It’s been five months since Berkeley’s last warm water pool closed, a development that one city council member says is disproportionately hurting elderly and disabled residents. Neither of the two remaining alternatives, King Pool in North Berkeley and... »
Does Chez Panisse deserve a place on the list of SF's finest? »
-- With contribution from the Bay City NewsThe San Francisco Giants will honor the victims of Saturday's fatal yacht crash, including Alexis Busch, Major League Baseball's first-ever "batgirl," prior to Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phil... »
Who are your favorite bartenders in Berkeley? There's Acme Bar, which has "$2 Miller Highlife Drafts and special beers like 'Death and Taxes' in stock." And there's a pool table, a jukebox, and a DJ who spins on a regular basis." And Jupiter, which sa... »
As usual this weekend, Patch reader and mother extraordinare, Katharine Mieszkowsk, sent me kid-friendly activities for the weekend from 510 Families. Eggster Egghunt and Learning Festival – On the Cal campus, this free event put on by student voluntee... »
Clean out your bookshelf and closet and come on down for some good community fun and sharing. Got seedlings or crops? Bring 'em on down. Let's swap ideas too!It's time again to start swapping books, clothing, crops! Clean out your bookshelf and closet ... »
El Cerrito resident Sonam Chodon was remembered Tuesday, by saddened friends in the local Tibetan community as kind and devoted to caring for others. "The whole of our community is in shock," said Tenzin Tsedup, president of the Richmond-based Tibetan ... »
At Saint Mary’s College High, where I go to school, we're in the middle of Peace and Justice week with an emphasis on food. We had our first ever food fair featuring kale pesto pasta, organic bananas and apples, wild rice with tofu and kale, as well as... »
It's the height of asparagus season, says the Ecology Center Farmers Market operations manager Dylan Cardiff, and winter greens abound as well at all three Berkeley locations. "We're in citrus season, too, which means we have a lot of beautiful tangeri... »
Thursday, Feb. 23 A Berkeley High student shot this morning while riding his bike on the 6300 block of Oakland's Market Street was recovering after surgery. Wednesday, Feb. 22 A student's HP laptop, value $540, was reported stolen from 110 Hearst Gym.... »
The story of the murder Peter Cukor in the North Berkeley hills combines multiple hot-button issues, and as a result has gained notice far beyond Berkeley. You have the schizophrenic Alameda resident Daniel Dewitt roaming the streets of Berkeley looki... »
An interesting thread broke out in the comments section of the article about Peter Cukor, 67, who was killed outside his home in North Berkeley by trespasser Daniel Jordan Dewitt, 23, from Alameda. Most readers seemed to be focused on the fact that the... »
The Hillside Club is a neighborhood social club housed in a truly lovely building. The original building was designed by Bernard Maybeck, but that building burnt down in the 1923 fire. Maybeck's brother-in-law designed the current clubhouse. It has a m... »
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Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling when you disembark BART only to find an empty rack where your bike used to be? It's a common experience in Berkeley, according to BART crime data analysed by California Watch. Reported bike thefts at Ashby... »
