Pompette, a French word for “tipsy,” will offer French, Italian and Spanish cuisine made using the best ingredients around.
February 2017
Posted inSchools
Berkeley High boys soccer captures NCS title in penalty shootout drama
Berkeley High School’s boys’ soccer team captured their first North Coast Section championship in 13 years on Saturday night.
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed: It’s about more than Honda
Is the plan to put a Honda dealership in the Le Conte neighborhood really moving us towards the city we all want to be a part of now and in the future?
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley police arrest 3, find gun, after interrupting storage facility burglary
Police arrested a man and two women late Saturday after spotting them at a West Berkeley storage facility with methamphetamine and stolen property, authorities report.
Posted inCommunity
How Quirky is Berkeley? Ken Stein’s souvenir spoon collection
One of Ken Stein’s several collections is of Berkeley-themed souvenir spoons, most of which date from the 1890s through the 1910s.
Posted inBites
West Berkeley’s Doughnut Dolly to close due to rent dispute
The Gilman district doughnut shop will have a “small celebration” on its last day — this Sunday.
Posted inArts
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of Feb. 24-26
A timely political monologue from Josh Kornbluth, a soccer championship, artists’ annual, lyrical chamber orchestra and more this weekend in Berkeley.
Posted inNightlife, Nosh
First Person: Mourning Caffe Med and the best latte in Berkeley
Rosemarie Alejandrino went to Caffe Med on its penultimate night. It was empty and quiet, two words she would have never thought to describe the place that was always full of heart and lively chaos.
Posted inHousing & Development
Property owner fights Berkeley landmark designation with lawsuit
A longstanding Berkeley-based commercial real estate firm is suing the city over its use of landmark status to protect a Northside housing complex, alleging “a lack of supporting evidence” to justify the designation, which raises the bar for structural changes once applied.
Posted inNosh
Bette Kroening, co-founder of Bette’s Oceanview Diner, has died
Bette Kroening often said social work prepared her well for running a restaurant because she cared as much about community as cooking and was passionately committed to social justice in business.