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Berkeley Police Log for Jan. 12-19, 2012
Berkeley Patch
Jan 20Thursday, Jan. 19 A contractor arrived at his job site, a home in the 1600 block of Ward Street, to find that someone had climbed in an open rear window overnight and stolen two 48 x 48-inch skylights and three pieces of rolling aluminum scaffold. A d... »
Snapshot: Malcolm Margolin, Founder, Heyday Books
Berkeleyside
Jan 11By Frances Dinkelspiel and Pete Rosos “Hierophantic,” was how the noted historian Kevin Starr described Malcolm Margolin, the publisher of the Berkeley-based Heyday Books, in a 2004 article in the San Francisco Chronicle. “Manifesting sacred power, a ... »
Snapshot: David Berkeley, songwriter, writer
Berkeleyside
Jan 03By Pete Rosos David Berkeley is an acclaimed songwriter with five albums under his belt. He was a guest on “This American Life” and tours all over America and beyond. Berkeley was a student of philosophy and literature at Harvard, worked for “Outside” ... »
Huffman, Leno Wrap Busy 2011
Rohnert Park Patch
Jan 03Marin's representatives in the California State Legislature were busy bees in 2011, going to bat on a wide range of issues and introducing 20 bills that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law. Those laws went into effect Jan. 1. For state Assemblyman Jared H... »
Out in Berkeley on New Year’s
Berkeleyside
Dec 29By Andrew Gilbert Even on a slow night you can find a generous array of live music in Berkeley, but on New Year’s Eve the People’s Republic offers a particularly enticing selection, especially if you’re looking for the chance to dance. Every venue seem... »
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George Heymont: The Ghost Walks at Midnight
HuffPost San Francisco
Jan 30This month, the Berkeley Rep presented the regional premiere of Ghost Light, a fascinatingly messy and mesmerizing dramedy that becomes curiously courageous and cathartic as its protagonist bounces back and forth between moments of insight and intransi... »
Pop-Up Watch: Seoul Patch at Rocketfish; Jablow’s Meats at Beast and Hare; and More
Grub Street San Francisco
Jan 27Eric Ehler of Seoul Patch (foreground) at Rocketfish. The winter season has been picking up with pop-ups galore. Just to name a few... Seoul Patch, the Korean-American pop-up which launched five months ago at Serpentine by former sous chef Eric Ehler (... »
The Clog goes local: A day at the farmer’s market
The Daily Clog
Jan 23We were tempted to buy these gorgeous beets, but we wouldn’t quite know what to do with them. The morning was bright, with only traces of rain hinting that the weather had been torrential earlier. It was a Saturday like any other … except it was the fi... »
1/21/12: Freight & Salvage Free Folk Music Day | Berkeley
Fun Cheap San Francisco
Jan 19Music fills the Freight from ceiling to roof as we throw open our doors from noon to 4:00 pm today for a free, family-friendly musical celebration featuring an array of performances and workshops which highlight the Freight’s amazing teaching staff and... »
Photo Du Jour: It's Curtains For You
SFist
Jan 19"Welcome to Urban Ore" by Ariel Dovas. [ more › ] »