This Berkeley beekeeper’s colony collapsed. She wrote a book.
Jennie Durant in the pollinator garden outside her Westbrae home on Tuesday. Credit: Hope Muñoz/Berkeleyside In 2014, when…
At Berkeley’s Unfiltered wine festival, local wine takes center stage
Hundreds of winemakers, scientists, and grape aficionados descended upon the Gilman Wine district July 25-26 for the second…
What’s in new plan for bike lanes on Berkeley’s Hopkins Street
A protester holds a sign at a demonstration in support of protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street in…
A guide to Berkeley estate sales
The first to arrive, at 7:45 a.m. — more than two hours before the doors opened at 10…
Films made at Saul Zaentz’s Berkeley studio spotlit at BAMPFA
Saul Zaentz at work in Fantasy Studios. Courtesy: BAMPFA Few film producers were better at balancing art and…
Berkeley voters will decide on these 7 ballot measures in November
Campaign signs fill a front yard in Berkeley in the weeks before the 2024 election. Credit: Ximena Natera,…
Around Berkeley: Night kayaking, North Shattuck Block Party, Midsummer Bazaar
The UC Aquatic Center is offering a full moon group kayak adventure at the Berkeley Marina on Wednesday,…
Berkeley clinic aims to make hair removal less painful for trans community
Electrologist May Cluff with Airship co-worker Chelsea O’Neal. Courtesy: Airship Electrolysis When Umbra Williams first walked into an…
Berkeley Bagels expands to downtown
The downtown Berkeley bagel scene is slated to welcome a fresh competitor just as students return to the…
Remembering Flora Russ, a pillar of support to Berkeley students and staff for 50 years
Flora Russ at her retirement in 2018. Credit: Mark Copland/BUSD Flora Russ, beloved aunt, family matriarch, pioneering educator,…
Remembering Robert Cole, who turned Cal Performances into a global powerhouse
Robert Cole. Credit: Susan Muscarella Renowned performing arts impresario Robert W. Cole, who transformed the UC Berkeley-based presenting…
Following successful first year, Evergreen Cafe plots Westbrae expansion
When Sara Rahimian read that Bartavelle, the cafe near her North Berkeley home, was closing in the fall…