Local Scene: Art show and giveaway
Arts Council hosts art show and giveaway
The San Benito County Arts Council invites the community to Small Works: Art Show & Giveaway from 5-7:30pm on Dec. 2 at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train depot in downtown...
Hollister community members receive free spaghetti meals
In Italy, the word mangia means to eat. So it was fitting when Mangia Italian Kitchen owner Raul Escareno recently began helping people in San Benito County by giving away food so they too can eat for the day.
The 32-year-old restaurant owner went above...
Shopping at small businesses has big impacts for communities
The Covid-19 pandemic has put much of the country in a “back to the basics” mode of living.
People have been staying home much more than they used to, cooking their own meals, setting up their workstations and starting new crafty hobbies.
It has also opened...
Antiques event in San Juan Bautista
Collecting is more than a passion for Hollister antiques dealer, Sherry Dolfin.
“It’s an affliction,” said the proprietor of Sherry’s Adoptable Dolls & Antiques at 890 San Benito Street, between smothered bursts of laughter.
Dolfin, and business partner, Claudia Arnold, are preparing for the San Juan...
Shop local Saturday set for Dec. 1
More than 80 businesses in San Benito County have signed on to participate in the Holiday Cheer Shop Hop, an effort to highlight the offerings of local businesses and to offer a chance for holiday shopping without leaving the county.
District sees uptick in school vandalism
Level 1 Security has started night patrols at each of the Hollister School District sites due to an increase in vandalism.
In recent weeks, playground construction projects have been interrupted and delayed due to nightly vandalism. In March, the district announced that $2.4 million would...
