You could be Berkeley’s next culture critic
Patrick Dooley, artistic director of Shotgun Players, watches a stage rehearsal of Thirty-Six, a raunchy romantic comedy produced…
Woman charged in January South Berkeley apartment shooting
Police arrested a Southern California woman this week in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex in…
UC Berkeley will reopen multicultural center that it abruptly closed last year
The African American Office of Student Development hosts a Kwanzaa celebration at UC Berkeley’s Multicultural Community Center in…
Can it with the flatulence jokes! Berkeley’s No. 1 bean fan spreads legume gospel on happy stomach
When the phrase “Legume Limerence” becomes a thing, it will be because of the efforts of Madeline Schapiro,…
Will ICE be at the Super Bowl?
A Super Bowl banner decorates the exterior of Levi’s Stadium in San José on Jan. 28, 2026. Credit: Tâm…
Black History walking tour, Friday wine, Charli XCX movie
The Gilman Wine Block Party. Credit: Donkey & Goat Winery Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts…
Woman dies in duplex fire in Berkeley’s Poet’s Corner
Police and fires stand work outside a duplex on Poe Street after a woman was pronounced dead Wednesday…
After little kids wandered away, Berkeley school may put up fence
A parent and teacher said a 5-year-old walked off Cragmont Elementary School’s campus in August and was found…
Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program
Last week, Rep. Lateefah Simon called a conference inside Oakland’s 19th Street BART station to introduce a federal…
California scientists lobby for $23B bond to offset Trump’s cuts
Christopher Rae, a UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher who is investigating potential new treatments for tuberculosis, talks about his…
Berkeley’s Flow Lounge is a hip-hop incubator and community builder
On a recent Wednesday night in Southside Berkeley, people from all walks of life were drifting into Club…
Berkeley could loosen rules on pepper spray, tear gas, smoke
A City Council committee endorsed loosening reporting requirements when police use pepper spray. Credit: Emilie Raguso Some city…