Berkeley announces vaccination milestone, plans for reopening
Nada Lamie /Staff
In a press release Tuesday, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced the city has vaccinated half its population with at least one dose.
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Berkeley City Council renews North Shattuck Business Improvement District contract
While many are preoccupied with the present pandemic, Berkeley City Council has begun to look toward the future with the reestablishment of the North Shattuck Business Improvement District.
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Berkeley celebrates 10th annual ‘Snow Day’
Ten tons of man-made snow covered the ground on the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Rose Street on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for children to play in during the 10th annual Snow Day in Berkeley.
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North Shattuck Association to no longer promote ‘Gourmet Ghetto’ name
The North Shattuck Association announced Sept. 27 that it will no longer promote or associate with the area’s well-known name, “Gourmet Ghetto.”
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Gourmet Ghetto business owner requests name change for historic area
Nicholas Cho, owner of Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters, which recently opened its doors in North Berkeley’s historic Gourmet Ghetto district, made an official request Sept. 12 to the North Shattuck Association to rename the business district.
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A walk through the open streets: Berkeley’s 6th annual Sunday Streets festival
The beats of Brazilian street drummers filled the air, providing a rhythm for the hundreds of feet marching along some of Berkeley’s most iconic streets. While not necessarily crowded, the blocked-off areas were populated by laughing children playing cornhole or blowing bubbles, local election campaigners hoping to gain votes and people of all ages painting animal figurines.
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PSA: Get “A Taste of North Berkeley” at Gourmet Ghetto restaurants to benefit local non-profits
On Tuesday, May 6, the Berkeley Lions Club will host their 5th Annual restaurant walk, “A Taste of North Berkeley,” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Lions have partnered with the North Shattuck Association to put on the event, which features 26 North Berkeley shops and restaurants in Berkeley’s famous “Gourmet
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Second Sunday Streets event to occur on Shattuck Avenue
On October 13, Sunday Streets will come to Berkeley again. Instead of the usual cars and buses, pedestrians, cyclists, skaters and dancers will fill Shattuck Avenue.
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Sunday Streets Berkeley takes over Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley community members took to the streets Sunday for an event that closed off 17 blocks of Shattuck Avenue for pedestrian and bicyclist usage.
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Shattuck to host Berkeley’s first Open Streets event on Sunday
This Sunday, a stretch of Shattuck Avenue more than a mile long will be transformed into a public space hosting more than 80 activities, expositions and performances, right in the middle of the street.
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