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From handheld sprinklers to a spectacular fireworks display at the Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister residents are in for a treat this Independence Day. Festivities at the airport start at 9:30 p.m. and organizers advise attendees bring blankets and chairs for easy viewing. Limited seating...

With the start of the canning season less than a month away, San Benito Foods employees went on strike Friday, June 23. About 50 workers chanted slogans and waved flags outside the cannery in downtown Hollister, while inside, supervisors rushed to pick up the slack,...

As graduation time rolls around this month, I am reminded of my own high school ceremony. It was during the 1970s, when streaking was all the rage, so naturally our event was interrupted by numerous naked people running amok. It was definitely memorable, but...

Is it a good time to buy? It’s a very good time to buy. Interest rates are still at almost historic lows. So you can fix a rate and get into a good home. The one thing is a lack of inventory, which is pushing...

A rebel in her own right, Sharareh “Sheri” Chakamian didn’t go with the flow and become an engineer or a doctor as most kids from her home country of Iran did. Instead, she went against the grain and took off on her own path. She...

Pssst—what’s the password? You better have it if you want to get through the Speakeasy door in the back of the building at the upcoming Prohibition Party fundraiser dinner party this Saturday night at Villa Mira Monte in Morgan Hill. This lovingly restored Victorian...

It’s hard to imagine a more perfect show for community theater groups than Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, with a cast that can be expanded to accommodate any number of aspiring and experienced actors, and of all ages from little kids to grandparents. And imagination is...

Michael Smith hopes free guitars and guitar lessons can cut crime in Hollister. He’s launched the city into a national program called “Guitars Not Guns,” which provides free guitar lessons for at-risk kids aged 8 to 18. “A lot of kids are interested in sports,...

The City of Hollister’s budget continues to gradually balloon. Hollister council members Monday adopted the city budget for Fiscal Year 2017/18. Budget study sessions were previously held earlier this month. Administrative Services Director Brett Miller told council members the general fund budget is  $22,104,872 and the expenditures...

Council members Monday voted 3-1 to waive in-lieu fees for an upcoming senior housing development, opting instead to receive a one-time payment of $1 million. According to city documents, the total in-lieu fee for the project as of June 2017 is $1,515,000. Miller Homes, Inc., developer...