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Harvest 2019 nearly a wrap

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.
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Ask anybody about the 2019 harvest in the Santa Clara Valley and they’ll tell you it’s been late and protracted. Kim Englehart of Lion Ranch shared, “It’s been challenging; every piece of equipment seemed to have an issue at least once.” They are still waiting on [...]

Brothers in arms

Wallace Baine is a staff writer for New SV Media with extensive experience covering community arts in the region.
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Joe Loquiao carries photos of his military family in his phone. But he doesn’t have to. They’re literally part of his body.  Tattooed on his left arm are two images of soldiers, one of whom is Loquaio’s brother Robert who served two terms of duty in the Army in [...]

Gilroy gallery opens in historic downtown hotel

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Emily McEwan-Upright envisioned a space where creative mothers and mid-career artists can display their work without the pressures and demands of a traditional fine art gallery. The result is Gallery 1202, which recently moved from the Pixley House on Fifth Street in downtown [...]

SV Civic Theatre’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ begins four-week run

Lover of arts & books; ukulele learner; therapeutic knitter; long-distance runner. Former Arts and Books Editor at Herald-Tribune.
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What rings true about “Steel Magnolias” is its familiarity. Anyone who’s lived in a small town, in the South, or had their hair done at a beauty shop will see themselves somehow in the story of the women who congregate at Truvy’s salon in small-town Louisiana for [...]

Kevin Heath retiring from Gilroy arts center

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Early this decade, well-known local actor Kevin Heath decided to join the burgeoning Gilroy Arts Alliance on the recommendation of a friend. The year 2010 was an exciting time for the organization. Gilroy Arts Alliance had just merged with the longtime local arts advocate group [...]

Cranking and thanking

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Out of left field: “Coyote Creek Cycling Classic is cancelled.” Like many of you, I received that email two days before the actual event. Nothing left to do but wait until next October. Meantime, we still have plenty of late season cycling opportunities. Palo Alto’s Cycle [...]

J. Lohr keeps raising the bar

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.
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Jerry Lohr recently celebrated 45 years as the head of a 100 percent family-owned wine business that eschews outside investors. His children are all involved, also a rarity. Daughter Cynthia Lohr was just named chief brand officer. Consistency, quality, varietal typicity and [...]

Services for survivors

Community Solutions, the largest non-profit human services agency in southern Santa Clara County, will celebrate the program’s beginnings with its annual production. The 12th annual production of Historias de Mi Madre (My Mother’s Stories) will highlight the grassroots [...]
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