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: April 28, 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 4.28.10
The omnivore’s solution: Gather welcomes the meat and potato crowds [SF Magazine]
Run photo of silly stop sign in Berkeley, generate hundreds of tweets [Boing Boing]
Berkeley-based “Parenthood”: NBC’s fifth comedy? [TV.com]
University’s Finney named to National Park Service Advisory Board [DoI]
Photo of Jerusalem cricket by Ereneta/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
UC Botanical Garden discovers new orchid species
UC Botanical Garden has a star on its hands after scientists discovered that one of its orchids is a distinct new species.
The Haitian orchid is a low-growing plant with showy red-orange flowers, and it has been in the garden’s collection since the 1990s, bearing the name Maxillaria croceorubens. Recent DNA analysis of flower and leaf material from the orchid confirmed that the plant is, in fact, named Ornithidium donaldeedodii, after orchidologist Donald Dod, who collected the specimen … Continue reading »
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Berkeley lawyers lead suit against Wal-Mart
On Monday, the federal appeals court in San Francisco narrowly agreed to allow a sex discrimination suit against Wal-Mart to proceed as a class action on behalf of more than 1 million women. At the center of the landmark case are three Berkeley lawyers, Brad Seligman, Betty Lawrence and Jocelyn Larkin.
Lawrence practices at San Francisco-based Davis, Cowell & Bowe, a firm “committed to public service and social justice”. Seligman is the executive director … Continue reading »
The Derringdos: Adventures in Berkeley and beyond
The Derringo family lives in Berkeley and puts many of us to shame. There’s little, if any, slouching around drinking wine or playing video games for them. The family — dad Merriweather, mom Annabel, 13-year old Nettie, and 7-year old Peabody, all of which are noms de plume by the way — are adventure-seekers. And they chronicle their expeditions and experiences — whether it’s bug hunting in Strawberry Creek or traveling in Japan — … Continue reading »
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Where in Berkeley?
Know where this is? Take a guess and let us know in the comments.
Photo by Tracey Taylor.
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Market Report: Rhubarb
Rhubarb, often referred to as a pie plant — and really a vegetable — is just beginning to appear around town and in the farmers’ market. Long cultivated as a medicinal plant in Asia (thought to cure fevers and other ailments), the garden or culinary variety is probably best known for its use as a pie filling, sweet and savory, and as a classic pairing with strawberries. High in acid with a tart, bright flavor profile, think … Continue reading »
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Welcome to Berkeley Mr Kapor: Appeal is voted down
Software mogul Mitch Kapor can crack open the champagne. At last night’s City Council meeting Berkeley’s council members voted to reject the appeal on his approved application to the Zoning Application Board to build a new home in our city. His plan for a contemporary, 6,478 sq ft house at 2707 Rose Street now has the green light.
The item was passed 6 in favor, 2 against and one in absentia. Commenting on the long, divisive debate that preceded … Continue reading »
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