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December 2016
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The 10 biggest Berkeley stories of 2016
From triumph to tragedy and back again, we present the 10 biggest stories published by Berkeleyside this year.
Posted inNews Wire
The Berkeley Wire: 12.29.16
King Tide at Fleming Point, Dec. 14, 2016: The disappearing pier by Ron Rothbart The crazy story of the professor who came to stay and wouldn’t leave (Mother Jones) A Look Back: Berkeley faces sobering reality on New Year’s Eve in 1941 (East Bay Times) Two arrested, three sought in robbery spree (East Bay Times) […]
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Thousands of women knit pink pussy hats to wear at Trump protest marches
Celia McCarthy and Pamela McKinstry, co-owners of Piedmont Yarn in Oakland, show off the pussy hats they made. Their store will host a knit-in and will serve as a drop-off place to deliver hats to marchers in Washington D.C as well as the Bay Area. Photo: Celia McCarthy Almost every day for the past few […]
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How Quirky is Berkeley? Conny Bleul’s non-public art
Photo: John Storey You probably know at least some of Conny Bleul’s public art. You probably have seen the folk art in front of her home on Marin, just below Colusa, and you may have seen her murals at the Berkeley Marina. Berkeleyside published a story I wrote about her public art in 2014. Here I […]
Posted inNews Wire
The Berkeley Wire: 12.28.16
On a clear day, you can see forever by Gina g10 Berkeley homeless group relocates to Gourmet Ghetto (East Bay Times) Burmese noodles come to Berkeley with Tharaphu Burmese Street Food (Express) Lookout! Bookout! At the Berkeley Public Library (Express) Alice Waters to introduce restored ‘Fanny’ film trilogy (SFGate) UC Berkeley architect’s ideas on borders, […]
Posted inNosh
Wine fraud to fried chicken: Top Nosh stories 2016
Our biggest stories of the year included Berkeley wine crime, a rash of restaurant closures, the release of the Nosh Guide, and more.
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How Quirky is Berkeley? Post-it art at the Tioga Building
2020 Milvia St. (Tioga Building). Photo, taken in the summer of 2016, by John Storey As the Stonefire building rises from the dust of the Firestone tire dealership on Milvia Street, just south of University Avenue, young people in tech companies on the fourth and second floors of the office building at 2020 Milvia gifted […]
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Where in Berkeley?
If you know where the photo is, or want to take a guess, leave a comment under the post on the Berkeleyside website — that’s where we announce the winner too!
Posted inNews Wire
The Berkeley Wire: 12.27.16
Circular Waves. Black-necked stilt at Aquatic Park by TJ Gehling Fourth St. development to add Madewell, Marine Layer and more (East Bay Times) UC Republicans must raise $10K to host Breitbart conservative (Daily Cal) Berkeley sprouts creative housing, topped by farm (SF Chronicle) UC Berkeley reader recovers 50 stolen final exams (Notes from the Field) […]