A compendium of art work by South Berkeley native Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán and a book tracing the influence of Berkeley’s Nisei Japanese community on American Buddhism are among the new books with Berkeley connections.
Joanne Furio
Joanne Furio is a longtime journalist and writer of creative nonfiction. Originally from New York, she has been a staff writer, an editor and a freelance magazine writer. More recently, she was a contributing writer at San Francisco magazine for a decade, covering design, culture and style. Over the years, her work has appeared frequently in The New York Times, New York Newsday, The Village Voice, Ms., Dwell and Landscape Architecture.
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Shop Talk: Design Within Reach, Nike open new stores on Fourth Street; Elmwood shop helps you recreate lost smells
Design Within Reach has opened the brand’s first ever outdoor showroom in the former HAY space, while Nike has opened a wellness concept store next door. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Berkeley now has 2 refill shops dedicated to reducing single-use waste
More Berkeley residents will be able to reduce, reuse and recycle with the opening of the city’s second refill shop, on Vine Street.
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McKevitt car dealer, company with 97-year Berkeley history, is hitting the brakes
H. W. McKevitt’s auto company was once a popular Volvo dealership and then a purveyor of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo and Fiat.
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Between the lines: Berkeley author tackles church conversion therapy programs in new novel
Lucy Jane Bledsoe talked with Berkeleyside about her seventh novel, ‘Tell the Rest.’
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Shop Talk: A new stitching spot in Elmwood; a bike shop rolls into a former lingerie store
Plus, a new scented candle store and a Berkeley wellness coach with Dissociative Identity looking to help others. Catch up on Berkeley retail and small business news.
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5 new Berkeley buildings honored for their design
Lots of housing projects, a preference for contemporary architecture and outdoor communal spaces are some of the trends observed in the projects that won an award from Berkeley Design Advocates.
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Meet Farmer Stanley, the man behind Tilden’s Little Farm
He strikes a balance between the needs of animals and the public. Feeding is allowed; just don’t pet Jack Rabbit.
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Shop Talk: Siamese Dream and Molly b. won’t close after all; Telegraph vendor suffers stroke
Customers who read about the closing sale on Berkeleyside helped Siamese Dream stay in business. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Tail of the Yak, Elmwood boutique selling rare and lovely crafts, closing after 51 years
Opened in 1972, the shop is full of Tibetan ikats, Czech headdresses, Japanese paper surprise balls and the ambient cooing sounds of the store’s two white doves, Bianca and Zephyr.
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Berkeley nonprofit brings youth onto fairways with free golf lessons
Ken Washington, a passionate golfer from Berkeley, founded Golf Lessons Delivered to get underrepresented communities involved in the sport.
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Can booze save 109-year-old Elmwood theater, the last movie house in Berkeley?
A little chardonnay with your feature presentation? Berkeley’s last remaining commercial movie theater, the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, bets on a beer-and-wine license to lure back movie-goers.
