Articles by South Valley

Gilroy Gardens seeks photos, stories for 20th season

Gilroy Gardens is celebrating its 20th season in 2020. As with any milestone, memories are sure to come up—and the park is hoping to capitalize on that. Gilroy Gardens is looking for photo and video memories from visitors to the horticulture park over the last two decades. [...]

Upgraded private patio

This Morgan Hill home’s shaded outdoor patio, complete with a gas firepit, is ideal for entertaining. Located at 291 Oak Grove Court, the 2,765-square-foot home includes four bedrooms and three baths. The single-story home, located in a northwest neighborhood of the city, [...]

Observing a digital day

By Lisa Catterall Recently my family was snowed in at a lodge in Tahoe. The roads were closed, and the news declared that students in their district would not take a snow day; they would observe a “Digital Day.” Any time I use something with an electronic screen in my [...]

Coping with failure

By Shubhra Jain We see the disappointments, anger, hatred, depression and many more negative emotional outbursts that lead to senseless shootings. We all talk about gun laws and government bans. Should we not ponder about what we can do to nip the problem in the bud? Do we teach [...]

Panoramic valley views

This Eagle Ridge home located on a quarter-acre has no neighbors behind it and an empty lot adjacent to the property. Located at 5810 Winged Foot Drive in Gilroy, the 3,574-square foot home, built in 2004, features four bedrooms and four baths. The Shapell Cardona Spanish [...]

An easy stroll to town

Location? This Morgan Hill home has it. At 795 La Grande Drive, this home is located roughly five minutes away from the Llagas Creek walking trail, which leads to nearby schools, parks, dining and grocery stores. The home, at 2,785 square feet, includes five bedrooms and three [...]

Solar-powered horse property

With a four-stall barn and tack room, there is plenty of horse property at this home in the Day Valley area of rural Gilroy. Located at 2805 Day Road, the 3,021-square-foot home includes three bedrooms and three baths. The home, built in 1978, features a remodeled granite [...]

Limelight Theater acquired

Limelight Actors Theater, which was in danger of shutting down following the retirement of its co-owners, will be under new management. South Valley Civic Theatre will assume management of Limelight following the end of its current show, The Hallelujah Girls, on Dec. 1. Scott [...]

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 [...]

Fuel breaks offer false sense of security

By Dwight Good Editor’s note: This is the next installment in a series of articles on wildfire preparation. There has been a lot of effort put into the creation of fuel breaks around high fire hazard communities. Fuel breaks are usually a strip of land where flammable [...]
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