Owners of Berkeley institution Urban Ore consider its future
Daniel Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer are getting ready to retire but hope that their employees can buy the business.
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Story of Berkeley’s Moe’s Books comes to big screen
The film that was found at the Berkeley dump of the 1965 opening night party for Moe’s Books on Telegraph Avenue now has a film of its own.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
STAND UP SIT DOWN If you’re looking for laughs, try the La Peña Cultural Center this Friday for a comedy show hosted by Karinda Dobbins and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. The socio-political comedians will be treating guests to some stand-up comedy and a sit-down interview with special guest Bryant Terry, a chef and activist who is working to create a sustainable and just food system. Guest comedian Nato Green will also be joining in to humorously discuss current events. To help readers get a proper sense of the event, the La Peña website asks them to “imagine if renegade comedians locked Wolf Blitzer in a broom closet and then ran CNN’s ‘Situation Room.’” The show will go from 8-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. (more…)
Long-time Berkeley progressives back referendum drive
The group that collected 7,896 signatures to force a City Council redistricting plan onto the ballot spent more than $5,000 on paid signature gatherers in January, but only raised $2,790, according to a campaign disclosure report filed with the city.
First shipping container ‘village’ headed to Berkeley
An innovative new shopping development, made entirely of shipping containers, is in the works for Berkeley's Sacramento Street.
