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Gilroy Dispatch
Fright and joy in west Gilroy
Gilroy resident Luis Castilla is excited to share his custom, immersive, thematic Halloween display with his neighborhood and the community. Castilla, a 26-year-old film student at Gavilan College, has decorated the small front yard of his family home on Martiri Drive in west Gilroy every Halloween for the last seven years. The intricately designed display features elements from some of his favorite scary movies, carefully placed dynamic lighting, motion sensors and animatronics that guide visitors from the curb to his front door.
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T-shirt design contest winner: John McKinley!
KSQD congratulates Aptos artist John McKinley, whose friendly, goofy squid captured our hearts. Now KSQD fans can show our Squid Pride with locally produced artwork on t-shirts, mugs, and tote bags! Check out Squid Swag!. About John McKinley. John McKinley is an illustrator and cartoonist from Aptos. With a special...
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Best Surprisingly Affordable Buffet In San Jose, California For A Massive Feast
Buffets are supposed to solve the problem of choosing one thing for dinner. A really big one creates an entirely new problem: figuring out how many different plates you can reasonably justify. This sprawling spot makes that challenge especially tempting with a huge selection built for diners who arrive seriously...
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Found Treasure: Bargains at The Bagelry, aka The O.G.
Oct. 16, 2026—Let’s just pretend for a moment you went your whole life without discovering the wonders at work within Santa Cruz’s original and abiding spot for bagels, now in year 50. You would’ve been doing Santa Cruz wrong. While redwoods, skateboards, surf breaks, the Beach...
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Show Review: Jerry Garcia Band – Santa Cruz, CA (02/02/82)
01 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Originally posted on my Substack, where you’ll get even more info, posters, and music. The Midnight Cafe Review. After our last show in San Francisco on January 13, Jerry Garcia took a couple of weeks off from playing in front of a live audience, but did spend at least five days in the Grateful Dead’s studio working on what would ultimately be his last studio album as a solo artist, Run for the Roses. He’d spend the rest of February and March playing gigs with the Jerry Garcia band all over California (and one gig in Reno) before heading out on the Spring Tour with the Grateful Dead.
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Pet of the Week... Thursday!
From the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter:
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10 San Jose, California Bakeries Locals Swear By For Fresh Bread And Irresistible Pastries
There is something about walking past a bakery early in the morning that makes even a perfectly good breakfast seem like a missed opportunity. One whiff of fresh bread, and your plans can change pretty quickly. San Jose has plenty of places where that temptation is hard to resist. Some...
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How Artists Shaped the Monterey Peninsula
An Interview with Artist & Local Art Historian, Joaquin Turner. Upon arriving on the Monterey Peninsula, artist Francis McComas famously described it as “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.” Its dramatic coastline, cypress trees, historic adobe buildings, and Mediterranean-like landscapes have drawn artists to the region for generations.
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Alvarado Street Brewery’s transition to a new facility means a lower-alcohol facelift for its lager.
For years, the craft beer market gravitated toward hoppy IPAs and other high-alcohol styles. But for the population of beer drinkers who prefer something easier to drink, the pendulum has slowly been swinging back to lagers. It’s swinging even faster at Alvarado Street Brewery, where Monterey Beer is its second...
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New murals add color, culture to downtown Hollister
Five new murals were unveiled in downtown Hollister during the San Benito County Arts Council’s Vision Art Fest tour on Sept. 18. Major donors for the project included the California Arts Council, Shawn Herrera, Corbin, and Edward Jones, and sponsors included Fernando Gonzalez, Chang So, the San Benito County Office of Education, Hollister Paint Co., A Tool Shed, Paicines Ranch, and other local downtown businesses.