Cooper known for wine, but so much more
By Khalida Sarwari George Cooper, the founding winemaker of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards, has quietly passed into the annals of Saratoga history. He died on April …
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115-year-old bridge on Highway 9 is unsafe and needs to be replaced
By Khalida Sarwari The California Department of Transportation is in the process of replacing a 115-year-old double arch bridge on Highway 9 that has been …
Red geranium contest winners to be announced at Arbor Day event
By Khalida Sarwari Saratoga’s Arbor Day event this year will coincide with the unveiling of the newly restored half-mile stretch of Vasona Creek that bisects …
Saratoga High brings ‘Guys and Dolls’ to McAfee Center stage
By Khalida Sarwari More than 60 years after Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando brought Damon Runyon’s “Guys and Dolls” to the silver screen, Saratoga High …
Nelson the honorary starter at the Great Race
By Khalida Sarwari Every year on April 19, Ashley Nelson trots out to a stretch of Highway 9 near Fruitvale Avenue where, just seven years …