Berkeley biking bliss
Jericho Tang/Staff
I forgot why I bought a $79 bike at Walmart in spring 2018. Nobody knows what prompted that decision, but something in my heart just said, “Let’s give it a try.”
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Sfizio pop-up serves Italian food at Way Station Brew
Pop-up restaurant Sfizio opened at Way Station Brew, located at 2120 Dwight Way, serving fresh pasta and seasonal vegetables on a weekly basis.
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BART employs grazing goats to create firebreaks on right-of-way property
For Bill Stewart, a forestry and cooperative extension specialist at UC Berkeley, finding massive herds of goats chomping on dry vegetation in Berkeley has been a regular occurrence for the last 40 years.
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‘An affordable luxury’: Boichik Bagels, Bay Area businesses respond to criticisms from Oakland financial firm
Emily Winston, founder of Berkeley’s Boichik Bagels, was shocked when she first saw the digital newsletter sent by Lula Financial, the email’s subject line stating that the business’s customers “deserve to be poor.”
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UC Berkeley professor receives grant to support community partnerships
The William T. Grant Foundation gave Emily Ozer, professor of community health sciences at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, $650,000 to assess campus guidelines on community partnerships.
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BART to transition to near pre-pandemic service Aug. 2
Following California’s complete economic reopening and the state’s move beyond COVID-19 restrictions, BART announced Thursday that it would be returning to near pre-pandemic services on Aug. 2 —a change from its original Aug. 30 transition date.
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LGBTQ+ chef Brenda Buenviaje plants roots in the Bay Area
At the intersection of Broadway and 41st Street in Temescal sits Brenda’s, a casual counter-service joint featuring New Orleans-inspired cuisine. I had the privilege of sitting down for a phone call with Brenda to discuss her experiences navigating the culinary world as a queer woman of color.
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We must continue to take a stand against anti-Asian hate
Ending anti-Asian hate requires compassion and support from all of us, regardless of ethnic identity, age or occupation.
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Shorts films stand tall at 18th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival
In late April 2021, the San Francisco Greek Film Festival, or SFGFF, returned to celebrate cinematic contributions by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world.
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A tale of two cities
Head in the Cloud
Tech managed to rewrite the cultural narrative of the city, inserting itself within the pages of San Francisco’s history.
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