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Blum: A little local humor, inspired by a literary master
It’s time, once again, for a humorous column, dear reader. In that vein, I welcome Mark Twain to the conversation. Ron Chernow’s recently published...
Discover LOST Gatos: Looking back on our town’s theatrical past
There’s no shortage of live entertainment for us to take in this time of year, from Jazz on the Plazz and Music in the...
The Black Watch: a town treasure
The Black Watch, at 145 N. Santa Cruz Ave., is located in what used to be a Greyhound bus station. Until the early ’40s,...
Ted Sahl photography exhibit
Little is known about the life of late local photographer Ted Sahl. He was born in 1927 and grew up outside of Boston. He...
The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies
May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him.
He...
The Los Gatos ‘Ming Quong’ campus (Discover LOST Gatos)
It was a chilly morning in January, 1953 when 11-year-old Elena Lim arrived in Los Gatos. Her widowed father decided that he was unable...
Reflecting on local radio history: the golden age of KEEN
While the Los Gatan often shines a light on the rich history of our wonderful town, let me take you next door to San...
Letters: Historian clarifies John W. Lyndon’s story; Nestldown story brings up...
I am writing concerning your article about town father John W. Lyndon, which appeared in the April 2-8 Los Gatan. John Lyndon was not...
Lyndon Heights: A lost landmark (Discover LOST Gatos)
After five years of meetings, proposals, compromises, and design revisions, the Town Council has unanimously approved the new Los Gatos Meadows development.
It’ll be situated...
Our newest open space preserve has a rich and varied past
Untouched for millennia, the hills above Los Gatos underwent a rapid transformation in the mid-19th century. Timber had become the new gold for fortune...
