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In 1999, Barbara Rever and Jerry Ginsburg decided to pick olives from the trees on their property and their neighbors as well (they had permission of course). Out of that came a bounty of 800 bottles of olive oil, and life hasn’t been the same since for the married couple of 40 years.

Movie buffs in general, and Alfred Hitchcock fans in particular, gathered Sept. 26 to walk where the famously rotund director once strode in the historic center of San Juan Bautista in 1957 while filming the psychological thriller, Vertigo.

Since witnessing my first hypnotism show 13 years ago at the San Benito County Fair, I’ve wondered the same question many others have pondered: Is it possibly real, or do the participants merely go along with a staged act?

The San Benito County Fair on Monday announced attendance figures and other numbers. Attendance was up 11.5 percent to 18,907, but there was one extra day in 2015 over the three-day event in 2014.

Chronic inflammation damages the body and can result in several health consequences, including a variety of diseases along with cancer, heart disease and obesity. Although eating an anti-inflammatory diet is important for everyone, it’s even more crucial for people who regularly engage in intense exercise.

All the  world’s a stage—literally—for the actors and colorfully dressed visitors of the annual Northern California Renaissance Faire held at Casa De Fruta.

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area invites residents to its 40th Anniversary Celebration. It is set to start at 9 a.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Lower Ranch Day Use Area, according to the recreation area.

Ten years ago, Al Guerra and his son, Jason, were having a conversation as they overlooked one of the picturesque vista points at the family’s Pepper Tree Ranch. The talk centered on the possibility of one day holding concerts at their ranch.

Local entrepreneur and philanthropist Fernando Gonzalez, 66, recalled the story of his father fleeing across the border in 1914 into the U.S. to escape the seemingly endless Mexican Revolution, as his brother, who was just 15, returned to fight.

In his lifetime, T.S. Hawkins lived in a log cabin, moved from Missouri to California in a covered wagon and helped found the town of Hollister. He also wrote a book.