The Berkeley Rowing Club. Photo: BRC The Berkeley Rowing Club. Photo: BRC After years of neglect, Berkeley has begun requiring nonprofit organizations renting buildings from the city to undertake and pay for long-deferred maintenance and capital improvements. About one dozen nonprofits have entered into lease negotiations with the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department over the […]
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Spinal cord rehabilitation program opens in Berkeley
Trainer Steven Ogilvie helps Ahmed Al-kubaisi do some exercises at the BORP Fitness Studio at the Ed Roberts Campus. Photo: Hanna Miller By Hanna Miller Berkeley’s SCI-FIT gym isn’t a conventional workout space. Along with the usual exercise balls and aerobic step boards, it boasts a five-part integrative exercise program, including a functional electric stimulation bike […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
MARCH MADNESS, BORP STYLE The annual Northern California Hoops Classic wheelchair basketball tournament runs all weekend at the James Kenney Recreation Center, 1720 8th Street. Hosted by the Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP), Berkeley’s own BORP All-Stars — an adult team — and BORP Bay Cruisers — a youth team and the reigning […]
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Berkeley fitness-for-all program marks one-year birthday
“At the Fitness Center, people come with very different abilities, and the staff is welcoming to everybody,” says Berkeley resident Julie Twichell. Photos: Rachel Trachten “At the Fitness Center, people come with very different abilities, and the staff is welcoming to everybody,” says Berkeley resident Julie Twichell. Photos: Rachel Trachten By Rachel Trachten This week, […]