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A few years ago, I read that all major religions have characteristics of the Golden Rule in their beliefs. I don’t remember where I read this, but the knowledge stuck with me. The Golden Rule says something like, “treat others as you would want...

Long before Mary Blair became one of Disney’s most celebrated visual artists, designers and storytellers, she was a young girl growing up in Morgan Hill. Blair, born Mary Browne Robinson on Oct. 21, 1911, in McAlester, Oklahoma, moved with her family several times during her...

Grocery Outlet is set to open a store in Morgan Hill, and the new location will host a ribbon cutting celebration on July 17. During the event, the store’s operators will donate $1,000 to the Edward Boss Prado Foundation.  The store’s new location is located...

By Lesley Miles 2003. Frozen in time; coffee cups exactly where they were left seven years before, desks, chairs, file cabinets filled with files were all left as part of the Isaacson Granary sale. Even the power was on, waiting, as if the workers would...

Property values in Morgan Hill grew at the second highest rate in the county in 2020, rising by 5.63% to $11,480,439,666, according to the 2021-22 Assessor’s Annual Report released by Santa Clara County Tax Assessor Larry Stone’s office on Dec. 13. Gilroy, meanwhile, grew at...

The fastest swimmers in the pool are those in the 50-meter freestyle. Known as the ultimate test of sprint speed, it features a single length of a 50-meter pool from a block start to a final hand touch.  The sprint relies on an explosive start,...

Local residents, veterans and families gathered in downtown Morgan Hill May 25 for a Memorial Day commemoration.  The ceremony, which took place at the Veterans Memorial on Monterey Road at First Street, was organized by Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers. The Morgan Hill Police Department closed...

Very little is known about the Amish Community. The term “Amish” conjures visions of people who are anti-progress, who are against technology, and who live in the 21st century like our forefathers did in the 18th century. In 2006, the world caught a glimpse...

For the first time since Jubenal Rodriguez took over as the Sobrato High football coach, the Bulldogs have strung together back-to-back victories.  As such, one can’t blame the Bulldogs for being on a high after they came away with an impressive 22-14 win over Branham...

A rash of gunfire over the weekend left one man dead and another seriously injured, Gilroy Police reported. According to police, a 35-year-old man was killed after he was shot on the 400 block of Fairview Drive on Jan. 3 at about 9:30pm. The victim,...