Tag Archives: Pete Rosos
“We’re going on a Berkeley business scavenger hunt”
By Pete Rosos
You may know Pete Rosos as 2812 Photography; you will almost certainly have seen many of his photographs on Berkeleyside, including his wonderful Snapshot series, in which he takes the pulse of some of the most interesting, not necessarily high-profile, people of Berkeley, accompanied by gorgeous photographic portraits. Last weekend, Rosos embarked on an interesting Berkeley scavenger hunt orchestrated by Looking Glass Photo. He picks up the story:
It didn’t come as much surprise to me when my daughter of 10 started jumping for joy after I asked her whether or not she’d like to join me on a little scavenger hunt. What did raise my eyebrows was her reaction when I told her that it was a photo scavenger hunt. She has never really expressed much of an interest in photography before but, after explaining the details of the hunt, she was bounding across the house to ask her mother if she could borrow her digital camera. I had found out just a couple of days before that Looking Glass Photo was putting together the hunt to help drum up attention for Small Business Saturday. … Continue reading »
Snapshot: Angus Powelson, Owner, Oceanworks
Born in Saranap the youngest of five children, Angus Powelson lived with his parents in the Walnut Creek area until he was 13, when, as he puts it, “sibs went to college, parents went crazy, I went into foster care.” Powelson lived in Richmond, where he attended Richmond High, and then in Berkeley. He dropped out of high school when he turned 18 and started working as a mechanic at his brother’s motorcycle shop, T T Motors. He attended UC Berkeley, briefly flirted with the corporate world, then decided “to do something crazy like start a small business.” Powelson runs Japanese car repair shop Oceanworks, and is active in promoting bicycles as a cleaner and healthier mode of transportation.
When did you arrive in Berkeley?
I made a number of forays in the early 1960s with my siblings, going to the old Cinema Guild on Telegraph, seeing The Seventh Seal, probably about 1962-63. I moved here in earnest in about 1965-66, somewhere in there. Left soon after for Richmond. Moved back for good in 1980.
What’s your hood?
The Southside.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I did think I would be a car designer in my life. … Continue reading »
Snapshot: Doris Moskowitz, owner, Moe’s Books
By Pete Rosos
Doris Moskowitz was born in 1966, the youngest daughter of Moe and Barb Moskowitz. After graduating from Mills College 1990 with degrees in English and Music, she began working with her dad, Moe, at the legendary Berkeley store he founded in 1959 on Telegraph Avenue. Now it is Doris who owns and operates Moe’s Books, keeping her father’s legacy alive. In 2003, she and her husband, Johnny Williams, opened Boss Robot Hobby on College. Their son, Eli Williams, is a freshman at Berkeley HIgh. She is a proud resident of Berkeley, graduate of Griffin Preschool, Walden School and Berkeley High, and a member of an elite class of those who attended the Berkeley Co-op’s popular “Kiddie Corral.”
When did you arrive in Berkeley?
I was conceived in Berkeley on McGee street. I was born at the French Hospital in San Francisco because my dad, Moe, wanted to be a part of my birth on his birthday in 1966. I grew up on the most beautiful street, Lewiston, near College and Woolsey.
What’s your ‘hood?
I am most often found on The Ave or in the Elmwood… where I grew up.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
For a while a wanted to be a vet, but I don’t handle blood very well. Then a forest ranger. Then a great writer. Then a torch singer. I still wish this were true! … Continue reading »
Snapshot: Jessica Williams, owner, Brushstrokes Studio
By Pete Rosos
The daughter of an engineer who worked for the US government, Jessica Williams grew up in Bangkok, Vienna, the East Coast, and the West Coast. Her ability to speak five languages (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and German) landed her a job at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. After ten years of working in politics, Jessica decided to follow her passion, move to the Bay Area, and study ceramics at the California College of the Arts. She became the owner of Brushstrokes Studio, a pottery painting and ceramics studio on Page Street, 15 years ago.
When did you arrive in Berkeley?
I arrived from New York City 17 years ago.
What’s your ‘hood?
Berkeley Hills, up by Tilden Park.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Pretty much exactly what I’m doing right now. I loved art, and I wanted to do my own thing. … Continue reading »
