Placing home
Launching into Limbo
But if my neighborhood and hometown are my close friends, then my home itself may as well be an organ in my body, so attuned I am to its rhythm and pulse.
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From Dwight Avenue to Bancroft Way: Which hill is shittiest?
If you live on Piedmont Avenue or above, there’s a good chance you have to walk any one of five hills to get home. But which one of you has it the worst?
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People’s Park still matters as a landmark
The land now known as People’s Park was landmarked in 1984. And it is no accident that almost nobody knows why.
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2 suspects arrested, nearly 60 stolen cards found
Two male suspects were arrested Jan. 25 after Berkeley Police Department officers stopped their car and found nearly 60 stolen credit, debit and gift cards, a handgun and marijuana.
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Game day survival pack
For some of us, our first Game Day experience occurred when we were too young to remember anything but feeling like the tallest person at California Memorial Stadium. On the shoulders of a parent or tossed into the air like a Hail Mary, we felt our brief moment of levity synchronized
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Retracted: Guide to Berkeley’s new summer food spots
Editor’s note: This blog post has been retracted because of personal safety concerns. Sarah Harris is the editor in chief. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @sharris_DC.
Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill opens on Telegraph Avenue
Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill has finally opened a chain on Telegraph Avenue for Berkeley residents to experience the fresh, home-style Japanese curry it is famous for. Muracci’s was originally a huge success in the San Francisco district, with a second opening in 2010 located in downtown Los Altos. I met
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The creaming of a Dream
CITY AFFAIRS: Plans to build a new ice cream shop on Telegraph Avenue would have little to no chance of succeeding.
History has a tendency to repeat itself in Berkeley. Imagine if Telegraph Avenue did the same thing on a microcosmic level: We could have two vacant lots positioned opposite one another (each with little hope for new construction) along with two age-old record stores (both experiencing waning business over the
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