Cheeseboard Pizza Collective

We at the Clog have a few suggestions of Berkeley's best spots for live music, according to reputation and music selections.

While you might have heard the name Gourmet Ghetto spoken a dozen times since arriving on campus, you might have never actually taken the journey there. On the surface, it's simply the part of Shattuck Avenue sandwiched between Hearst Avenue and Rose Street. But in reality, it's so much more: what some claim to be the birthplace of California cuisine.

The city of Berkeley sees a number of business openings and closures during the course of a year. Here is a brief update on recent happenings in local business.