Daily Archives: April 1, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 04.01.11
Berkeley Art Museum gets grant to conserve Hans Hofmann collection [Art Daily]
New music store, Ear Peace Records on Adeline, caters to local artists [Daily Cal]
Experts heat up over LBL scientist’s quest to calm climate change debate [NYT]
UCS baseball team hopes woes end in Berkeley [Daily Trojan]
Market healthy for ice cream sandwiches at Cream, despite price hike [Daily Cal]
Alice Waters to talk on NPR’s All Things Considered [Alice Waters/Twitter]
Radiation fears linger among customers at Berkeley food stores [NYT]
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Sarber’s moves down Solano, crosses into Albany
Thanks to citizen reporter Rachel Anderson, we can now confirm that, as we reported in February, the Berkeley outpost of photography store Sarber’s (there’s another one in Montclair) is moving down Solano Avenue and, as a result, into Albany. The new store opens on April 7th.
Guess who?
Here’s a little puzzler for you. Who do you think this car belongs to?
The person in question lives in Berkeley and is in the public eye.
Plus, he, or she — or “they” for that matter, it’s a big car after all — have a license plate that demands attention. That’s where the clue is, people.
And while we’re at it, what is it about Dr Who and Berkeley? This is the second Tardis-related story we’ve run this … Continue reading »
Berkeley Rep to hold garage sale on theatrical scale
Following its recent move to a new campus in west Berkeley, the Berkeley Rep is doing some spring cleaning and will hold a costume, props and furniture clearance sale at its former storage facility on Carleton Street on April 15-16.
“We literally have tons of things to sell. There are loads of comfortable clothes – like jeans and hoodies – as well as vintage suits and dresses, period hats, and plenty of shoes,” says Costume Director Maggi Yule. ”We’ve got … Continue reading »
Author Raj Patel’s food revolution: From chips to salad
Raj Patel is a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for African Studies, an honorary research fellow at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, and a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First, in Oakland.
Such affiliations allow the academic activist to hang out with his brethren in both camps. At the same time it affords the Oxford, Cornell, and London School … Continue reading »
After 52 years, two much loved restaurateurs step down
Last night, the Telegraph Avenue community turned out in force to honor Mario and Rosalinda Tejada, owners of Mario’s La Fiesta Restaurant on Haste Street, who are stepping down after running the popular eatery for an extraordinary 52 years.
The couple’s farewell retirement party was everything you would expect from an expertly crafted Mexican fiesta — with a Mariachi band, flowing drinks, tables heaving with food, including spicy chicken, guacamole, celebratory cakes and cookies — and, of course, piňatas.
Mario Tejada said he was sad to be retiring and leaving the restaurant. “But I have seven grandchildren and I want to spend time with them,” he said. “They play baseball and I haven’t been able to watch them. Now I will.” … Continue reading »
