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Dining at Cafe Thyme has been a weekly affair for Patty Lemon of Gilroy, who has been eating at the restaurant since its opening in July. “The food is incredible. It’s my fourth time,” says Lemon. “The quality of the food is distinctive.” Lemon...

by Cayce Hill, Guest Author It’s mid-August, and for avid gardeners this means tiptoeing over tangled watermelon and winter squash vines and arms stained green up to the elbows from reaching into crowded tomato cages. As the temperature rises, it seems like there’s just no...

With a mission in town that dates back to 1797, it’s no surprise San Juan is an antique hotbed. Last Sunday, the town’s Rotary Club hosted the 52nd annual Antiques and Collectibles Fair for a crowd from all over the Bay Area. The free annual...

If there’s a fault with artistic geniuses like Van Gogh and Picasso, it’s that their work is inedible. At the Latte Art Throwdown in San Juan Bautista, humble baristas one-upped the classics by giving the crowd art they could drink. Latte art is a...

Kiwi the pig is worth more than the average car. As this year’s Heritage Hog, she could fetch over $80,000 at the San Benito County Fair in September. At least that’s the hope of her 17-year-old caretaker, Noah Janzing. The nonprofit San Benito County Heritage Foundation...

City Manager Bill Avera reported on the 2016 Hollister Motorcycle Rally at this week's city council meeting and prompted concern from council members about staff costs and vendor fees. Avera at Monday's meeting reported a “relatively successful” rally, for which Hollister issued 95 business licenses...

City Manager Bill Avera reported on the 2016 Hollister Motorcycle Rally at this week's city council meeting and prompted concern from council members about staff costs and vendor fees.

Cover story: The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival returns to San Benito County Aug. 12-14. This is the festival's first year in a new venue space in Tres Pinos. Read our interviews with two longtime performers, Kim Elking and Helen Lude. More   Inside: From the community: a longtime...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 shook near Hollister early Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 2:08 a.m. and was centered 22 miles southeast of Hollister, according to the USGS. It was 3.7 miles northwest of Pinnacles National...

Hollister City Council members Monday voted 4-1 in support of making a decision by Sept. 19 on a new Medicinal Marijuana Administrative Ordinance that would allow pot dispensaries in town for the first time since 2010. According to Monday’s agenda, the Medicinal Marijuana Administrative Ordinance...