Business

The fifth annual San Martin Airport Food Truck Fly-In returns Nov. 1 with a Halloween “Scareport” theme.  For the first time, Food Truck Fly-In attendees are invited to this year’s event to go trick-or-treating. The free community event will also continue to feature its usual...

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has awarded an $18,000 grant to the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival to create a transit-oriented scavenger hunt connecting the downtowns of Gilroy and Morgan Hill during the festival's eight-day run in April. The grant, part of VTA’s Transit-Oriented...

Longtime hospitality executive Teresa Chen was recently named the general manager for Hotel MOHI by Appellation, a luxury hotel and resort set to open in downtown Morgan Hill later this year.  Chen will oversee all facets of the resort’s performance, including guest experience, operational excellence...

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with guest Lupe Lopez, co-founder of Gilroy-based Arteaga’s Food Center. “Today marks Trump’s 400th day in office, and it has been 400 days of disaster for the American...

Pilar Vazquez-Vialva, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Assistant Superintendent for the Educational Services Department (ESD), was recently named the Region 8 Outstanding Administrator of the Year in Curriculum and Instruction by the Association of California School Administrators.  Vazquez-Vialva will be formally honored at an April...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner announced a proposal Dec. 5 to penalize oil companies in an effort to deter gas price gouging. The proposal would make it illegal for oil companies to charge excessive refining margins—the price difference between the cost of...

Owners Justin Gaich and his father, Nick, are delighted with the reception they’ve received from the Morgan Hill community since opening their plant-based restaurant, Craft Roots Vegan Bar and Grill, in the summer of 2019.  Located next to Trail Dust BBQ (itself a Morgan Hill...

Wang graduates from Harvey Mudd Celine M. Wang, of Morgan Hill, received a bachelor of science degree from Harvey Mudd College on May 14. Wang majored in computer science and graduated with high distinction, according to a press release from the college. Wang attended Archbishop...

Limelight Theater will present “The Other Place,” a psychological thriller that challenges audiences to distinguish reality from delusion, opening Jan. 16. The play centers on Juliana Smithton, a 52-year-old neurologist specializing in brain disease research whose life takes a disorienting turn as her brilliant mind...

It’s that time of the year again, for the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce to start naming their annual Celebrate award winners recognizing local people, businesses and organizations that have made unique or significant contributions to the community during the past year-plus. Over the past...