The new Goorin Bros hat shop on College Avenue in the Elmwood is getting ready to open on Wednesday this week. The old Lora’s Closet space has been given a crisp, old-school-style refurbishment, with dark wood floors, a crystal chandelier, and, naturally, lots of hat boxes. The swirly murals add a touch of whimsy.
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Why is that parsley sprig on the Seder plate anyway?
When Ira Steingroot started working at Cody’s Books in 1976, he noticed that the store only had a small collection of Jewish books. Since Passover was approaching, Steingroot decided to stock some more haggadot, the book Jews follow during the Passover Seder.
That casual decision launched Steingroot on a 34-year quest to discover and understand haggadot [...]
Luxury consignment store coming to the Elmwood
Labels, a self-described luxury fashion and accessories consignment store, is set to open in one of the vacant, refurbished retail spaces on Ashby at College this spring.
The store will occupy 2629 Ashby, next to the Dailey Method fitness studio. Labels has another store in Walnut Creek. There are several other vacant retail spaces still awaiting [...]
Doggie High closes
When we last wrote about Doggie High, a diner on Milvia across the street from Berkeley High, it was to laud it for donating money to a Haiti relief fund. But that looks like the final act for the lunch place, which was also something of a BHS sports museum.
A high school student told me [...]
Venus to take over Downtown restaurant spot
While we miss Downtown, the restaurant that served us well when taking in a show at the Aurora or a set at Freight & Salvage, its forlorn facade was getting us down. The restaurant closed down last summer and plans to refurbish and reopen never materialized.
So we’re pleased to hear that the space is getting a [...]
Elmwood Cafe makes an immediate impact
It’s only day two at Elmwood Cafe, a newly opened French-style brasserie in the old Ozzie’s space on College, and the place is packed. Owner Michael Pearce says business has been great and he didn’t expect it.
He shouldn’t be so surprised. Elmwood locals have been monitoring the careful restoration of the old soda fountain for months — [...]
Local business cleans up after vandalism
Rigoberto Alonso, manager of the Subway at Telegraph and Bancroft, surveys a window broken during protests by students last night.
Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel.
Does Peet’s sell day-old pastries? The owner of the Bread Garden thinks so
In an attempt to increase his business, the owner of the Bread Garden Bakery on Domingo Avenue has put a sign in his store window alerting people that Peet’s Coffee, his next-door neighbor, is selling day-old pastries.
David Morris put up the sign on Tuesday February 23 as a way to lure customers to buy their [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 2.22.10
200-day vigil held for Berkeley students held in Iran [Chronicle]
Take a nap: UC scientists says siestas make you smarter [Fox News]
Mayor Bates gets physical: pushes protester off podium [Fog City]
New owners for Berkeley firm Red Oak Realty [SF Business Times]
$17,000 reward offered in west Berkeley homicide [Berkeley City]
Photo: Chinese new year in west Berkeley by Тощин/Berkeleyside Flickr [...]
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