Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Berkeley Wire: 12.31.10
UC Berkeley law school dean Edley defends “craven scum” [Chronicle]
University co-ops crack down on drug use [CoCo Times]
Soldier and family keep Berkeley home after foreclosure threat [KGO]
Mayor Bates “should receive his due as a city leader” [Chronicle]
Sneaking photos at camera-free Ippuku [Single Guy Chef]
Photo by Alex Rez/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
How did Berkeley do on those 2010 resolutions?
A year ago, we suggested 10 resolutions for 2010 for Berkeley (we’ll have our 2011 resolutions tomorrow). How did our city do?
We went back to look at those 10 resolutions and scored them 0 for no movement (or backward movement), a ½ point for some improvement and a full 1 point for true progress. We have to say that, even with the most generous grading possible, we can only give ourselves a score of four out of 10.
Here … Continue reading »
Bringing down the shutters for the holidays
It’s been an eventful year for Berkeley and for Berkeleyside. We have no doubt that 2011 will present us with a wealth of interesting stories to cover.
For the moment, however, we’re going to take a holiday breather. We’re not planning to do any new posting on Berkeleyside until next Friday, December 31, when we’ll return refreshed and eager to tackle the new year.
Before we unplug our laptops for a week, all of us at Berkeleyside would … Continue reading »
Berkeleyside’s most popular 2010 stories: The lion roars
As part of our end of the year summary, Berkeleyside has done an analysis of the most popular stories of 2010. We have published a grand total of 1,815 stories on the site since our launch in October 2009, and readers have submitted an impressive 7,410 comments.
This year, a few of the stories were much more popular than others.
Drum roll, please. … Continue reading »
How to keep toddlers (and you) happy over the holidays
By Belinda Lyons-Newman
This time of year presents the opportunity and challenge of finding fun creative things to do with little ones who may be home from preschool or other childcare during the holidays. What better place to be for the holidays than right here in our wonderful city? If you are looking for some fun Berkeley activities with your toddler between now and the end of the year read on for my top picks:
Times critic finds “touching” Nutcracker in Berkeley
We pointed the other day to the article New York Times dance critic Alastair Macauley wrote about the different Nutcrackers he saw this holiday season. In it, he touched on a Berkeley performance that he particularly liked.
Berkeleysider Jean Chu points out that Macauley wrote at greater length about the Berkeley Ballet Theater‘s Nutcracker on his blog. She rightly notes, “It’s neat that he finds Berkeley ballet’s interpretation so compelling for the same reasons many of us find … Continue reading »
The Berkeley Wire: 12.23.10
Five restaurant: Southern charm despite exit of inaugural chef [Chronicle]
Three Stone Hearth and the (re)birth of the community kitchen [Organic Authority]
Haas student team wins annual innovation challenge [PR Web]
Ici and Almare: ice cream places that also make good hot chocolate [Chronicle]
Berkeley company developing sensor to boost air quality [Bay Citizen]
Zut! restaurant: evolving from wild ride to smooth TGV ride [Chronicle]
Few options other than a stick to ward off deer in the city [Berkeley Voice]
Photo by bobcrazybear/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
Only in Berkeley? Peace on the hiking trail
Spotted on the Claremont Canyon fire trail at approximately 12.45 p.m. today.
Photo: Tracey Taylor.
Berkeley in 2010: A year of making news
It’s been a relatively quiet year in Berkeley compared to some other turbulent decades, but there were a number of developments that were significant to the city. Berkeleyside takes a look at 2010’s most important trends.
Economic downturn
It took a little time to reach Berkeley, but once it arrived the news was not good. One barometer of the malaise was a city report that showed Berkeley retail sales revenue had dropped around $200 million in the last two … Continue reading »
With new book, Cal prof relishes lighter side of physics
It’s not surprising to learn that, as a child, UC Berkeley physics professor Richard Muller loved “Mr Ripley’s Believe it or Not?”
Muller has just published a new book which is chock full of astonishing facts that will liven up a dinner party conversation, even if they don’t lead you to become an overnight physicist as the book’s title promises.
In “The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide” you will learn, for example, that although plutonium is often referred to as … Continue reading »
