Mary Blair: Disney artist, designer and storyteller
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...
South Bay Singers welcome voices for a new season
South Bay Singers is inviting new and returning singers from Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Martin, Hollister and throughout the South Valley to join its Fall/Holiday season, beginning Sept. 9 at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill.
The community choir welcomes all experience levels, requires no...
Heron Power will build electronics factory in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill will soon be the new manufacturing home for power grid electronics manufacturer Heron Power, the company and the City of Morgan Hill announced in a joint press release Aug. 13.
The Scotts Valley-based industrial electronics company plans to convert an 286,000 square foot...
Operation Freedom Paws to host Paws with Patriots Wine Gala
Operation Freedom Paws will host its 15th Annual Paws with Patriots Wine Gala on Aug. 29 at Guglielmo Winery.
The San Martin-based nonprofit says this year’s gala is especially meaningful as Operation Freedom Paws celebrates a decade and a half empowering veterans, first responders, children...
Around Town: When Morgan Hill took center stage
There are moments when a community gets to see itself through someone else’s eyes. Friday morning, Aug. 7, was one of those moments.
KTVU’s Mornings on 2 brought its Zip Trip to Morgan Hill, turning the spotlight on our little corner of South County and...
Built on heart, community and great sushi
Sushi Confidential is proof that some of the best businesses start small. This one started in a living room, with folding tables from Home Depot and a jar for cash on the counter.
Today it’s a beloved South Bay brand with thriving locations in Campbell,...
Master Sommelier David Glancy to headline Vine to Wine celebration
Master Sommelier David Glancy will headline the fifth annual Vine to Wine celebration Sept. 19 at Santana Row Plaza, where the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley will showcase local wines, food and entertainment.
The event will feature more than 20 Santa Clara Valley wineries, live...
Open Space Authority joins brief opposing Gilroy ICE facility
In the U.S. District Court in San Jose, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority on July 29 joined the filing of an amicus curiae brief in support of the lawsuit the State of California and Santa Clara County have filed to stop unlawful...
Twice Tyger plans to build new wine production facility
Twice Tyger, a small regenerative-farming vineyard north of Gilroy, has opened a seasonal tasting room this summer while it works through county approval for a permanent tasting pavilion and production facility on its own estate five miles away.
The current “satellite” tasting room, at a...
Virginia firm drops plans for battery storage site in Coyote Valley
AES Corporation announced it has canceled a proposed Jewelflower Battery Energy Storage System on a 128-acre site in the Coyote Valley near Morgan Hill.
The project would have placed hundreds of containerized lithium‑ion battery units across roughly 40 acres of prime farmland in North Coyote...
















