Candidates’ expenditure includes creating signs. Photo: Emilie Raguso With the next round of election finance statements due Thursday, Berkeleyside took a look at which City Council candidates have kept their spending local for campaign materials and services. Not surprisingly, candidates posted their largest expenses to date for the November 2012 election during the year’s second filing period, […]
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Berkeley restaurateur is woman entrepreneur of 2010
Amanda West opened her downtown restaurant two years ago. Her goal: healthy fast food. Amanda West arrived in Berkeley just two years ago, but already she has become firmly embedded in the fabric of the city. And her achievements and positive impact have just been recognized with the designation “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in […]
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Buy Local Berkeley gears up for new initiatives
Last month Buy Local Berkeley signed up its 400th member. Comic Relief, a comic bookstore on Shattuck, took the honor and the news was broadcast on Buy Local Berkeley’s twitter stream (@buylocalberk). If you live in Berkeley, you will have seen the Buy Local Berkeley logo around — in shop windows and on websites. The organization […]
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Berkeley tweeters part 2: They’re out there
Earlier this month we took a look at well-known Berkeley tweeters. We identified those who do — among them Dave Winer and Markos Moulitsas — those who sort of do, such as Michael Pollan, and then we compiled a wish-list of noted Berkeley people who we hope will take to the Twitter-waves. Of course, our readers […]
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Handcrafted, local holiday gifts
If the prospect of braving the megastores or picking up a handful of plastic gift cards at the grocery store isn’t putting you in the holiday spirit, consider doing some gift shopping with local artists at the Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.
