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Food insecurity has serious impacts on an individual’s well-being, which may result in poor school attendance and performance, lowered workplace productivity, and physical and mental health problems. Individuals struggling with food insecurity have to make tough decisions that no one should face. No family should have to decide between buying groceries or paying rent, no [...]
Council approves name change for downtown amphitheater
It will now be known as the Rich Firato Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater By Robert Airoldi The Morgan Hill City Council unanimously approved a name change for the downtown amphitheater. It will be renamed after Rich Firato, the benevolent pirate who died unexpectedly Aug. 22 and who was the driving force behind growing the Friday [...]
Bozzo wins Gilroy’s race for mayor
When I started this campaign, I held the belief that Gilroy possesses untapped potential. Throughout the campaign, I engaged with numerous property and business owners, community leaders, city personnel, representatives of non-profit organizations, and most importantly, the citizens. Gilroyans from all neighborhoods and interests are united by the high expectations they have for elected leaders [...]
SV Civic Theater’s ‘Pippin’ is a fantastical exploration of meaning
Photo by Jenn Oliphant. Andy Gonzalez (Pippin) and Kaitlyn Shelton (Catherine) are cast in South Valley Civic Theater's production of "Pippin." Coming-of-age story contrasts extravagance with mundanity in search for purpose By Calvin Nuttall The magical tale of a young prince searching for life's meaning is coming to the Morgan Hill Playhouse, as [...]
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season
Haul out the holly and dust off your Santa hats! The Morgan Hill Kiwanis Holiday Lights Parade is coming to town beginning at 5:30 Saturday, Dec. 7. For more than 40 years, families from Morgan Hill and surrounding areas have joined as a community to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. Morgan Hill Kiwanis, [...]
We all age, but how do we age? Who will be with us?
Even if we stay healthy, as we continue living, we’ll age. How will we age, and what will our lives be like? Who will be with us? I sometimes travel for meetings, and I was in Denver a bit ago. The meetings finished just after noon, and my flight was after 4 p.m. I decided [...]
Take a Hike … with Mike Monroe: Learn about the history of Hecker Pass Winery on Saturday stroll
Published in the October 17 - 30, 2018 issue of Gilroy Life Call it serendipity, or a remarkable discovery of new associations since my original column about Solis Winery. When I forwarded it to Vic [...]
Main story: Community shares culture, diversity at annual Tamal Fest
More than two dozen vendors gave attendees plenty of tasty tamale choices Published in the October 17 - 30, 2018 issue of Gilroy Life The Aztec and Maya civilizations considered tamales “the food of the [...]
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018: Enjoy Tri-Tip or Spaghetti at the Gilroy Veterans Hall
Published August 27, 2018 on GilroyLife.com CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GO TO THE GILROY VFW WEBSITE: Click on the image to go to the Gilroy VFW website.
Cook Like a Champion with the 2018 Great Garlic Cook-Off Winning Recipe
Published August 26, 2018 in GilroyLife.com By Staff Report Will Simbol from New York, NY won the 2018 Great Garlic Cook-Off with his original recipe for Savory Crunchy Freshy Tangy Shrimpy Herby Garlic Lumpia [...]
Community – More than 80,000 attend 40th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival
Three days of cooking competitions were a big hit with attendees Published in the August 8 - 21, 2018 issue of Gilroy Life Photo courtesy Gilroy Garlic Festival * Six-year-old Addyson Dell, left, with [...]
Q&A: Chef Pineda wins Garlic Showdown a second time, donates $3,000 to Rebekah’s Culinary Academy
Published on GilroyLife.Com on August 3, 2018 Photo courtesy Gilroy Garlic Festival * Rebekah Children's Services chef Carlos Pineda, right, took home the $3,000 prize for winning the 2018 Garlic Showdown, successfully defending the [...]