Each Friday in this space food writer Sarah Henry asks a well-known, up-and-coming, or under-the-radar food aficionado about their favorite tastes in town, preferred food purveyors and other local culinary gems worth sharing. In 2006, Keba Konte and company took over the space on Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley which had housed the vegetarian Smokey […]
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Posted inCrime, Crime & Safety
Rash of armed robberies in north Berkeley
Two men walking around with a gun apparently went on a robbery rampage in north Berkeley last weekend, holding up four people. Another incident involving a carjacking on the UC Berkeley campus may have involved the same people. Two African-American males, one with a thin build and one with a medium build, attempted to rob […]
Posted inArts
Thousand Oaks Theatre to reopen with new focus
By Jane Tierney Thousand Oaks Theatre on Solano Avenue has changed hands, and current owner Metropolitan has been replaced by a partnership that also runs Serra Theaters in Milpitas which specializes in ethnic, particularly Bollywood movies. The transfer took place on March 30. The theater has been dark since Sunday and there has been no announcement on when it will […]
Posted inEvents, Nosh
A taste of the Gourmet Ghetto
There will be a foodie fest in north Berkeley on the evening of Wednesday March 24 to benefit a select group of East Bay charities, including the Berkeley Food and Housing Project. “A Taste of North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto: Benefit for Food and Social Justice” is being organized by the North Shattuck Association and the Berkeley Lions […]
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Help identify North Berkeley robbery suspect
A possible suspect for a series of residential burglaries in north Berkeley has been identified and the Police Department would like the community’s help in identifying him. Detectives believe as many as seven burglaries, which began in late February and are still ongoing, may be connected to the suspect, pictured above. He is described as: black […]
Posted inHousing & Development
Landmark north Berkeley property up for sale
Anyone wanting to get their hands on an architecturally distinctive property in Berkeley — and with $3,680,000 in their pockets — is in luck with the recent arrival on the market of this multi-unit complex on Codornices Road. Designed by Henry Gutterson in 1924, the nine units are across the way from Bernard Maybeck’s Rose Walk. Four […]
Posted inNosh
Peko-Peko pop-up in North Berkeley on Monday (not Sunday)
Sylvan Mishima Brackett, the owner of Peko-Peko Japanese Catering and formerly Alice Waters’ right-hand man, will host a pop-up izakaya this Monday, January 18, from 5.30pm at the Guerilla Cafe in North Berkeley (hat-tip: SFoodie). SFoodie reports: With its shoebox size and wraparound counter, Guerrilla Cafe should be the perfect place to recreate that crowded, Sapporo’d-up izakaya […]
Posted inCity
North Berkeley meeting on Downtown Plan
If you live in North Berkeley and you’re interested in what’s going on with the Downtown Area Plan, Council members Laurie Capitelli (District 5) and Susan Wengraf (District 6) are holding a Town Hall meeting tomorrow at 7pm. The meeting will include an informational presentation on the Downtown Plan including Q&As with Council members and […]