The best pizza in Berkeley? Our readers have decided Even after the (many) votes had been counted up, and the list of favorite pizza haunts compiled, Berkeleysiders continued to debate the merits of one eatery over another. Are we surprised? Of course not. [Photo: Christina Diaz.]
Michelle Obama is coming to the East Bay and Alice hosts The First Lady will of course only be offered the most delicious, nutritious organic food when she is here — and the Claremont Hotel is spiffing itself up for the occasion.
Community schools help kids, but worry neighbors With the proposal to create a small community school inside the Berkeley Adult School on San Pablo causing concern, we visit a similar institution in Hayward.
Pickled tongue and paté: Café Rouge butcher goes it alone Scott Brennan was a picky eater when he was growing up; now he’s up for anything: head cheese, rilettes, foie gras — and he’s going to make it all at his new company, The Fifth Quarter Charcuterie.
Berkeley man escapes injury when tree falls on his car We like good news as much as the next person: Berkeleysider Daryl Austern was on hand to document a lucky escape for Jerry Holl of Spruce Street.
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The stories above are just a few of the articles we published this week, and represent a fraction of those we would like to run. Among other things, we want to delve into city decision making, examine school policies on bullying and out-of-district students, look at how certain Berkeley business districts could be turned around, and bring you more hard data on neighborhood crime.
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