Alta Bates program offering check-in calls since 1970 faces changes
Volunteers with the Herrick Hospital program offer friendly voices and emergency help to seniors and people struggling with their mental health.
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Shop Talk: Aaron Brothers; CoWorking With Wisdom; Wells Fargo; Anthropologie
Longtime art supplies store Aaron Brothers is closing; Wells Fargo on Bancroft is no longer and a new co-working space offers meditation along with desks and chairs.
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Café Ohlone by Mak-‘amham gives a taste of the East Bay’s first, most local food
Ohlone community members Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino reconnected with their native food through their work revitalizing their native languages and culture.
Historic Caffe Med sign that graced Telegraph Avenue for 50+ years is gone
The sign was taken down to make building repairs. A new café should open in the same location later this year.
Ask Nosh: What is Oakland’s oldest restaurant?
It can be hard to build up a history as a legacy business in Oakland, which is why it's impressive that there are records of a few eateries that go back more than 100 years.
Workers at Hs Lordships walk out one week before restaurant’s slated closure
According to diners, staffers were protesting the severance offered by owners and were not allowed to return to the restaurant.
Where to watch the World Cup 2018 in Berkeley and the East Bay
Perhaps you’ve just recovered from obsessively following the Warriors. If you’re suffering major sports withdrawal, fear not, the World Cup is here.
Shop Talk: Ink Off Me; Twig and Fig; UP Plumbing Supply
A new spot where tattoos are removed; an elegant stationery store changes hands; and a plumbing supplier that has opened in an historic building that started life as... a plumbers.
Video: A Berkeley manufacturer of phone booths swims against the tide
By opening a plant in West Berkeley last year, this maker of phone booths is an anomaly, given the decrease in the number of manufacturers in the city.
Gilman Brewing Company in Berkeley is a brewery for pet lovers
Founders Sean Wells and Tim Sellmeyer are full-time veterinary surgeons by day, but their love of beer led them to start a pet project — a brewery and taproom in Berkeley.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in May
Twelve new eateries opened this month in Berkeley, Oakland, Albany and beyond; five closed.
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