washington D.C. at age 7, one of the first things the family did was install a pool.
Now, 50 years later, they’ve demolished it and plopped a small house—often referred to as a carriage...
After 11th-hour tweaks, contentious senior living project nearly wins over Council
Despite the Planning Commission’s 7-0 push for the denial of Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living project, the developer’s initial reluctance to heed calls to include affordable units and Town staff’s own recommendation that Council reject the proposal, elected officials nearly approved it,...
The Purple Onion is turning 20 this year
The Purple Onion Cafe, which will celebrate its 20th year this spring, began as a catering business in Campbell in 2004, before opening in April 2006 in Los Gatos. Business partners Steve Angelo and Lisa Kilkenny met at a restaurant in 1995 called A...
There’s no controlling skateboard culture
This year marks 40 years since NC Boardshop first landed in Los Gatos. They’ve moved four times since their doors first opened in 1986. Their current spot at 16203 Los Gatos Blvd. has been their longest lease to date, says co-owner Mike Allen.
They’re in...
Rolling in Dough: Where to head to enjoy Silicon Valley Pizza Week?
By now, you’ve likely seen or heard the saying, “You can’t please everyone: you are not pizza.”
Fortunately, decent pizza is not hard to find in our town.
Whether you want a basic slice of mushroom or cheese pizza from Pizza My Heart, or you want...
Housing developer tries to back out of union-hiring rule
From the parking lot, there's nothing to suggest that Quito Village is the California housing policy equivalent of a unicorn, or that the seemingly low-key project is sitting at the center of one of this year's biggest political fights.
Peek through one of the gates...
Chance meeting in Los Gatos led to new brew ‘The Wave’
It was a match made in heaven.
The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country.
Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...
Boas shares her journey to becoming Bentley and Rolls-Royce brand manager at Luxury Cars Los Gatos
Adriana Boas interviewed for a position to represent luxury cars in 2015 not knowing much about cars. Months earlier, in Aptos at the shoe and purse shop where she was working, a regular customer presented her with her business card and asked her a...
