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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 Feel Good Fresh Food at 2122 Shattuck in the summer of 2008. The restaurant is devoted to making fast food as healthy as … Continue reading »
Buy Local Berkeley gears up for new initiatives
Last month Buy Local Berkeley signed up its 400th member. Comic Relief, a comic bookstore on Shattuck, took the honor and the news was broadcast on Buy Local Berkeley’s twitter stream (@buylocalberk).
If you live in Berkeley, you will have seen the Buy Local Berkeley logo around — in shop windows and on websites. The organization has been going for two years and is gearing up for a new phase of activity with a beefed-up executive board and … Continue reading »
Berkeley tweeters part 2: They’re out there
Earlier this month we took a look at well-known Berkeley tweeters. We identified those who do — among them Dave Winer and Markos Moulitsas — those who sort of do, such as Michael Pollan, and then we compiled a wish-list of noted Berkeley people who we hope will take to the Twitter-waves.
Of course, our readers then weighed in with many good suggestions of Berkeleyites to follow on Twitter, as well as adding a … Continue reading »
The Berkeley Wire: 1.15.10
Those Darn Accordions pump out 20th anniversary show tonight [The Freight]
Berkeleyites like it local — but local stores would say that, no? [Buy Local Berkeley]
Berkeley blogger extraordinaire Dave Winer heads to Big Apple [Rebooting the News]
Dancing for Haiti: Soul Sanctuary Dance benefit at Ashkenaz, Sunday [SS Dance]
Art for under $500: last week for Berkeley Art Center members’ showcase [Berkeley Art]
[Photo: Pink Bench, 1987 by Wnewton1948/Berkeleyside Flickr pool]
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