The Berkeley Wire: 05.04.18
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May 4, 2018
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The Nosh Wire: 05.04.18
Your daily delivery of East Bay food news.
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Berkeley parolee arrested in rape of teen girl, and sexual assault at Cal dorm
Police arrested the 27-year-old parolee on Thursday in connection with the rape, at gunpoint, of a girl on Addison Street in April, as well as a second incident outside a Cal dorm.
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Berkeley bassist Kurt Ribak (mostly) bounces back
Ribak, mostly recovered from a 2012 car crash, celebrates the release of his new album at the Freight on Monday; plus other recommended gigs.
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With ‘Next to Normal,’ YMTC adds depth to its program and repertoire
With its production, opening today, of the Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning musical ‘Next to Normal,’ YMTC breaks new ground.
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Meet the East Bay maker of sweet, golden Ethiopian honey wine
This former Haight Ashbury Free Clinic CEO started Oakland’s Enat Winery in 1999, inspired by his mother-in-law’s homemade tej.
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The making of ‘Angels in America,’ now at Berkeley Rep, as seen through the eyes of 250 people
A new oral history traces the difficult, uplifting and triumphant history of the seminal play which has been produced around the globe in both elaborate and minimalist productions.
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Coffee with Berkeleyside comes Sunday
Berkeleyside staff will be at The Vault in South Berkeley on Sunday to hang out with readers and hear your stories and ideas. It’s the second session in our new coffee series.
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Authorities: Man who masturbated outside woman’s window now charged
A 24-year-old man, on probation in a sex crime case, is facing new charges after he reportedly was discovered masturbating while looking into a woman’s window, authorities say.
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Video: What do people in People’s Park think of plan to put housing there?
Some people who spend time in the storied Berkeley park acknowledge the need for housing but worry about the park’s future; others say the plan should not go ahead, period.
