Business

Miguel Gonzalez spent 20 years building cabinets for other companies before striking out on his own and establishing his own woodworking business four years ago. He quickly found himself overwhelmed, struggling to manage schedules, finances and customer proposals without formal business training. “I was doing...

Squeals of laughter and the scent of hay filled the air as children raced through the corn maze, picked out pumpkins nearly as big as they were, and enjoyed rides at the annual fall festival at Swank Farms—a beloved South Valley tradition marking the...

Beloved Morgan Hill cafe, deli and bakery Cochi’s Kitchen this week announced its SNAP Back Initiative, a community-driven effort to give back to local families during the month of November.  Throughout November, kids aged 12 and younger accompanied by a parent who presents a valid...

The Morgan Hill Post Office is helping to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the city’s Independence Day parade with a special commemorative postcard that was handed out by Pony Express Riders along the July 4 parade route.  Each postcard received the commemorative pictorial cancellation when...

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust this week announced that by the end of 2025, it will acquire a 50-acre property near the intersection of Highways 129 and 101 in San Juan Bautista—marking the first time the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has regained full access...

Members of Gilroy Lodge helped serve a meal to the Gold Star families and guests at the Gold Star Mothers and Family Day picnic held at the One Step Closer Therapeutic Horsemanship facility in Morgan Hill.  At this event, the Exalted Ruler Bruce Parker and...

As vineyard manager at the 7,000-acre Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, Kelly Mulville has a rather significant task: he’s trying to practice organic, regenerative farming on 25 acres of vines while surrounded by hundreds of acres of vineyards being conventionally farmed.  “Our underlying philosophy...

Each year, the Leadership Morgan Hill program challenges its annual class of burgeoning community leaders with the task of brainstorming, planning and executing a project that will improve the local community in a concrete and lasting way. This year’s Class of 2025 looked at...

Education advocates and community leaders gathered on a cloudy morning outside Saint Louise Regional Hospital to urge voters to support Measure A, a Santa Clara County sales tax ballot option aimed at preserving healthcare services threatened by recent federal funding cuts. The Sept. 30 rally...

Morgan Hill held its first Viva Calle open streets event Nov. 2, closing 2.5 miles of roads to vehicle traffic and opening them to pedestrians and cyclists in an effort to promote community building and support local businesses. The event, held from 10am-2pm, marks the...