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Finding Diwali Outfits In A Suburban Garage; Making Whiskey On Mare Island

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A customer admires a dress at Nivy’s Nook, a home-based clothing business run by Nimisha Jadav, in Morgan Hill on September 13, 2025. Nimisha Aunty runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, creating a vibrant hub for South Asians in the South Bay while serving as a trusted community builder who supports and uplifts immigrant women through shared knowledge and cultural connection. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)

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Need a Gorgeous Diwali Outfit? Nimisha Aunty Will Take Care of You

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.

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Californians have made whiskey since the Gold Rush, but craft bourbon has taken off in the last couple decades, with as many as 150 distilleries here in the state. For her series California Foodways, Lisa Morehouse visited a distillery in Solano County that’s producing whiskey at a location where the Navy once built ships and submarines.

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