Duende reopens in June; Liege closes for good
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Humboldt cannabis cultivator embodies Emerald Triangle tradition
For Sunboldt Grown founder Sunshine Cereceda, who plants her crops beside ancient Humboldt County redwoods, environment is everything.
Lizards and lounge chairs: How Fourth Street survived the pandemic
West Berkeleyâs commercial vacancy rate was actually lower in 2020 than it was pre-pandemic. A reptile shop is thriving, a plant store has opened and Fourth is turning into a furniture shopping mecca.
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Chef Reign Free launches the Black Culinary Collective to support entrepreneurs
The owner of Red Door Catering will be sharing a 5,000-square-foot commercial kitchen in West Oakland with other Black-owned food businesses.
Sushi Salon packs the premium omakase experience in a takeout box
Until they open their own brick-and-mortar in Oakland, Joji Nonaka and Anna Osawa’s Sushi Salon is a takeout-only pop-up at Fish & Bird in Berkeley.
Smokehouse commissions a mural of itself; Alameda County votes to allow cooks to launch home food businesses
Plus: The Uptown Nightclub is for sale; Bryant Terry announces a publishing deal; First Edition reopens for business; more.
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Berkeley Art Museum will reopen 3 days a week in May with reduced admission
Visitors will be able to view the spectacular retrospective of the quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins, an exhibit once scheduled to close in December.
Pandemic closes popular kids’ camp Sarah’s Science after 34 years
Sarah Shaffer, the campâs founder and director, described the painful decision to file for personal bankruptcy and close down.
COVID-19 has hit economy hard: tax revenue down 13.2%, 3,000+ jobs lost
But the news is not all bad, as a new economic report shows investors put $700 million into Berkeley’s biotech and clean-tech sectors.
Berkeley residents are a generous bunch: The city ranked 7th in GoFundMe’s list of most-giving cities
Three campaigns raised the most money in 2020: for Moe’s Books, Rialto Theaters and a West Berkeley metal shop making plastic face shields for health workers.
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Kaiser medical office building opens in West Berkeley. Here’s what it looks like inside.
Medical services include adult and family medicine, OBGYN and pediatrics.
Trader Joeâs reduces âthank youâ pay for some Oakland employees
City mandated grocery worker hazard pay laws donât cover TJâs Lakeshore location, but Rockridge and Berkeley workers will keep an extra $5 per hour.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in April
Brothers Public Kitchen, Taqueria Chef Tony, more opened; Gecko Gecko, Da Nang, more closed.
Palmetto reopens with a meaty menu; COVID-19 cases delay Blue Willow Teaspotâs reopening
Plus: A driver smashes La Fronteraâs parklet; Alice Waters auctions off a luncheon in her garden; Caffe Med space to become ramen restaurant; more.
Flavors from Hawaii: Berkeley’s Ono Bakehouse highlights island-style snacks, pastries
Ono Bakehouse offers Queen Emma Cake, butter mochi, Spam musubi furikake snack mix and other treats from Hawaii.
Francophiles will find much to love at Berkeley’s traditional creperie
La Crepe a Moi owners opened their dream brick and mortar in Berkeley’s Northside neighborhood in May 2020 and are determined to hold on until Cal students return.
