Local organizations can apply for AAUW grants
Applications are now open for Community Action Grants for 2022-23 funded by the Morgan Hill branch of the American Association of University Women. Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to local nonprofit organizations for specific programming consistent with AAUW’s mission. The grants are...
Santa Clara County reopens applications for microbusiness grants
Small businesses in Santa Clara County can apply for grants of up to $2,500 if they have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic after the county reopened its microbusiness grant program.
While the county has awarded more than 500 grants through the program's first...
Downtown Morgan Hill Brew Crawl tickets on sale
The Morgan Hill Downtown Association’s 2022 Brew Crawl will take place 1-5pm Sept. 17, and tickets are on sale now. The event features more than 15 craft breweries and cider makers offering samples at tasting locations throughout downtown Morgan Hill, as well as “tasty...
Music Series showcases young performers
The July 29 Morgan Hill Friday Night Music Series opened with a performance by students of local voice and piano teacher Heather Faulhaber, who sing regularly with their schools, Children’s Musical Theater San Jose and South Valley Community Theater.
Performers included Lindsay Petroff, a senior...
Farmworker housing development breaks ground Aug. 11
Morgan Hill’s first farmworker housing development will break ground on Watsonville Road on Aug. 11, according to city staff. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 1pm at the project site, near the intersection of Monterey Road.
Royal Oak Village is a 73-unit multi-family apartment complex,...
Report identifies ‘significant’ impacts from proposed Sargent Mine
Santa Clara County planning officials have released the draft Environmental Impact Report for the 403-acre Sargent Ranch quarry project that is proposed south of Gilroy.
The public comment period on the EIR began July 25 and will continue until Sept. 26, according to county staff.
Representatives...
Fiber brings high-speed internet to South County
High-speed internet is coming to South County, as local providers have been installing fiber internet lines and infrastructure underground and on utility poles in recent months. This work will continue well into next year in an effort to expand the availability of fast, reliable...
Children’s Business Fair will showcase young creators
About a year ago, my mother asked me if I might be interested in participating in the Inaugural Acton Children's Business Fair of Morgan Hill, taking place in July 2021. We sat together and researched the parent organization and agreed that the ACBF of...
GEPDA rescues dogs, giving them a place of refuge in the process
The Group Education to Protect and Defend Animals (GEPDA) has prevented countless dogs from being euthanized since its inception in 2004.
But due to a variety of factors, the South Valley rescue organization is wobbling on its last legs—no pun intended. Run out of Director...
Alara Cellars reopens in new downtown digs
After a nearly two-year hiatus, due in part to the pandemic, Janu Goelz has opened her new Alara Cellars tasting room in downtown Morgan Hill, in the new Sunsweet mixed use development on East Third Street. It’s a big step forward for the wine...
