The benefits of being homeless As an alumnus and an occasional Telegraph Avenue and park bum, I would like to commend Jay Scherf for his kind and sensible words (“Homelessness and Telegraph Avenue,” March 15) with regard to the ‘Ave, in response to a column from Ms. Yu, which I Read More…
Helmut Drewes, 78, reminisces about his longtime tailor business just off Telegraph Avenue.
Homelessness and Telegraph Avenue Lynn Yu’s column (“Talking on Telegraph. Stop,” March 7) came from a place of such privilege that it rendered the whole article ridiculous. The piece uses the same rhetoric as 19th century British imperial policy. To assume that Telegraph’s ‘potential’ is to gentrify it into some Read More…
A man busks on Telegraph Avenue by juggling fire while walking on a tight rope.
Half of politics is talking, and the other half is talking about talking. Unfortunately, discussions about Telegraph Avenue usually fall into the latter category. Mayor Tom Bates hosted a forum last Thursday concerning the revitalization of Telegraph. According to Berkeleyside, plans have been put forth to construct new projects on Read More…
More than a year since two beloved eateries and dozens of apartment units near campus burned to the ground, feasible plans to rebuild finally seem to be progressing. Recently, the owners of the building that formerly stood on the corner of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue submitted a proposal that Read More…
The mobile payment and discount app Moocho has gone too far in its latest ad campaign. Spotted in Dwinelle, their latest flyer not only makes us want to gouge our eyes out, but also takes advantage of a poor innocent squirrel. This little guy was clearly just minding his own business, Read More…
Sheng Kee Bakery has struck up some intense competition in the local area, and the Clog is uncertain of how much longer UCafe and what we call the Boba Trifecta can take Sheng Kee’s b***shit. Sashaying out of nowhere as the new “big thing” on Telegraph, the bakery has already Read More…
By next month, commercial businesses on Telegraph Avenue north of Dwight Way will have the option of staying open for 24 hours. Read More…
When Berkeley voters were weighing whether to approve Measure S, we hoped the ballot initiative would fail and force the local community to come up with better solutions to combat homelessness. Now, that moment has arrived. The measure, which would have prohibited sitting on commercial sidewalks in Berkeley during certain Read More…
