A map using data from UC Berkeley researchers looks at which parts of Berkeley tend to generate more of the greenhouse gasses behind climate change.
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Popular Oakland baker fights for life following Uptown robbery
Angel Cakes founder Jen Angel is in “grave condition” after she was dragged 50 feet down an Oakland street during a mid-day robbery attempt.
Posted inArts
Remembering Susan Felix, bold ceramicist who served as Berkeley’s art ambassador
A Berkeley resident since 1967, she helped found the Jewish Arts Community of the Bay and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. She hosted Bay Area ArtBeat on local cable TV.
Posted inCity
Berkeley to close all COVID-19 testing sites this month
The city’s last testing site, at San Pablo Park, will close Feb. 23. BUSD’s testing site at the Berkeley Adult School will close Feb. 17.
Posted inArts
Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Exodus to Eden’ imagines a post-apocalyptic trudge from East Bay to Oklahoma
A ‘Grapes of Wrath’ journey in reverse, the new play is surreal and ambitious, though the production’s 25 songs are a bit excessive.
Posted inNew Restaurants
Cult-fave dumpling spot lands in Rockridge
A running list of new restaurants opening in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
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Most Berkeley residents displaced by mudslides have returned home
The Middlefield Road home where mud pushed down a wall and entered the kitchen is still yellow-tagged. Residents have returned to the other seven homes evacuated Jan. 16.
Posted inRestaurant Closures
Fire temporarily shutters Oakland brunch destination
A running list of restaurants that have closed in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
Posted inNosh Guides
East Bay restaurants and bars perfect for Super Bowl viewing
These bars and restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond are ready to host your Super Bowl LVII watch parties in style.
Posted inCommunity
101-year-old Berkeley Holocaust survivor feels ‘profound obligation’ to speak against hate
Ben Stern has survived nine concentration camps and two death marches and led protests against American Nazis. He tells his story in a new memoir.
Posted inCity
Apartments approved at site of downtown Berkeley development battle
Berkeley held 37 meetings about a downtown housing project that was never built. A new plan for the block has been approved after only five.
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Shop Talk: Beloved Berkeley pet food store loses dogged battle to internet retailers; Modena Salon is moving
Animal Farm Discount Pet Foods was a mainstay on the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Cedar Street for 35 years. Even the owner’s parrot felt it was time to go.