"It's definitely a huge learning curve," says the owner of Bluma Flower Farm, who took over the plots on top of the Garden Village building on Dwight and Fulton that used to be home to Top Leaf Farms.
Owner Shirley Ng is selling the building to concentrate on her second specialty food store in San Francisco.
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There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
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The building comes just two years after Bayer built a $100 million quality assurance building on its 46-acre campus in West Berkeley.
The owner of a hair salon that has operated in Berkeley for 30 years and is closing, says the risk and liability of running a small business today is "mind-numbing." Catch up with other openings and closings.
Building on its success in downtown Berkeley, the California-Oaxacan restaurant will open a new outpost in the former Barlago space.
The 10-year-old "gourmet take-out" spot that has a loyal local and celebrity customer base will be in the hands of new owners in June, although they hope you won't notice any difference.
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More than 20 restaurants opened, 17 closed in the East Bay. This month's list includes several noteworthy spots in San Leandro, El Cerrito and beyond.
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