The Berkeley Wire: 04.08.21
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Archives April 8, 2021
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Wisteria hysteria! Berkeley breaks out in beautiful show of seasonal color
While its lovely blooms and heavenly scent are always a splendid mood booster, wisteria is particularly welcome this year as we spy light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.
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Berkeley Art Museum will reopen 3 days a week in May with reduced admission
Visitors will be able to view the spectacular retrospective of the quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins, an exhibit once scheduled to close in December.
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This West Oakland grocery store is in danger of closing after less than 2 years in business
Sales at Community Foods Market have declined by 35% since December 2020. The store has launched a booster campaign as a last-ditch effort to stay open.
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Berkeleyside names Pamela Turntine, a Pulitzer Prize winning veteran journalist, as its new editor-in-chief
Turntine brings decades of editing experience and a knack for breaking news. A new managing editor also joins the team as we launch a founders’ fund for local journalism.
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Quesabirria fueled the opening of downtown Oakland’s new LGBTQ+ bar
Que Rico, from the owner of La Frontera Mexican Restaurant, will host outdoor happy hours on a rainbow-lit parklet, drag brunches and Latinx-focused club nights.
