"Shop Talk"

After 85 years in business, Darling Flower Shop closed its doors on Dec. 31, after its owner retired. Catch up on this and other local biz news.

Two long-established businesses are closing, but bibliophiles will rush to the pop-up sale of remaining stock at Turtle Island Book Shop.

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.

A new shade shop on Fourth Street, a lifestyle store with a cool mobile version, and a store that was going to close then decided against it.

A downtown Berkeley Italian restaurant changes hands; an art shop closes and a popup promises ‘endorphins’ in the apparel field.

Downtown will mark Shop Local day Tuesday; there’s a new toy store on Fourth Street; and we have news of a relocation, a closure, and a re-invention.

There’s lots of activity among bike shops and a new flower shop in town, while a longstanding purveyor of salvaged wood is closing up shop after over 40 years.

This week: A decades old College Avenue store that took over from a gun shop is consolidating; candies pop up for the holidays; and a co-working/events space has opened in West Berkeley.

Stores are always opening and closing in Berkeley. Here are the latest details.