Mary Corbin

Comcast exits downtown; the owners of a downtown laundromat cite rent hikes and chronic problems with homeless individuals as reasons for closing down; new spot for Mr. Mopps’ bookstore; a new hair salon in SW Berkeley.

Three new businesses — offering clothing, real estate and health products — have opened, plus good-bye to a San Pablo boutique.

Two long-established businesses are closing, but bibliophiles will rush to the pop-up sale of remaining stock at Turtle Island Book Shop.

One store is downsizing, one is moving, and one is threatened with eviction.

The owner of a hair salon that has operated in Berkeley for 30 years and is closing, says the risk and liability of running a small business today is “mind-numbing.” Catch up with other openings and closings.

The Elmwood welcomes a new optical store and real estate office while a boutique in the North Shattuck area selling kids’ toys and clothes is shutting up shop.

Three decades-old businesses closed, or are closing soon; there’s a new car shop in town; plus: questions over a longstanding bait-and-tackle store.