Berkeley city council passes plan allowing Telegraph Avenue to be open 24/7
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By next month, commercial businesses on Telegraph Avenue north of Dwight Way will have the option of staying open for 24 hours. Read More…
Thumb Wars: The Great Divide
Is Northside or Southside a better place to live in?
Team Northside The immediate response for many people when faced with Northside as a living option is that it’s too far from everything else, i.e. Southside. I’ll admit that was my original stance. But after living in the nether region north of campus for the past nine months, I’ve come Read More…
City looks at past, future of Telegraph Avenue
For many Berkeley residents, the Downtown area serves as a transportation gateway to the rest of the Bay Area. But while Berkeley residents have been using Downtown as a portal out, others in the Bay Area have been coming in, settling down and calling it their new home — leaving Read More…
Rising businesses keep area vibrant
Measure S ensures safety of students
Perhaps nothing symbolizes the changes in the economy more than what we all see on Thursday evenings with the “Off the Grid” food trucks. Food trucks are a hot, growing phenomenon all over the country and they are now here on Telegraph every Thursday evening. Hundreds of people come to socialize on the sidewalks and street while enjoying a tasty meal. Our challenge, which we are still working on, is how to meaningfully tie Telegraph as a destination into such a fun event. Some individual merchants have done so already. Moe’s Books has poetry readings many Thursday evenings and Caffe Mediterraneum has interesting coffee tastings in front of their café during “Off the Grid.” Read More…
Following failure of Measure S, opponents and supporters reflect on campaign
With the final poll numbers showing that Measure S, Berkeley’s controversial Sit-Lie ordinance, narrowly failed in this year’s election, dismayed proponents of the ballot measure are in a time of reflection. Read More…
City Council to vote on program to let Telegraph businesses expand to sidewalk
Telegraph Avenue’s street vendors may soon see a little more competition. Berkeley City Council will vote at its meeting Tuesday on whether or not to implement the Telegraph Pilot Program. Proposed by Councilmember Kriss Worthington, the program deals exclusively with store owners who wish to establish a street presence with Read More…
Coffee and tea festival to take root in Berkeley
Berkeley coffee and tea enthusiasts will have the opportunity to celebrate their love for caffeine at the city’s first annual Coffee and Tea Festival this weekend.
Caffe Mediterraneum approved for 24-hour business
The city of Berkeley’s recent approval of Caffe Mediterraneum’s bid to keep its doors open 24 hours a day has pushed ongoing efforts to turn Telegraph Avenue into a 24-hour business district one step further. Amid the Telegraph Business Improvement District’s endeavor to extend Telegraph businesses’ hours with the hope Read More…
Caffe Med receives approval to sell beer and wine
After receiving the go-ahead to operate 24 hours a day this summer, Caffe Mediterraneum now has preliminary approval from the city of Berkeley to sell beer and wine. For Craig Becker, owner of the cafe and president of the Telegraph Business Improvement District Board, seeking the new beer and wine permit Read More…
Pepe’s Pizza applies for beer and wine permit
There are plenty of pizza parlors in Berkeley, but one particular Southside establishment has decided to expand its menu in order to appeal to more customers who are looking to enjoy their pizza with a beer. Since opening last March, Pepe’s Pizza — located at 2516 Durant Ave. — has Read More…