Celebratory night set to recognize local philanthropists
The Morgan Hill Community Foundation will recognize and honor local philanthropists at the 20th annual Philanthropy Night event on Nov. 14 at the Community & Cultural Center. The event will take place 6-9:30pm, with a program that includes a video montage showcasing and recognizing...
Hotel MOHI names new sales, marketing director
Hotel MOHI by Appellation, expected to open in downtown Morgan Hill in early 2026, recently appointed Jennifer Van Every as Director of Sales & Marketing.
Van Every will oversee all sales, marketing and event strategies for the first full-service boutique hotel in Morgan Hill, MOHI...
Leadership Morgan Hill celebrates 30 years
For three decades, Leadership Morgan Hill’s annual nine-month course has been teaching people who think they know their community that they have much more to learn.
Cricket Rubino discovered this firsthand in 1999. Already deeply ingrained in the community through her involvement with organizing the...
Morgan Hill sensory gym brings Halloween festivities to everyone
Children and families who receive occupational therapy services from a Morgan Hill sensory integration gym were recently treated to a special safe and inclusive Halloween celebration—complete with trick-or-treating—at the facility’s headquarters.
The celebration took place Oct. 5 at OT Park on Digital Drive. OT Park...
Generations apart, advocates forge cross-country partnership
A local nonprofit founder who spent three decades in prison for murder has forged an unlikely partnership with a 13-year-old New York City student, uniting across generations and 3,000 miles to address America's fatherlessness crisis.
Terrance Hunter, founder of Morgan Hill-based Empowering the Fatherless, received...
Acorns hit the big screen
A home-grown documentary about Morgan Hill’s first high school lacrosse team is ascending to a national audience as Brad Ledwith’s “The Mighty Oaks” is set to be distributed to major streaming platforms.
When Ledwith’s kids came home from lacrosse camp in 2017 declaring it the...
Morgan Hill shares its thanks
With the season of thanks upon us and as thousands of Morgan Hill families prepare for their annual Thanksgiving feast, the Times this week sought the wisdom of local community leaders to achieve some insight into what there is to be thankful for this...
Humor and heartbreak hit the stage in ‘Fun Home’
South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of “Fun Home” explores how one woman revisits her fractured childhood with a closeted father through the lens of memory, blending humor with heartbreak in a wandering journey through family secrets, missed opportunities and, ultimately, forgiveness and acceptance.
Based on...
MHUSD board weighs bond and tax options
The Morgan Hill Unified School District is exploring whether to ask voters to approve a new bond and parcel tax as soon as November 2026, aiming to generate cash for campus improvements while providing a local revenue cushion against an uncertain funding future.
District officials...
City council loosens live entertainment rules in Morgan Hill
The Morgan Hill City Council voted 4-0 Nov. 5 to modernize its ordinances governing live entertainment, now allowing businesses to offer music and dancing without permits before 10pm while updating security requirements for late-night venues.
The amendment eliminates permitting requirements for entertainment conducted before 10pm,...

















