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Vivienne Castillo has what seems to be an impossible task: portraying the “most nefarious, evil person on earth” in a “charming” manner, she said. Castillo is referring to Mrs. Lovett, the murderous woman who makes meat pies from the victims of her business partner. Audiences will...

Sobrato presents ‘Into the Woods’ The Sobrato Theatre Society in the coming weeks will present its spring production of “Into the Woods,” which was originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine with music and lyrics and Stephen Sondheim.  Shows are scheduled for 7pm April 21, 1pm...

When Christian Hauge ran the 100-meter dash in 10.77 seconds in the Lynbrook Invitational on March 25—shattering his previous personal-record (PR) and going sub 11 seconds for the first time ever—the Live Oak High junior was floored.  The 5-foot-9, 160-pound Hauge had always known he...

Santa Clara County secured an $11.1 million grant to address homelessness in San Jose and throughout the county, federal housing officials announced April17. The county is one of 62 communities receiving their share of $486 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and...

The first-ever Morgan Hill Student Art Exhibition is being hosted at Colibri Gallery in downtown Morgan Hill through April 26.  This exhibition was open to Morgan Hill students grades 9-12 attending public, private and home schools. Jurors for the exhibition were two local artists, Marlene...

The City of Morgan Hill has been awarded a grant that will fund efforts to boost upward mobility for vulnerable residents.  On April 13, city officials announced that Morgan Hill has been accepted as a member of the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) Economic Mobility...

Dozens of filmmakers, musicians and others gathered at the Capos Event Center in downtown Gilroy on April 14 to celebrate the annual Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. The Poppy Bash, co-hosted by Alina Malletti Galore and Jayson Stebbins, was an opportunity for filmmakers to...

The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill recently gave out $20,000 in grants to 24 local organizations that offer a variety of services to the local community—including educational programs, help for the homeless, medical equipment for those in need, food for the underserved, equine-assisted therapy,...

The Morgan Hill Unified School District announced the successful sale of $37.57 million of 2023 General Obligation Refunding Bonds. The transaction refinances outstanding Series A bonds issued from the 2012 Measure G voter authorization, according to a press release from MHUSD.  Through the bond refinancing,...

San Jose police announced Wednesday the arrest of 22 suspects with outstanding warrants for various sexual assaults who were taken into custody during an operation in March. The arrests include 21 men and one woman, and 20 of the suspects are residents of San Jose.  All...