Business

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital—whose administrators earlier this year declared a state of fiscal emergency—recently requested $10 million in the form of emergency bridge funding from the San Benito County Board of Supervisors, according to the Hollister hospital.  The hospital sent the proposal for a $10...

Measure Q, a hotly contested ballot question that would have required future voter approvals for many new construction projects in San Benito County, appears headed toward defeat.  Early, unofficial results of the Nov. 8 election, posted to the county’s elections site, show that “No” votes...

Watsonville juice maker seeks local orchard land for apple production

A mixture of the old and new, indoor and outdoor, something to

Photos by Nick Lovejoy The McDonald’s restaurant on San Felipe Road is set to undergo a complete rebuild in the next couple months. “That store opened in November 1980, 36 years ago,” said Owner Gary Carlisle. “McDonald’s has changed a lot. When that was built, the...

The Indoor Football League’s Bay Area Panthers team has chosen a South Valley sports venue as their practice location for the 2023 season, according to the team.   The Panthers’ move to the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center includes about 25 players, eight coaches and the...

Gilroy’s newest retailer, Harbor Freight Tools, features quality tools at ridiculously low prices. They celebrated their grand opening on Sept. 18.  A large crowd was there to watch District Manager Gary Ferguson and Store Director Corey Peterson snip the ribbon. Drop by and see this beautiful store at 6980 Chestnut St.

The singers of San Benito Oriana Chorale—many of whom have performed with the group for more than three decades—are eager to be back in front of audiences this month for the first time since before the pandemic.  The local nonprofit community choral group has been...

Taking an afternoon stroll in downtown Hollister took on a whole new meaning last weekend as hundreds of beer and wine enthusiasts tuned in for the 11th Beer and Wine Stroll event on May 6.  Hollister Downtown Association Event Manager Teri Escamilla said they had...