Daily Archives: February 13, 2013
The Berkeley Wire: 02.13.13
Throw out the sink with the sink water. Photo: 2812 photography
On the front lines of same-sex marriage fight: One couple’s story (UCB)
University of construction at Berkeley? (Daily Cal)
Recycled fashion on Solano Avenue (Toni’s Vintage Tips)
Review: All quiet at the Berkeley Art Museum (East Bay Express)
Urban Sketchers: Vita Wells art at Berkeley Library (Urban Sketchers)
Man dies after struggle with Berkeley Police
Authorities are investigating the death of a man who stopped breathing after a violent struggle with police Tuesday night, officials said.
According to a statement released by the Berkeley Police Department just after 4 p.m., authorities were dispatched to the 2000 block of Allston Way for a mental health evaluation at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.
“Upon arrival, uniformed officers spoke with the reporting party and were directed to the 41 year old male subject’s residence nearby,” according to the statement. ”During the contact, the subject became increasingly agitated and uncooperative to the officer’s verbal commands and began to scream and violently resist. After struggling with officers they were able to gain control of the subject and place him in restraints. The subject continued to kick and scream at officers.” … Continue reading »
Whole Foods confirms it will open second Berkeley store
Whole Foods has confirmed it will build a second Berkeley store at 10th and Gilman Streets on the site currently occupied by Office Depot.
The grocery chain made the announcement after its earnings report today, confirming the news that Berkeleyside reported in November. The tentative opening date is fall 2014.
The store will be an estimated 30,500 square feet, and construction will begin late this year, once Office Depot relocates across the street.
Rob Twyman, President of Whole Foods Market Northern California and Reno Region, estimates the new store will bring approximately 200 new jobs to Berkeley. … Continue reading »
Art museum chief: New space good for Town & Gown
Yesterday, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive announced it had begun construction work on its new building in downtown Berkeley.
The UC Berkeley-owned museum has raised the lion’s share of the $100 million it needs to create a new home for itself on Center Street at Oxford, on the fringes of the Cal campus.
BAM/PFA is set to move from its current location on Bancroft Way into the new space, designed by New York architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in early 2016.
Berkeleyside caught up with BAM/PFA Director Lawrence Rinder to find out what the dramatic new building will mean for the museum and for the city of Berkeley. … Continue reading »
Berkeley discusses future of main post office
On Tuesday night, the City Council’s subcommittee on the main post office met and heard public comment on the proposed sale of the historic building. Berkeleyside was there, live tweeting. Read our Storify on the meeting: … Continue reading »
NOSH Link Love 02.13.13: Daily East Bay food news
Nosh does the work so you don’t have to: please welcome our new daily round-up of delicious East Bay food news! Continue reading »
School board launches new superintendent search
The Berkeley Unified School District board has launched a new search for a superintendent, following the failure of two attempts to appoint a new head last year. The board has engaged Ray & Associates, an executive search firm that specializes in education, to lead a nationwide search for a new superintendent. The job posting cites a “tradition of excellence rooted in a vibrant community.”
As part of the new search, the board is planning to issue a survey this Friday, and will hold community forums for input on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and 2. The intention is to interview semifinalists for the post at the end of March. … Continue reading »
Gallery: ‘Temescal Tastes’ with Edible Excursions
The new Edible Excursions “Taste of Temescal” tour highlights the wealth of delicious food options available in this hopping neighborhood. Continue reading »
Where in Berkeley?
Know where this is? Take a guess and let us know in the Comments.
Update, 2.14.13, 4:50 p.m.: It took a while — nearly two days in fact — but we have a winner! Dogen correctly identified this as being on the south side of the 2200 Block of Ward Street. Congratulations on being this week’s winner, Dogen! We were getting worried that we’d have to supply the answer — a first for Where in Berkeley?
Photo: K. Lenihan.
