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		<title>The Berkeley Wire: 3.11.10</title>
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Berkeley&#8217;s National Landmark Church (above) celebrates 100 years [BAHA]
Taking steps to get the Bay Bridge finished on time [San Francisco Chronicle]
Berkeley&#8217;s unemployment rate highest in 10 years [Daily Californian]
How green is my mansion? Mr Kapor&#8217;s home begs the question [New York Times]
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre returns to Berkeley [Contra Costa Times]
Photo: Tracey Taylor.
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		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/the-berkeley-wire-3-11-10/</link>
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		<title>First Berkeley Wine Festival opens tomorrow</title>
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The Claremont hosts the first annual Berkeley Wine Festival starting tomorrow. The two-month long festival celebrates wines from the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. The festival opens with a grand reception and tasting of more than 50 wines from top wineries including Far Niente, Duckhorn Wine Company and Cliff Lede Vineyards.
Following the opening, there will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/first-berkeley-wine-festival-opens-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>Pick of the listings: More than a dash of 30s style</title>
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With spring in the air, there&#8217;s a rush of new home listings in Berkeley. A quick search found 25 homes had come on the market in the past three days alone.
My pick for the week has to be 1120 Miller Avenue in the north Berkeley hills. I have a weakness for this style of 1930s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/pick-of-the-listings-more-than-a-dash-of-30s-style/</link>
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		<title>Julia Morgan homes the stars of BAHA&#8217;s spring tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association&#8217;s annual spring tour will this year focus on homes designed by architect Julia Morgan in the Elmwood and Claremont neighborhoods.
The tour, which takes place on Sunday, May 2, 1-5 pm, is titled &#8220;Looking at Julia Morgan: Early Residences in Berkeley&#8221;.
BAHA has this to say about Morgan and her work:
Berkeley is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/julia-morgan-homes-the-stars-of-bahas-spring-tour/</link>
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		<title>Enjoy the rain this weekend at &#8220;Singin&#8217; in the Rain&#8221;</title>
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On our family’s to-do list for the weekend is the show, Singin&#8217; in the Rain, produced by Berkeley Playhouse.
It promises to be a delight, with excellent singing, great dancing, and a wonderful sense of fun.
How do I know, when I haven’t seen the production? Because I have loved every other performance this Berkeley group has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council approaches BRT &#8220;study&#8221; decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alan Tobey, a citizen of Berkeley since 1970, has been closely following the plans for Bus Rapid Transit in Berkeley. He reports on the latest developments: 
In 2001, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved its choice for an AC Transit “major improvement” project: Bus Rapid Transit on Telegraph Avenue and on into Downtown. Only nine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/council-approaches-brt-study-decision/</link>
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		<title>Woman struck by car and killed in Berkeley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woman crossing the intersection at Adeline and Harmon streets was struck by a car and killed at 9:05 pm last night, according to Berkeley police.
The 58-year old woman was from Oakland, but her identity has not yet been released, said Andrew Frankel, the public information officer for the Berkeley Police Department.
The driver Jesse Donald [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/11/women-struck-by-car-and-killed-in-berkeley/</link>
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		<title>The Berkeley Wire: 3.10.10</title>
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More on the Parenthood beat [NY Times]
City website plans to help fill vacant business spaces [Daily Cal]
Jams with an English accent [Mercury News]
Ski store rolls the dice on snow next year [WSJ]
Photo: Fairy door by kyesekiya from Berkeleyside Flickr pool
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		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/10/the-berkeley-wire-3-10-10/</link>
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		<title>Find your inner geek at LHS&#8217; &#8220;Geek Out&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a secret geek? Or a science lover? Then the Lawrence Hall of Science’s “Geek Out”, happening tonight, may be the place for you.
Every few months the Lawrence Hall of Science hosts an adults-only evening posing different scientific questions. The March 10 evening is billed as a “seismic challenge,” where participants can learn what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/10/find-your-inner-geek-at-lhs-geek-out/</link>
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		<title>Breaking: Berkeley High principal Slemp to retire</title>
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Jim Slemp, principal of Berkeley High School, said today he plans to retire at the end of this school year. The announcement was made at this morning&#8217;s public announcements at the school.
Slemp has been at the center of this year&#8217;s controversy over the future of extra time for science labs at BHS. He proposed in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/03/10/breaking-berkeley-high-principal-slemp-to-retire/</link>
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