DeVito, 89, was a wife, mother, traveler, walker and advocate for women and seniors.
Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
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Remembering Ruth Armstrong, co-founder of Berkeley Path Wanderers
Armstrong, an artist and community activist, also designed beloved play structures in Live Oak, Codornices and Glendale-La Loma parks.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Path Wanderers co-founder on the mend after driver hit her in crosswalk
A driver struck 90-year-old Jacque Ensign as she walked on Marin Avenue near her North Berkeley home earlier this month.
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Discovering East Bay’s ‘secret stairs,’ places of solace and adventure in challenging times
During the pandemic, many of us have turned to Charles Fleming’s book about the old Key Route stairways and relished the adventures they offer in numbing times.
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Four Berkeley paths named for founders of group that creates and preserves them
The City Council approved the naming of four pedestrian paths in honor of the founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association.
Posted inArts
Can you find the art hidden on paths near Live Oak and Codornices parks?
Working with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association, five artists have created a delightful public art installation.
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Video: The stewards of Berkeley’s pathways and steps celebrate 20 years
The Berkeley Path Wanderers take care of, promote and celebrate the city’s 136 public paths and staircases.
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Poet laureate Coolbrith: Did Berkeley shortchange her?
Ina Coolbrith circa 1871 2015 marks the centennial of the naming of California’s first poet laureate. In 1915, during the height of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the state named Ina Coolbrith, then 74, to become an ambassador of words. Aleta George, a journalist and a part-time house manager for Berkeley Rep, has written a new […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
A scene from East Bay Open Streets 2014. Photo: Love Our Neighborhood Day EAST BAY OPEN STREETS Thousands are expected to take to the streets of North Oakland and Southwest Berkeley this Saturday, May 30, from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for car-free fun at the second annual Love Our Neighborhood Day, a production of Walk Oakland […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Students at Le Conte Elementary enjoy persimmons from the school’s tree. Photo: @BerkeleyDineOut on Twitter BERKELEY DINE OUT Berkeley schools district-wide incorporate gardening and cooking into the curriculum. The idea is that the school gardens produce healthy habits and interdisciplinary lessons, along with the fruits and vegetables. But the program has lost federal funding and needs […]
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Little Free Libraries are popping up all over Berkeley
A Little Free Library in Berkeley, on Yolo Avenue near Milvia, one of at least 22 in the city. Photo: Colleen Neff By Colleen Neff What are these structures popping up along the sidewalks of Berkeley? Big birdhouses? Doll houses? Or are they homes small enough to actually be affordable in this crazy real-estate market? Nope. […]
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Video: 36 hours in Berkeley, California
This week, the New York Times turned its attention to Berkeley for its regular “36 Hours in…” series. It’s not the first time the city has been viewed through this lens. It was also featured in 2003. This time, however, they also created a video to give readers a sense of life in the city (scroll down to […]