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Mary Corbin
Mary Corbin is a writer and artist who has lived in Berkeley for over 30 years. Mary moved to the Bay Area from St. Louis to attend California College of the Arts in Oakland where she completed her BFA in painting and printmaking. A natural storyteller, she is currently working on a collection of short stories. As a writer for Berkeleyside and lead writer for YourBerkeley.com, Mary loves finding something new to write about just around the next corner while out on a walk, biking in the hills, or chatting with locals about food or fun events around town. Visit her cycling blog, MommaWheelie, for essays on biking for recreation and utility and view her work as an artist at marycorbinart.blogspot.com.
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Shop Talk: Phone Repair Hut; Perricone MD; Aesop; Sonic
Bye-bye Perricone MD, hello Aesop on Fourth Street; the Phone Repair Hut opens in the Elmwood; and gigabit fiber comes to town in our round-up of local biz news.
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Shop Talk: Dopp; Noor and Sons; Party Heaven; The Standard
Catch up on all the latest local business news.
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Shop Talk: Aaron Brothers; CoWorking With Wisdom; Wells Fargo; Anthropologie
Longtime art supplies store Aaron Brothers is closing; Wells Fargo on Bancroft is no longer and a new co-working space offers meditation along with desks and chairs.
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Shop Talk: Ink Off Me; Twig and Fig; UP Plumbing Supply
A new spot where tattoos are removed; an elegant stationery store changes hands; and a plumbing supplier that has opened in an historic building that started life as… a plumbers.
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After long run, Berkeley’s last video-rental store gets ready to close
After serving many loyal local movie-lovers for nearly four decades, Andy Katz will shutter his Solano Avenue store in the summer.
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Shop Talk: Urbanity Piedmont; Indigo Vintage Cooperative; Beadazzled; Berkeley Chess School; Bank of America
A new beading store, a permanent location for Berkeley Chess School and a temporary spot for downtown’s Bank of America: all this and more local biz news.
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Shop Talk: Body Time; Zoonie’s; John Muir Outpatient Center; Palm & Perkins; Pet Food Express; Copy Central
Lots of local biz news this week, including the closure after 48 years of Body Time, the opening of Copy Central Southside, and a forthcoming John Muir outpatient center.
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Shop Talk: Personal Pizazz; Yama Kids Yoga; Attorney IO
A yoga studio just for kids has come to Berkeley, along with a new service for lawyers. A clothing store plans to relocate.
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Shop Talk: Crate & Barrel; Braid Bar & Beauty; Hands-On!; Uchi; Mad Monk
Crate & Barrel on Fourth will close after 30 years but plans to reopen nearby; Mad Monk has shuttered after 2 on Telegraph. Newly opened: Braid Bar & Beauty, Hands-On! and Uchi
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Shop Talk: All Natural Stone; Phone Repair Hut; Urbanity; Upper Playground; C&C Cleaners
C&C Cleaners in the Elmwood and Upper Playground on Telegraph are closing. We have news of revamped and new businesses too.
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Shop Talk: Lunaria; Hello Vintage; Baby Dynamo; Patient’s Care Collective; Blick
Baby Dynamo in the Elmwood has closed after just six months; Hello Vintage has opened, Lunaria will soon and Patient’s Care Collective has had a makeover.
