Berkeley artist Juniper Harrower explores our complicated history with flora in the new ecological art exhibition.
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Shop Talk: New preschool opens at former Gay Austin site; changes afoot for Luna Dance Institute
About 30 students are now enrolled at the Little School preschool on Hopkins Street. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Berkeley ‘4-star’ store on Fourth Street closing as Amazon axes concept
When it opened in 2018, it was just the third 4-star store in the country. Now, Amazon’s abandoned the concept of bringing trending online items to retail shops.
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His madcap recaps of Berkeley softball games have been a hit for 25 years
Raymond Weschler has organized an egalitarian pick-up softball league since 1997, but he prefers writing emails about the games to playing in them.
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The 100-year-old Berkeley nursery that sparked fuchsia and rhododendron crazes
George Budgen opened the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery in 1922. His great-grandson now runs day-to-day operations.
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Shop Talk: Meet the ‘plant queen’ of Southwest Berkeley and the fiddler hired as Ashkenaz’s new director
A plant lover turns her passion into a business on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Rad Power Bikes glides into town; the Berkeley Bag is back again
Rad Power Bikes has opened on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other retail and small business news.
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Eccentric new Curiosity Shop has 45,000 pieces of costume jewelry and a feminist bent
The downtown Berkeley shop’s elusive owner, Bryce Kalousek-Maritano, has operated curiosity shops on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and in a caboose in Oregon.
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Shop Talk: A Priori slides down Vine Street; Moe’s Books union; a big B-day for The Potters’ Studio
A Priori has moved down the street into the Earthly Goods space. Catch up on this and other local business news.
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Berkeley resident’s climate disaster Halloween decorations are ‘scarier than any ghost’
Plus: A roundup of spooky Halloween and Dia de los Muertos happenings this weekend.
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Supervised swims in the bay are popular and safe — just don’t stare at Homer the seal
Attendance at a local company’s chaperoned Sunday swim from the Berkeley Marina has quadrupled since 2018. And while Homer might chase you, he probably won’t bite.
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More than trophy homes: AIA East Bay rethinks its annual home tours
The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects is hosting home tours, housing forums and a bike tour aimed at exploring all forms of shelter.