Summer readers, lifelong bookworms, nerds and closet nerds have another reason to be happy in Berkeley. According to Amazon, Berkeley is among the top 20 “most well-read” cities in the country. Though rankings are determined by sales alone, we can experience Berkeley’s bibliophilia just by walking around. Our campus offers Read More…
If you saw someone walking down Telegraph yesterday carrying a bunch of copies of Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” and were slightly confused as to why this person was handing them out to random people on the street, the Clog’s here to satiate your curiosity. Yesterday was World Book Night, a day (yeah, Read More…
Next Tuesday, book lovers from around the country will join hands for a cause that gives away free books to those in need. Read More…
Since the opening of the newly renovated Memorial Stadium earlier this fall, the masses of fans occupying the stands during the game and subsequently flooding the surrounding streets have been a welcome boon to local eateries and shops. Read More…
The popular street food vending organization Off the Grid is set to open near the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street. Read More…
Best Bookstore: Moe’s Books Located on Telegraph, just four blocks from campus, Moe’s Books has so much going for it besides its convenient location. Beyond its unique selection of rare and used books, the storefront itself is chock-full of history. It was even captured briefly in the film “The Graduate,” Read More…
Southside community members met in the basement of Moe’s Books Thursday night for the first meeting of the Telegraph Livability Coalition to suggest possible changes to improve the Telegraph Avenue atmosphere in terms of business, cleanliness, safety and tourism. UC Berkeley juniors and ASUC Senators Andrew Albright and Anthony Galace Read More…
With an abundance of books still lining each shelf and filling boxes scattered around the shop, Serendipity Books in West Berkeley officially closed its doors to customers Sept. 3, following the death of founder Peter Howard. Howard died of pancreatic cancer in March. Since then, his two daughters have been Read More…
