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Hollister's Dickey's Barbecue Pit, a franchise restaurant that opened in 2013, recently closed for good and attributed the decision to rising commodity costs caused by drought conditions.

Ah, summertime and the living is easy: long days, warm evenings and relaxing with friends around the outdoor grill. These are my favorite days of the year and the best time to enjoy chilled, summertime wines such as Rosé and Viognier.

During Tuesday’s discussion of the history of the State Route 25 Improvement Project that should have been in place to expand the highway to four lanes in San Benito County, hopefully to meet the same in Santa Clara County, I was amazed to discover it was not in the transportation plan. The reason was because the agency boards were struck with rare cases of absolute honesty when dealing with another government agency. These were the first cases on record, locally.

Kelly Riggs strolled through crowds along San Benito Street on July 4 with revving bikes in the background.

Sunshine Nelson, a native of the Santa Cruz mountains, learned to ride because her mom didn't want her to be afraid of anything.

Hollister Rally Director Mark Cresswell is already thinking of plans for a motorcycle rally next year, despite a biker club confrontation on the fringes of town that ended in gunshot wounds to three victims and an assault to another.

Last week we went on vacation. Yes, I know this isn’t earth-shattering news. But everywhere we went, people asked us where we were from. And when we answered “Gilroy,” we always got the same reaction:

Summer has officially begun and with it comes the abundance South Valley has to offer. These products greatly influence the way my summer cooking takes shape and inspire me to use them in new and different ways. This week, I put a new spin on a summer party staple: chips and salsa.

Two years ago, Andrew Barragan examined the inside of the building that used to house Enterprise Electric on 542 San Benito St.

Last year, the Hollister Babe Ruth Senior All-Stars had a dream season, advancing to their first-ever World Series in Alabama.