On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke with Alaina Moore of the band Tennis. Originally from Denver, Moore and her husband Patrick Riley started the band after they met each other at college. Now, with two albums (Cape Dory and Young & Old) out, the band will be playing San Francisco’s annual Read More…
The annual Perseid meteor shower will take place early Sunday morning and be easily visible to all stargazers, even those without binoculars or telescopes. The meteors are expected to streak across the sky between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday, and according to UC Berkeley Astronomy Professor Alex Filippenko, they Read More…
As the first day of classes creeps closer and closer, the idea of an endless summer becomes all the more appealing. Not that I don’t love going to school at Cal, I just like vacation better, and I’m pretty sure that Oakland-born rapper, G-Eazy, would agree with me. His 2011 Read More…
UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates. Read More…
Construction is currently underway at the city’s libraries this week as the West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library was demolished Thursday and the concrete foundation was laid in for the library’s South Branch last Friday. Read More…
