Around Berkeley: Shakespeare in the park, amplified haircuts
Inferno Theatre presents a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” Credit: Inferno Theatre Never miss local events! Sign…
Plan for Berkeley’s $30M budget deficit makes ‘really tough’ cuts
Members of the Berkeley City Council are seen in a 2025 file photo. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight Local…
Berkeley REI’s unionized workers urge boycott of anniversary sale amid contract fight
The REI store in Berkeley on March 28, 2025. Credit: Martin do Nascimento/KQED Sales specialist Eli Inkelas helps outdoor…
Berkeley’s Ephesian Church celebrates 100 years
The Ephesian Church of God in Christ shook with music, praise and prayer this weekend as the congregation…
The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop
Jedda Foreman, associate director at the Lawrence Hall of Science, and Vincent Medina, an Ohlone educator and culinary…
Berkeley land trust aims to keep artists housed in the Bay Area
Jaelynn Walls, fiction writer and artist, poses for a portrait at their home in Oakland on May 11,…
Berkeley to vote on expanded parking meter hours, fee hikes
Parking meters in Oakland. Credit: Amir Aziz/The Oaklandside Update, May 18: The Berkeley City Council is slated to…
Toddler who inspired ‘Go the F**k to Sleep’ is now off to college
Adam and Vivien Mansbach. Credit: Joanne Furio for Berkeleyside When Vivien Mansbach attended the Berkeley Rose Waldorf School,…
Leaving Nepal wasn’t easy. But I found belonging in Berkeley
Usha Lama at her home in North Berkeley. Credit: Sara Martin for Berkeleyside This story was told by…
Brutal yearly layoff cycle in Berkeley schools means limbo for workers
Students work on yearbook layout during the after-school program at Washington Elementary School on May 15, 2025. All…
Berkeley arts tax will qualify for 2026 election, campaign says
The Freight & Salvage is one of several local organizations working to put a measure on next year’s…
Happy 90th, Wavy Gravy: Birthday wishes from Berkeley & beyond
Wavy Gravy backstage at the 50th anniversary benefit concert for Camp Winnarainbow on Oct. 1, 2025. Credit: Jay…