The Berkeley Wire: 07.29.19
News about Berkeley from around the web.
Archives July 29, 2019
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After community campaign, Berkeley’s West Campus Pool will open year-round
For residents in the surrounding neighborhoods who have pushed for this change since 2017, the two-year campaign has been about more than a community pool. It’s been about equity.
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Berkeley’s 34th Kite Festival fills the sky with a swirl of colors
The beloved Octopi in the sky flew this weekend.
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Swimmers flee Berkeley pool due to ‘fecal contamination’
As Laina Adler, who shared this video with Berkeleyside put it, these are words you never want to hear: “Pool closed for the day due to fecal contamination.” This happened at Strawberry Canyon pool around 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 28.
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The Alley, Oakland’s last standing piano bar, holds a tune for a bygone era
Patrons come from near and far to gather ’round the piano and sing — or just listen — at the ‘ramshackle roadhouse’ on Grand Avenue, where time has seemingly stood still.
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Susan O’Malley’s legacy lives on with art installation in downtown Berkeley
If you’ve been walking through Civic Center Park, you might have looked up and wondered about the three messages spelled out in bold capital letters on colorful panels perched atop an apartment building one block over.
