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Bay Area Book Festival Presents Renowned Speakers on Today’s Issues

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In a normal year, the Bay Area Book Festival takes place amid the first sunny days of May. Crowds of tens of thousands circulate among booths lining the streets and authors from around the world speak in auditoriums about their newest works.

Gezish Mengistu, owner of Lemat Ethiopian Restaurant and Café, has been advertising with Berkeley Restaurant Week since he opened in 2016.

Berkeley Restaurant Week Boosts Business for Struggling Eateries

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As one of the industries hit hardest by COVID-19, restaurants are unostentatiously fighting to overcome hindrances posed by the pandemic lifestyle people have adjusted to.

A man walks into the Downtown Berkeley post office.

Berkeley USPS Continues to Provide Valuable Services Despite Financial Crisis

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Since 1971, the United States Postal Service has been a nationwide network that connects millions of Americans to each other, and just for a few cents.

Kamel Bouch, the manager at K

Despite Government Aid, BHS Lunch Spots Struggle Without Students

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When Berkeley High School closed in March, no one knew how long it would be before students could return to the hallways, people, and beloved lunch spots that are part of an in-person education at BHS.