Berkeleyside would like to take a minute to express its gratitude to our current advertisers: Alameda Webster Street JamAmoeba MusicAurora Theater, Berkwood Hedge SchoolBerkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film InstituteBernardo Lopez Garden Design & InstallationCarolyn Jones at The Grubb CompanyDan SuichDonkey & GoatFocal PointGatherThe Grubb CompanyHotel Shattuck Plaza/Five RestaurantLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryMoe’s BooksPark Day SchoolPasta BenePhoto LaboratorySwim Across America, Telegraph Avenue Business DistrictTom Miller & Friends LawyersUC Berkeley Extension, and UC Berkeley Optometry, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.

We encourage our readers to patronize these local businesses and help stimulate the local economy. As a local business too, we very much appreciate their support. If you are interested in promoting your business or service to Berkeleyside’s 90,856 unique monthly visitors (latest Google Analytics numbers), 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...