The year comes to a close with six new restaurant openings this month and seven closures, including three businesses that will shutter after New Year’s Eve service.
2017
Posted inArts
Egrets only: The photography of Gerry Traucht
The photographer’s egret obsession was born in 2011. He has since come to feel that his encounters with the majestic birds have altered his life.
Posted inCommunity
The It List special: Five things to do in Berkeley over the holidays
Take in a riotous pre-Christmas Nutcracker, and then choose your musical preference for New Year’s Eve.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Kyle ‘Based Stickman’ Chapman back in jail for violating bail terms
An Alameda County judge raised Chapman’s bail from $135,000 to $400,000 after he was found in possession of a weapon.
Posted inCity
Fire victims urge Berkeley to enable safety upgrades at damaged buildings
A landlord and his tenants have formed an unusual alliance to fight for stricter safety requirements for rebuilt structures.
Posted inArts
Best books in 2017, recommended by Berkeleyside editors, contributors
Books do furnish a room (and make great holiday gifts). Some of Berkeleyside’s team picks their favorite reads of 2017.
Posted inNosh
The TCHO factory tour is rich, chocolatey goodness for bean-to-bar nerds
For its first three years in Berkeley, the chocolate factory was closed to the public. Now it’s opened its doors for guided tours.
Posted inBusiness
Berkeley gears up for Jan. 1, when sales of recreational cannabis become legal
No one is quite sure what to expect on Jan. 1. Will there be a rush of customers coming to dispensaries to buy cannabis? Or not?
Posted inHousing & Development
Tax collector to homeowners: Pay second property tax installment by Dec. 29
Local homeowners are besieging Alameda County tax officials with questions about the best way to handle their property taxes under the new federal tax code passed by Congress.
Posted inBusiness
Shop Talk: Site for Sore Eyes; Tenzing Collections; Body Time; Copy Central; Cricket Wireless
A Site for Sore Eyes in on the move in downtown Berkeley; Tenzing Collections has crossed town. Catch up on this and more local biz news.
