Berkeley Bowl

In the spirit of St. Peppermint Patty’s Day, I gathered my roommates for a taste test of seven different mint chocolate candies.

Crosta Panini Bar, located inside Highwire Coffee Roasters on 2049 San Pablo Avenue, closed Sunday after two of Crosta’s three owners departed.

There’s nothing quite like walking through the store during stone fruit season. But which is the best? It’s the ranking you’ve all been waiting for.

A homeless encampment near Berkeley Bowl was dismantled by Berkeley police and city officials at about 5:00 a.m. Wednesday — the twelfth disbandment to occur in a series of disbandments and relocations that began in October, according to homeless activist Guy “Mike” Lee.

Representatives from the Bay Area Bike Share program held a community workshop Thursday to take suggestions for bike station locations that will be implemented in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville starting in spring 2017.

Amid neighborhood concerns, the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, granted use permits to Berkeley Honda Sept. 8 that will allow its full service car dealership to move to a new location on Shattuck Ave.

At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council voted to overturn the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s December decision to classify the original Berkeley Bowl building as a “structure of merit.”

A multi-use venue will soon bring life to an abandoned corner of Telegraph Avenue that has lain unused for over a decade.

Taking a nod from the New York Times’ “36 Hours in …” series, we’ve compiled a list of Berkeley institutions that make the city its own. Whether you’re new to town or a local resident, take a weekend to fall in love — or back in love — with the sights, smells and sounds of Berkeley.