One customer devastated to hear news of the impending closure is author Michael Chabon who said, “Dark Carnival’s stock-in-trade has fed my work and my imagination.”
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Newly opened: South Berkeley Produce and Meat, at 3120 Sacramento St. Photo: Emilie Raguso SOUTH BERKELEY PRODUCE AND MEAT Nagi Homran has just opened this new grocery and meat store at 3120 Sacramento St. (at 67th) — in the space where Recycle Bicycle used to be before it closed last year. The shop specializes in […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
NATURAL WONDERS A visit to the UC Botanical Garden is always an exercise in amazement. The garden’s collection of thousands of plants from around the world grabs the senses and immerses them into sights, shapes, and smells. Now a number of artists have built site-specific installations in the garden, drawing their inspiration from the various […]
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The Escapist comic book store opens on Claremont
Enthusiasts packed The Escapist for last night's opening/Photos: Tracey Taylor The Escapist, the comic book store that rose from the closing of Comic Relief, opened last night at 3090 Claremont Avenue, a couple of doors down from Dark Carnival, the specialists science fiction, fantasy and mystery bookstore that bought the old store’s stock. An enthusiastic […]
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Comic bookstore The Escapist to open on Claremont Ave.
Coming soon: The Escapist comic bookstore. Photo: Scott Mace. Michael Chabon will be happy. A new comic bookstore, whose name was inspired by a character in one of Chabon’s own novels, will open soon just a hop and a skip away from his Berkeley home in the Claremont neighborhood. Jack Rems, owner of science fiction […]
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From the ashes of Comic Relief, a new store is set to rise
Dark Carnival: owner Jack Rems hopes to re-open an iconic comics bookstore. The news that iconic store Comic Relief was closing came as a shock to many, most notably the comics-loving community, but it seems a knight in shining armor may yet save the day. Jack Rems, owner of Dark Carnival, another Berkeley bookstore which […]
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Comic Relief closes
Comic Relief. Photo courtesy of Allan Ferguson. Comic Relief, the iconic comic book store on Shattuck Avenue, closed its doors yesterday. The closing has been likely for months, with reduced business and staff turnover following the death of founder Rory Root two years ago. Berkeleysider Christopher Allen pointed us to a tribute to the store on […]
