Berkeley Flea Market

The Adeline Corridor Specific Plan, which outlines the next 20 years of development in a South Berkeley area near Ashby BART station, was approved by Berkeley City Council on Tuesday after about six years of planning.

Berkeley markets and farms, affected by shelter-in-place and social distancing orders, have experienced significant changes to their business infrastructures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The city of Berkeley is formally committing to work with BART to prepare the North Berkeley and Ashby BART stations for housing development, a topic that has moved to the forefront of housing discourse in the city.

Berkeley's staple father-and-daughter Trinidadian food cart, Daniel’s Caribbean Kitchen, has reopened after a two-year hiatus and will be establishing a brick-and-mortar location in West Oakland soon, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

The Berkeley Flea Market is set to reopen this month earlier than expected after it was planned to be shutdown in February and March due to financial difficulties.

Berkeley Flea Market, held in the parking lot of the Ashby BART station every Saturday and Sunday, will temporarily shut down from Feb. 2 to April 6 in order to revamp its business model and better serve the community.

Officials from the city of Berkeley and BART listened as community members voiced their concerns about building housing around the Ashby BART station during a public meeting at Longfellow Middle School on Thursday.