Berkeley real estate is in a pandemic rise to the stratosphere
The cost of Berkeley homes has surged in the past year, and the median price, by at least one measure, has now surpassed that of San Francisco. Why?
Daphne White
Freelancer Daphne White began her reporting career in Atlanta and then worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, for more than a decade. She covered Congress, education and teachers’ unions, and then produced multimedia programs for the World Bank. Daphne’s articles have appeared in The Washington Post; Hemispheres (the United Airlines magazine); Foundation News & Commentary; National Wildlife Magazine; and others. Daphne founded and ran a national nonprofit advocacy organization for 10 years, but then escaped the Beltway for Berkeley in 2014. She started writing for Berkeleyside in 2016, and enjoys covering nonprofits and change agents among other things.
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Berkeley Rep launches ‘Place/Settings,’ 10 audio stories set in Berkeley
Ten artists have recorded fictional and true stories about a place they love in Berkeley. The public can submit their own pieces.
Last call: This quintessentially Berkeley cafe is ‘hanging on by a thread’
The Musical Offering, a nearly 40-year-old cafe/music store, says it needs the community’s support to get through the pandemic. It’s selling prix-fixe meals as a last-ditch effort.
Can you find the art hidden on paths near Live Oak and Codornices parks?
Working with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association, five artists have created a delightful public art installation.
Where to order Rosh Hashanah eats for pickup and delivery in the East Bay
Tempting sweet and savory High Holiday fare — round challah, braised chicken, brisket, honey cake, more — from local restaurants, bakeries and caterers.
‘Our driving force is desperation’: Chefs from top-rated restaurants now making home-cooked takeout meals
Broke Ass Cooks, Sweet Wheezy Treats and Jason Botterill are out-of-work or financially uncertain chefs who’ve turned to social media to sell meals during the pandemic.
Saul’s Deli in Berkeley is now offering warm bagels with a serious crunch factor
If you have been looking for a reason to get out of bed in the morning, this might just be it.
First Person: A FaceTime funeral in the time of COVID-19
This is a story about death in the age of COVID-19. It is the story of one death — my mother’s — but it is emblematic of hundreds that are starting to happen, quietly and quickly, across the country.
Thousands gather at readings, dinners and theaters to discuss life — and death
The Reimagine End of Life Festival, which runs through Nov. 3, confronts the taboo of death. It creates community through plays, talks, books and other art forms.
Berkeley City Club will be ‘endangered’ unless needed repairs are funded
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At Cal Performances, it’s not enough just to put on an event. The audience should understand the artistry, too.
Sabrina Klein , the director of artistic literacy at Cal Performances, wants to start a movement to better engage audiences.
A new reality in Berkeley? Multi-million dollar homes for all-cash SF buyers
Houses in Berkeley are being given total rebuilds and high-end finishes to appeal, it seems, to transplants from across the bay looking for pleasant, walkable neighborhoods.
Berkeley home buyers scoff at gutted duplex asking $1.1 million
A gutted duplex in North Berkeley does not draw the same kind of excitement as similar structures in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
Digitization project reveals unseen ‘guerrilla’ footage that revolutionized TV
A collective of Bay Area video makers called TVTV ushered in the era of handheld cameras and on-the-spot interviews. Their 1970s work will soon be publicly available at BAMPFA.
Taking abortion out of the shadows and putting it on stage at Shotgun Players
“You may hate it or you may love it, but you are going to have to go home and be with it.”
