Can’t buy me liberation: The marriage of capitalism and queerness
Isabelle Doerschlag/Staff
If I go to Pride again — if I begrudgingly continue attending because, as previously mentioned, Pride is well-intentioned but poorly executed …
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Lighting the way: 2nd-chance individuals serve, give back to city as hospitality ambassadors
A recovering addict nearing eight years of sobriety, Walker is now the field operations manager of the Downtown Berkeley Association’s ambassador program, a hospitality and cleaning services program that aims to create a more inviting Downtown environment. Managed by Block by Block, the ambassador program is one of several the company operates throughout the Bay Area and country.
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Activists march through shops, restaurants in ‘black brunch’ demonstration
Community members and UC Berkeley students marched in a peaceful protest Saturday morning, entering restaurants to read the names of black men killed by police and vigilantes.
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Get your dose of Berkeley when you’re not in Berkeley
With about a month left of summer, you probably feel like school is going to start too soon. But there are also some things — fun or quirky things — that you might actually miss about Berkeley. The good thing is that you can try to get those things when
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Power outage Tuesday delays BART commuters
Authorities closed the Downtown Berkeley Bay Area Rapid Transit station Tuesday after a power outage hit the Downtown area, preventing commuters from stopping at or leaving the station for almost two hours. About 1,150 customers were affected when an underground cable failed just before 4 p.m. near the intersection of
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Coffee and tea festival to take root in Berkeley
Berkeley coffee and tea enthusiasts will have the opportunity to celebrate their love for caffeine at the city’s first annual Coffee and Tea Festival this weekend.
