"On a recent weekend, a Morgan Hill home's two-car garage was transformed into something dazzling. Shoppers tried on embroidered Indian outfits and excitedly chatted in Hindi and Gujarati. This is Nivy's Nook, the homegrown boutique Nimisha Jadav runs out of her garage. As part of our series about about people spreading joy and building connection in their communities, The California Report's intern Srishti Prabha found that while people may come here looking for saris, chaniya cholis and salwar kameez, they leave with so much more."
"This week marked the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks . And news of an initial cease fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is offering some hope of ending the war in Gaza. Even before this preliminary agreement was announced, Reporter Benjamin Gottlieb had been talking with Jewish leaders in Los Angeles, who've been taking a very public stance against the war - and the actions of the Israeli Government - for the first time in two years."
Nimisha Jadav operates Nivy's Nook from her Morgan Hill garage, where shoppers try embroidered saris, chaniya cholis and salwar kameez and converse in Hindi and Gujarati, leaving with cultural connection beyond garments. The second anniversary of the October 7th attacks coincided with news of an initial cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that raised hopes for ending the Gaza war. Jewish leaders in Los Angeles have publicly opposed the war and criticized Israeli government actions for the first time in two years. California's craft bourbon scene has expanded to about 150 distilleries, including a Solano County distillery producing whiskey at a former Navy shipyard.
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