From quilts to sleeping bags, Narain’s does repairs, while Berkeley’s REI and Sports Basement offer used gear at lower prices.
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These Berkeley spots can start you sailing, biking and rock climbing
Modern Sailing, Stay True Cycles and Ironworks are just a few of Berkeley’s recreation businesses serving all ages and abilities.
There’s prepping greens and there’s going green — these catering businesses do both
Caterers talk about the motivations, the changes and the challenges in becoming certified green businesses.
A community for moms, and moms for community
These Berkeley businesses enable moms to build community with each other and also shape community for their children.
Discover 25 local artists and creative vendors under one roof at the Berkeley Holiday Gift Fair
On Dec. 8, the Hotel Shattuck Plaza downtown hosts the one-stop experience for shoppers seeking hand-crafted goods from Berkeley businesses.
Berkeley Potters Guild celebrates a half-century of crafting ceramics, from mugs to museum pieces
The West Berkeley collective is home to 18 potters with a wide variety of styles.
They’re serious about playing games at Victory Point Cafe
North Shattuck space offers 800 new and old-fashioned board games — along with food and drink.
The safest skincare, the right wine, the perfect plant — all on path to recovery
Finding a special gift for moms, dads and grads also supports the tenacious small business owners who kept the doors open when so much closed.
Eco-friendly Ashby Avenue dental practice takes a big bite out of waste
Transcendentist, a certified green business, not only pampers the patients, but goes easy on the planet, too.
Innovative cancer therapies taking shape in West Berkeley
Caribou Biosciences is using next-generation genome-editing technologies to advance the development of cell therapies for patients.
Rasa Mott unites his local roots and world travels in South Berkeley cafe
The charming Rasa Caffe serves hand-crafted chai teas, steamed rose milk, specialty coffees — and pastries worth traveling for.
Berkeley hotels have a lot to offer locals
Aiden, Graduate Berkeley and Hotel Shattuck Plaza provide a fun rooftop, tailgate parties and creative cocktails — not just visitor lodging.