Featured events- 06/02/2012 - 9th Annual Berkeley World Music Festival, Sat, June 2
- 06/02/2012 - EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2012 // JUNE 2-3, JUNE 9-10
- 06/02/2012 - Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival, Saturday, June 2, 2012 (Rain Date June 9) 10AM-5PM
- 06/01/2012 - Hillside Club Concert - Beth Custer Ensemble - 'My Grandmother'
- 05/31/2012 - One Man, Two Guvnors from National Theatre, London
Daily Archives: November 17, 2009
Cupkates: an update
After suspending business today to meet with the city regarding their permit, Cupkates, Berkeley’s mobile cupcakes truck, has just posted the following on its Facebook page (and Twitter):
The City Manager and Mayor’s office assured me that they would spend time with me today to resolve my permit situation. After numerous calls and emails went unanswered, I again went to City Hall to wait. They simply said they were too busy to meet with me, and … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeley cupcakes, Cupkates Bakery
On tonight’s council agenda: balloons, ferries, noise
There are three notable items on tonight’s city council agenda.
The Community Environmental Advisory Commission is seeking a declaration that balloons “pose environmental and other physical hazards when released into the environment”. That sounds like a stereotypical, laughable Berkeley initiative, but if you read the report to the council, you’ll probably change your mind. Balloons that fall back to the earth’s surface — between 5 and 10 per cent of the total — can be hazards … Continue reading »
Belly up in Berkeley
We know Ayelet Waldman is a fan — she even mentioned the place in a column she wrote for Harper’s Bazaar. And Berkeleyside reader Britt Bravo also has good things to say about Berkeley belly-dancing studio Hipline which opened last year at 3167 College Avenue.
Bravo writes: “It’s a special place with an amazing vibe. I go to their ShimmyPop class. The music is fun and super cheezy. What makes it so great is their emphasis on … Continue reading »
Tagged Belly dancing, Berkeley local business, Hipline
Schedule change at BHS fails
The controversial proposal to move Berkeley High School to a trimester schedule was stopped at the School Governance Council last night. The scheme failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority at the SGC before proceeding to the Berkeley Unified School District Board.
According to an email to parents from Mark van Krieken of the BHS PTSA, “The SGC will be meeting in the near future to start examining how best to move forward in their continuing effort to address … Continue reading »
Any takers for a Music House?
The other day we recounted an anecdote where someone had been overheard saying they only read two news sources — The New York Times and, ahem, Berkeleyside. I was slightly skeptical, but one of the participants in that conversation has written in both confirming the details and making an open proposal to fellow Berkeleyites.
I’ll let Elijah Chancey make his own pitch:
Obsessed with music? Still raving on and on to your friends about the show you … Continue reading »
