Daily Archives: August 23, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 08.23.11
Man accused of killing two in gang dispute goes to trial [KTVU]
Ethiopian sentenced to life for murder of family members [Examiner]
UC Berkeley robotics expert named among world’s top innovators [UCB News Center]
Berkeley Firefighters BBQ Thursday: Bring the family [Chamber of Commerce]
Tip A Cop: Berkeley Police support Special Olympics, August 25 [BPD]
Cal’s International House to celebrate its 81st birthday [International House]
Museums, food and art intersect at OPEN at BAM this weekend [Coco Times]
Bay Area News Group rebrands, East Bay focus, 120 jobs to go [BANG]
Sexual battery incident near campus, Sunday, suspect detained [UCB Police]
Berkeley man arrested on suspicion of drug charge [Times-Herald]
Photo: Foggy summer sunset from Tilden by sisterfish3/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
NEW DIRECTION Arts & Crafts furniture store The Craftsman Home at 3048 Claremont Avenue closed its doors after many years on August 13. Owner Lee Jester says he’s moving on to new ventures, still specializing in American Craftsman-style home furnishings.
SHORT HOP Swiftly moving in to the old Craftsman Home space is clothing boutique Personal Pizazz, run by former BHS Vice-Principal Laura Leventer, which sells a wide range of separates and suits, formal as well as casual, and offers personal shopping. … Continue reading »
Where there’s smoke, there’s sewer testing
The City of Berkeley recently began a 10-year program of smoke testing the sanitary sewer system. The testing reveals places where there are defects or improper connections in the sewer system, and is particularly intended to find places where the separate stormwater drainage system may infiltrate into the sewers. Excess water into the sanitary sewers can overload the system, pump stations and treatment plants, and could cause overflow of untreated wastewater during storms.
“Berkeley has been pretty efficient in … Continue reading »
With open doors, Firehouse Bazaar creates community
The Firehouse Collective bazaar on Adeline opened its doors this summer. Photo: Robert Mills
This summer art began to thrive at the corner of Martin Luther King and Adeline. Every Saturday, members of Berkeley’s Firehouse Collective gather at the Firehouse Bazaar to share artwork, entertainment and food with the community.
“We’re right by the Ashby BART,” said Firehouse Director Tom Franco. “The Ashby Flea Market is happening at the same time. It’s the old police station. So we kind of jokingly call this the police house.”
Franco, along with partner Julia Lazar and members of the collective, opened the bazaar doors this summer. He said the old building is full up with painters, food artisans, ceramists, and every kind of Berkleyan. … Continue reading »
After a decade, Berkeley brings home bowling “Meat Axe”
By Jim Corr
The annual Cal-Stanford football game is not the only sporting competition between the East and South Bay that results in an axe being carried off by the victors. Less well known, but contested with no less spirit, is the annual “Meat Axe” tournament between the Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club and its Palo Alto counterpart.
The prize in this 50-plus year rivalry is a smaller version of the more famous chopper borne aloft at the end of “The … Continue reading »
