Berkeleyside would like to take a minute to express its gratitude to our current advertisers: Alameda Webster Street JamAmoeba MusicBernardo Lopez Garden Design & InstallationCarolyn Jones at The Grubb CompanyDan SuichDowntown Berkeley AssociationEcology Center StoreEnergy Upgrade CaliforniaFocal PointGather RestaurantThe Grubb CompanyHotel Shattuck Plaza/Five RestaurantMoe’s Books, Park Day SchoolPasta BenePhoto LaboratorySaint Mary’s College of CaliforniaSF Mime TroupeTelegraph Berkeley, UC Berkeley Capital ProjectsUC Berkeley Extension, and UC Berkeley Optometry.

We encourage our readers to patronize these local businesses whose business we very much appreciate.

If you are interested in promoting your business or service to Berkeleyside’s many thousands of loyal readers, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Tracey Taylor is co-founder of Berkeleyside and co-founder and editorial director of Cityside, the nonprofit parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Before launching Berkeleyside, Tracey wrote for...