UC Berkeley student runs $700,000 T-shirt business from his apartment [SF Chronicle] Berkeley rap phenom Brandon McCartney, a.k.a. Lil B, in profile [SFBG] Berkeley Lab building to open early, saving $500,000 [SF Biz Times] Ethiopians gathered in Berkeley to celebrate new year, Enkutatash [Oakland North] Berkeley residents among those giving blood on Labor Day after [...]
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Connections: Two Berkeley artists, one exhibition
An exhibition of the work of Judith Belzer and Nina Zurier, two artists who live and work in Berkeley, opened this week at the George Lawson Gallery in San Francisco. While neither artist would necessarily say their art reflects the city they call home, in both cases their work has been directly influenced by where [...]
New street food: Berkeley does Baltimore, on ice
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another variation on food trucks, a new one has popped up in Berkeley. Yesterday was launch day for Skylite Snowballs, street eats with a Baltimore provenance. Skylite sells cups of shaved ice flavored with syrups — there’s Jasmine tea, Blue Bottle Four Barrel coffee and vanilla, as well [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 09.3.10
Berkeley police will hold DUI checkpoint tonight on Telegraph and Stuart [Berkeley] Muslim scholar makes plea to free former UC Berkeley students in Iran [CNN Opinion] Berkeley’s Spring Mansion: future of historic spread could be divided [SF Chronicle] A transforming walk down Telegraph Avenue — not for everyone [YouTube] Photo: Berkeley Marina by JAR/Berkeleyside Flickr [...]
Berkeley restaurateur is woman entrepreneur of 2010
Amanda West arrived in Berkeley just two years ago, but already she has become firmly embedded in the fabric of the city. And her achievements and positive impact have just been recognized with the designation “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in Berkeley”, awarded by the Bay Area nonprofit Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment. West opened Amanda’s [...]
Understated style: tweeting the Chez Panisse way
Last month Chez Panisse succumbed to social media madness and joined Twitter. But, rather than bombard its already 2,431 followers with promotional messages or daily menu updates, the Alice Waters-owned restaurant is playing it cool and tweeting with the understated style we have come to expect from the team that works with Berkeley’s Slow Food [...]
A moment in time: French horn player on Ohlone
Berkeleysider Diana Howard was walking home from the Y yesterday on Ohlone Greenway when she spotted this “plein air” French horn player running through some tunes. “It was near Hearst and McGee,” says Howard, a designer who keeps a notebook on her at all times for just such an opportunity to sketch on the hoof. “I’ve seen him [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 9.02.10
The Times wants to get onto the Berkeley mountain lion beat [NYT] Before Christy Romer returns to Berkeley, she depresses lunch guests in DC [WaPo] District 7 council contest pits three out candidates [Bay Area Reporter] Golf tourney honors BPD’s Phil Doran [CoCo Times] Alameda Point hopes to attract Berkeley Lab campus [Inside Bay Area] [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 9.1.10
Morning Benders band still look fresh from UC Berkeley campus (above) [SF Weekly] Berkeley High are favorites in ACCAL league despite losses [Oakland Tribune] Bancroft Library opens “Celebrating Mexico” exhibit [Canada Views] Berkeley scientists’ green energy alternative: stomach bug to biofuel [SF Public Press] Thursday September 2 decreed a Spare the Air Day [Spare the [...]
Zut alors! New restaurant opens in Eccolo space
Almost exactly one year after chef Christopher Lee shut up shop for the final time at Eccolo, his Italian-inspired restaurant on Berkeley’s Fourth Street, a new restaurant has opened in its place Zut! — as in zut alors, the French for “shoot” or “shucks” – is serving regional Mediterranean dishes prepared by executive chef Jim Wimborough, [...]
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