Berkeleyside broke the news Sunday about two men tied to a bank robbery in February. Monday, authorities said the brothers from Oakland have actually been tied to five bank heists.
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Police warn cafe patrons after recent robberies in Berkeley
Armed robbers have been hitting Berkeley cafes and taking laptops and other items from their customers this month, authorities report.
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Berkeley police on the scene after bank robbery, manhunt underway
Berkeley police officers are on the scene after a bank robbery on Solano Avenue late Thursday morning.
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Election 2016: Who will represent North Berkeley next?
District 5, from left: Sophie Hahn, Stephen Murphy. Photos: Courtesy With 12-year District 5 Councilman Laurie Capitelli setting his sights on the mayor’s seat, Sophie Hahn and Stephen Murphy have gone head to head this election season to convince the community who will lead North Berkeley best. Hahn is a former attorney and small businesswoman […]
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Ask Berkeleyside: Why no toilets at the Solano Stroll?
The Solano Stroll brings crowds to Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Albany each year. Photo: Steve Crawford It wasn’t a conspiracy, and it wasn’t by design. There were no portable toilets at the Solano Stroll on Sunday due to “a simple error,” event organizer Allen Cain of the Solano Avenue Association told Berkeleyside this week. Exactly […]
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Photo Gallery: The 42nd Berkeley-Albany Solano Stroll
“I feel the Stroll represents the best of Berkeley — such good feelings, such diversity — of both humans and animals,” said Berkeleyside contributing photographer Nancy Rubin commenting on this year’s event.
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Visit Berkeleyside, Nosh at the Solano Stroll
Find the Berkeleyside team Sunday in our usual spot, between Pegasus Books and iScream, where northbound Colusa Avenue hits Solano Avenue. We hope you’ll come by to say hello.
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Remembering Lu Charlotte: Adventurer, educator and ‘Mayor of Solano Avenue’
Lu Charlotte, who passed away on Aug. 9, 2016. Photo: Courtesy family Longtime Berkeley resident Lu Charlotte passed away peacefully in her home on The Alameda Aug. 9, 2016. She was 92. Lu was born Lucille Charlotte Stein on Sept. 15, 1923, in Adams, Massachusetts. A bright and energetic student, she graduated from Adams High […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Architecture bookstore William Stout has closed its Berkeley location on Solano Avenue and moved the stock to its Richmond publishing arm. Photo: Google StreetView WILLIAM STOUT CLOSES/RELOCATES Architectural bookstore William Stout has closed its Berkeley store, at 1605 Solano Ave., and is merging the business with its publishing arm on the Richmond waterfront. Owner Bill Stout told Berkeleyside the North […]
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Shop Talk Spotlight: Grove Salon and Blow-Dry Bar
Grove Salon, which opened last year at 1483 Solano Ave. (at Santa Fe), offers expert hair services in an award-winning designed space. Photo: Grove Salon Grove Salon, which opened last year at 1483 Solano Ave. (at Santa Fe), offers expert hair services in an award-winning designed space. Photo: Grove Salon [This story is sponsored by Grove Salon. […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
YJM Photography and Gallery of Fine Arts: newly opened on Solano Avenue. Photo: Yves Mozelsio NEW: GALLERY OF FINE ARTS Yves Mozelsio has just opened YJM Photography and Gallery of Fine Arts at 1865 Solano Ave. (a few doors west of the Oaks Theater in the former KNA Copy Center). Monday was the first day for the gallery which, Mozelsio […]
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Berkeley merchants: New minimum wage proposal would ‘decimate’ businesses
Merchants in business districts such as the Elmwood are opposed to a new proposal that would see the minimum wage rise to $19/hour. Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin By Lisa Tsering Berkeley business owners say a new proposed minimum wage hike will quite simply drive them out of business and, in the process, destroy the unique flavor […]