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3 days ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. In one of the factory areas of Corbin Motorcycle Seats and Accessories in Hollister, owner Mike Corbin checked the work being done on his personal research car, one of 300 electric, one-man Sparrows he made starting in 1998. Though production stopped in 2003 because the company was unable to make it profitable, Corbin is not done with this car yet. At the age of 81, his passion for innovation remains strong.
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6 days ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. In a town famed for its connection to the traditions of the motorcycle world, the two burnout rings scarring the floor at Johnny’s Bar and Grill, a magnet for riders for around 80 years, are about as Hollister as it gets. The first was the result of a spontaneous challenge issued to owner Peter Lago five years ago, appropriately enough on Independence Day.
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1 week ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Memorabilia gathered from her four decades of successes in rodeos across the country fills Ramona Koch’s home—walls lined with photographs of an assortment of horses, a cabinet filled with engraved stirrups and belt buckles won in competitions, ribbons streaming down the antlers of a deer’s head, and more.
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1 week ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. A key agreement between San Juan Bautista and San Benito County creating the “San Juan Presentation” and giving city officials and residents a say in how, and if, its outskirts are developed, has come to fruition after years of work.
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1 week ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Kristina and Lewis Rodriguez found themselves with a lot of time on their hands during the pandemic and a yearning for variety in their home-cooked meals. What began as a once-a-week exploration of international cuisines, chosen randomly by sticking pins on a world map, has blossomed into Zelia’s Mediterranean Y Más, a food prep and delivery service run from their kitchen in Hollister. “We would spin around in circles with our eyes closed,” she said.
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1 week ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este articulo en ingles aquí. Kristina y Lewis Rodríguez se encontraron Con mucho tiempo libre durante la pandemia y un anhelo de variedad en sus comidas caseras, lo que comenzó como una exploración semanal de cocinas internacionales, elegidas al azar con alfileres en un mapa del mundo, se ha convertido en... Zelia's Mediterráneo Y Más, un servicio de preparación y entrega de alimentos que funciona desde su cocina en Hollister. “Dábamos vueltas en círculo con los ojos cerrados”, dijo.
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2 weeks ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Aromas School special education teacher Logan Shankle’s devotion to his often challenging profession has earned him the respect of his peers and the parents of his students, as well as the accolade of one of Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s employees of the year. Teaching a fourth through eighth grade special day class, Shankle began his career at San Juan School, where Principal Ethan Stocks is one of his most enthusiastic advocates.
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2 weeks ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Fire safety was addressed in two San Juan Bautista City Council special meetings over the past week. In its June 9 meeting, the council approved a revised fire services contract proposed last week by the Hollister City Council. During the June 4 meeting, the council discussed the latest Fire Hazard Severity Zone map and its implications.
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2 weeks ago | 
benitolink.com | Robert Eliason
Lea este artículo en español aquí. As the students of San Juan School dutifully carried their chairs out to the blacktopped playground for an assembly, they were perhaps more excited about the promised unveiling of the new school mascot than they were about the 15 gold shovels leaning against a nearby picnic table, ready for their photo op.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanjosespotlight.com | Robert Eliason
Before opening El Bazar Azteca in San Jose three years ago, Teresa Saldana was selling her imported Talavera pottery on street corners out of a van. Even then, the bright colors of the ceramics, instantly recognizable as symbols of Mexican culture, were almost impossible to resist. “I am probably one of her first customers,” devoted customer Amanda Keith told San José Spotlight.
