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Transforming the Peet’s stage into a nature scene, Jiehae Park’s world premiere is an immersive experience exploring age, memory and human connection. Sponsored by Berkeley Rep May 13, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Robert J. Sheppard, a long time resident of Berkeley (formerly of Cleveland, Ohio) died Jan. 5, 2024, of unknown causes after a long and valiant battle. He was 75 years old. Robert Sheppard. Courtesy ...
Most of the tents at the Ohlone Park encampment were empty on Friday, May 9, 2025 as the temperature hovered around 80 degrees. As more people have pitched tents at the park, the number of complaints ...
A murder case against a delivery driver who got into a deadly scuffle with two people unloading his stolen van near Russell and Acton streets has been dismissed. Credit: Zac Farber Will you chip in to ...
The idea to overlay the western view from the Lawrence Hall of Science with what the land looked like pre-colonization was conceived in 2023 after a walk with Lawrence staff and Vincent Medina and ...
After 25 years of serving small-batch chocolate cakes, peach raspberry pies and Hungarian kifli on Adeline St., Crixa Cakes is closing shop. An announcement from owners Elizabeth Kloian and Zoltan Der ...
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Berkeley Cycle Works on San Pablo Avenue has closed after a 10-year run. Credit: Berkeley Cycle Works Will you chip in to make a tangible impact in Berkeley? Thanks to a generous donor, your donation ...
Berkeley Free Clinic will share space with LifeLong Medical in a city-owned building at 830 University Ave. (near Sixth Street) in West Berkeley. Credit: Nathan Dalton Berkeley Free Clinic, the ...
A committee studying the dual role of Alameda County’s registrar of voters and chief information officer has found there is a “lack of capacity” to do both jobs optimally, despite the ROV and his ...
For the better part of a year, Oakland had been without Understory, the vibrant worker-owned restaurant known for its diasporic comfort food and radically inclusive pay-what-you-can model. Cafe: ...
Facing a $7 million budget deficit, Berkeley Unified officials are looking for new ways to create savings and generate revenue, including out-of-the-ordinary solutions such as charging elementary ...