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: October 26, 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 10.26.10
Fraternity may face eviction because of zoning laws [Daily Cal]
Reviewer finds eVe “instantly appealing”, “intimate” [CoCo Times]
J-Street founder greeted by cheers at JCC of the East Bay [JWeekly.com]
Yes on R campaign receives more funding from developers [Berkeley Daily Planet]
Cal women’s volleyball eyes possible national championship [Daily Cal]
Ripening lemons after the rain by Daniel Parks/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
Busload of Berkeley students witness brutal shooting
A busload of Berkeley elementary students witnessed the shootings on Sacramento Street this morning that killed one man and seriously injured another, according to BUSD officials.
A school bus carrying about 40 students on their way to Cragmont Elementary School was driving on Sacramento Street near Russell around 8:43 am when two assailants fired numerous bullets into two men walking on the street.
One man was killed and another was seriously injured. There was blood flowing down the street … Continue reading »
Tagged Gary Ferguson, Jr., Larry Bell, shooting
Chez Panisse loses its Michelin star
Berkeley’s most famous restaurant, Chez Panisse, commonly referred to as one of the best restaurants in the country, if not the world, has lost its single Michelin star — unwelcome news for the Alice Waters-owned destination eatery which has held a star since the 2006 launch of the San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country edition of the esteemed Michelin guide.
“When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse almost 40 years ago, she intended to create a place … Continue reading »
Tagged Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
Another biting parody of Berkeley
Since Berkeley has the reputation of being the home to all that is kooky, hippy, and crazy, we shouldn’t be surprised how often people poke fun of these attributes. The latest is Killing My Lobster, a much-lauded San Francisco theater troupe, who have made a hilarious video that is a take off of Bear Grylls (the British mountaineer and star of the TV show Man vs Wild) visiting Berkeley. The tag line is “Bear Grylls tackles the … Continue reading »
Tagged Bear Grylls, Killing My Lobster
Another murder in Berkeley
One man was killed and another was seriously injured Tuesday in a mid-morning shooting on Sacramento Street near Russell.
Two men were walking on the street near a neighborhood hang out called Johnson’s Barbershop around 8:43 am when they were shot by two assailants, according to Sgt. Mary Kusmiss of the Berkeley Police Department.
The assailants ran south on Sacramento Street. The victims were transported to a local trauma center, where one was pronounced dead. Both the victims and assailants … Continue reading »
Locally Grown Produce: The Graduate
Time for a confession: until two weeks ago—shortly after creating the Berkeleyside Berkeley film quiz—I’d never seen The Graduate in its entirety. Though I’d somehow made time in my life for thousands of other films, including all three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle epics, assorted entries in the Police Academy series, and Plan 9 From Outer Space, I hadn’t bothered to watch director Mike Nichol’s Oscar-winning film, which currently resides at #162 on the Internet Movie Database’s Top 250 … Continue reading »
New shooting in Berkeley
The sound of sirens all over Berkeley right now is the sound of police on their way to another shooting, according to Sgt. Mary Kusmiss. Berkeleyside does not have any more details yet, but will post as we learn more.
Update 9:15 a.m.: A Berkeleysider writes in to say that there is a wounded person because of a gunshot on Sacramento and Russell.
Update 9:44 a.m.: Two people have been shot and wounded and taken to hospital.
Tagged shooting
Berkeley has its own “Most Wanted” list
Each month the department posts its own version of a “Most Wanted” list, although these Berkeley criminals are usually suspected of fairly minor crimes. There generally is … Continue reading »
