The city hopes to get a grant to look at improvements on Adeline Street from Ward Street to the Oakland border. Image: Google Maps Coming up later this year, the city of Berkeley has pledged to focus some of its resources on the Adeline Street corridor in South Berkeley to address chronic problems and try […]
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Sacramento Street clean-up efforts continue in Berkeley
This photo simulation shows plans for Creekwood, a new restaurant in development on Sacramento Street, which has experienced a spate of growth over the past year. Restaurant owners say they hope to be open by summer “if at all possible.” Image: The Kastrop Group, Inc. This photo simulation shows plans for Creekwood, a new restaurant […]
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Easy Creole: Fun, über-casual Cajun joint in Berkeley
Recently opened Berkeley spot Easy Creole says it’s “Creole, Cajun, Kind of.” We pick the dishes to order off their chalkboard menu.
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South Berkeley robberies on the rise near Ashby BART
There have been at least 15 reported robberies near the Ashby BART station in the past 60 days, with several others also nearby. At least eight of the robberies near BART involved firearms. One incident, at Woolsey and Tremont, is too recent to appear on the map. Image: CrimeMapping Armed robbers have been targeting the […]
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Berkeley’s Sacramento Street corridor on the rise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QAGuiQ1sro Berkeley city staff are taking aim at a South Berkeley neighborhood that has struggled economically in recent years by teaming up with residents, as well as business and property owners, to make improvements hoped to make a difference in the near-term along Sacramento Street. Last week, some 30 people attended a meeting at San […]
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Berkeley mail disrupted after human waste put in mailbox
Two mailboxes outside the South Berkeley Post Office, at 3175 Adeline St., were vandalized in September. Photo: Emilie Raguso South Berkeley U.S. Postal Service users may have noticed the removal and subsequent return of an outdoor mailbox on Adeline Street in mid-September. According to Augustine Ruiz Jr., postal service spokesman, two boxes outside the station […]
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Calling all artists: Chances to make your mark in Berkeley
John Knox (right), Executive Director of the Earth Island Institute, stands next to Ryan Kerrigan, the artist who created “Redwood,” the box sponsored by Earth Island. Photo: Deborah Zierten via Streets Alive! Two local organizations have put out separate calls seeking artists to participate in projects underway in collaboration with the city of Berkeley. One […]
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Berkeley street parties celebrate neighborhood safety
Neighbors met over watermelon in the 1700 block of 10th Street. Photo: Emilie Raguso More than 50 Berkeley neighborhood and business groups came out Tuesday night to meet, mingle, eat together and get to know each other during the 30th annual National Night Out celebration. The festivities included visits from police and fire department staffers, as […]
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Police link Berkeley liquor store clerk to stolen phones
Police seized over 20 cell phones, some of which were stolen, during an investigation that led to the arrest of a local store clerk. Photo: Berkeley Police Department The Berkeley Police Department earlier this week announced the arrest of a local liquor store clerk reported to have purchased stolen cell phones while on duty at his […]
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Rally commemorates pedestrian deaths in Berkeley
Dan McMullan and his wife, second and third from left bow their heads in prayer for four pedestrians killed nearby in the past five years. Photo: Ted Friedman About 10 people gathered on Saturday to remember pedestrians who have been killed in Berkeley in recent years. They gathered on the median on Adeline Street near […]
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Berkeley police investigate gunshot at Ed Roberts Campus
Gunshot at Ed Roberts Campus, Nov. 29, 2012. Photo: Emilie Raguso The Ed Roberts Campus near the Ashby BART station has been locked and closed for the day following a report of a gunshot inside one of the building’s public restrooms. A sign on the doors as of about 3:15 p.m. informed people that the […]
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Anderson and Belser vie for District 3 council seat
The Lorin District, at the intersection of Ashby and Adeline, is one of the commercial hubs of District 3. Photo: John C. Osborn There isn’t a big policy divide between two-term incumbent Max Anderson and challenger Dmitri Belser in the race for the District 3 City Council seat. The South Berkeley district is one of […]
