Kosmicki: Downtown parking garage or Rainforest Cafe?
If you’ve heard a deranged monkey, delirious pterodactyl or distant seagull flying over a non-existent ocean in downtown Hollister, you’re not going crazy. Hollister officials, on the contrary, are messing with your head.
Calendar: Health pros to speak on Affordable Care Act
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is hosting the Lunch with Leaders event June 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Paine’s Restaurant.
San Juan Bautista is rib nirvana
For the estimated 16,000 rib lovers who made the pilgrimage to San Juan Bautista on May 16-17, the journey was more than worthwhile.
Lee: Never take running for granted
Sunburned and dehydrated, I lay in the fetal position in the back of my mom’s car as she drove us home.
Sumo: Sims makes terrific debut
Roy Sims walked into his brother’s home and immediately knew something was wrong. It was Sept. 4, 2014, and Sims went to check on his brother, Cal, who was dead at the age of 30.
Clock ticking on Ridgemark sale’s fate
Ridgemark Golf & Country Club has a potential buyer, but a lawsuit with the homeowners’ association is slowing the sale, which must be completed by the end of this month, according to the site’s general manager.
Gavilan Baseball: Barron earns big honor
Only one baseball player in Northern California gets the honor of being called the player of the year, and that honor went to Gavilan College pitcher Erik Barron.
Vasquez: Mid-life crisis at 35
The overwhelming urge to change my life crept up on me a few months back. Could this be the beginning of the dreaded mid-life crisis? Happily married, beautiful children, a comfortable house, and a decent-paying job, so why the compulsion to suddenly question all my choices? This was the conundrum. There wasn’t any yearning to purchase a new sporty car or to wantonly run off with the first hot musician at Mom & Pop’s Saloon on karaoke night. I already have a drunk husband who sings off key. Just kidding.
For bakery, justice served near courthouse
Lorie Ann Mendoza-Rios is living proof that it’s never too late to accomplish your dreams.
Hiker comes to town on California mission
Los Angeles resident Ilia Carson went whizzing through San Juan Bautista last week on her quest to walk across California and stop at every mission in the state.


















