On April 30, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive reopened its doors to the public. BAMPFA has been closed since March 15, 2020, and finally reopened for members and for University of California, Berkeley students on Friday, April 30.
After watching the biggest movies of the year from their living rooms, or snagging a ticket to one of the few local drive-ins, — all for movies whose releases haven’t been delayed — theater-goers can finally enjoy the in-person theater experiences they haven’t had access to for the past year. Local and national theaters have
Indoor dining reopened the week of March 6, allowing restaurants to serve a maximum of 25% capacity or 100 people indoors, depending on which is a smaller number.
Keguang Zhao prepares one of Cozy Wok’s vegetarian specialties at the restaurant’s kitchen in Oakland. While most small businesses struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic, Dan and Keguang Zhao saw the challenge as an opportunity rather than a dead-end.
Protests, Rallies, and Marches Attend a protest by joining others on the streets to fight collectively for a cause. Marches are held often across the Bay Area and are a straightforward way to get involved.
Carol Christ Carol Christ joined the University of California Berkeley faculty in 1970. She was a teacher and an administrator until 2002, when she became the president of Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts.
Starting January 12, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre began the process of releasing ten “Aural Adventures.” These ten minute long stories from famous Berkeley residents are through podcast form, in a program entitled Place/Settings: Berkeley. The narratives are each centered around specific places integral to Berkeley, spinning immersive, intimate tales to create an audial guide to
Located a block away from Berkeley High School on Shattuck Avenue, Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen has been serving Southern flavors to Berkeley for 15 years, and in those years has never failed to deliver food or family. “Angeline’s was founded by Scott Fearon and Robert Volberg in 2006,” said Tempe Minaga-Teves, co-owner and general manager of
In the 2019-20 Berkeley High School yearbook, a photo spread titled “Fashion” featured students wearing everything from snake-patterned pants to neon socks to leather skorts and everything in between.
A third culture kid is someone who grew up in a different culture from their parents, existing in between two worlds and molding themselves into a combination of both.
Like millions of Americans, Chris Ingersoll was laid off when the pandemic hit. Prior to COVID-19, Ingersoll worked in healthcare technology at a company called R1 RCM that managed financial operations for hospitals.
Derek DeSantis and Areg Maghakian shared a goal. Both love coffee, beer, and board games, and the two were interested in combining their passions to introduce the Bay Area to a board game cafe — an idea growing popular outside of the US.
Imagine Berkeley without Chez Panisse, Top Dog, or Rick and Ann’s, but rather a Starbucks and Target at every corner. Small businesses are incredibly vulnerable to COVID-19; a recent study found that around eight hundred US small businesses are shutting down every day.
It’s late at night when Marsha Tolliver hears a knock on the door of her apartment. She opens it, revealing the police. Swiftly and calmly, they notify her that the building next door is on fire and for her safety, she must evacuate immediately.
A COVID-19 outbreak at Berkeley’s Golden Gate Fields infected over 300 workers and residents, according to a November 20 press release issued by Golden Gate Fields.
Throughout this seemingly unrelenting pandemic, it has become clear that the businesses that are hit the hardest economically are not large corporations, but small local businesses.
Morningtide, a lifestyle shop on the corner of Solano Ave and Cornell Ave, is the perfect example of a small and sustainable business. Established three years ago by Lisa Jackson and Lisa Fontaine, the shop sells everything from clothing to pottery.
On Tuesday, September 22, Berkeley unanimously passed a new ordinance restricting the kinds of food that can be sold in checkout aisles citywide. The “Healthy Checkout Ordinance” states that stores with more than 2,500 square feet may no longer contain sugary snacks in the checkout aisle.
