A local group spearheaded by Councilman Laurie Capitelli hopes to turn the Oaks Theatre into a community arts space. Photo: Oaks Theatre Consortium [Editor’s note: This story was updated at 1:15 p.m. with additional information from Councilman Laurie Capitelli.] A local consortium’s attempts to come to an agreement to use North Berkeley’s Oaks Theatre on Solano […]
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Last chance: Oaks Theatre survey; sketches revealed
Visions of how Solano Avenue’s Oaks Theatre could one day look if Laurie Capitelli’s vision becomes a reality. Illustration: Miguel Lievano Visions of how Solano Avenue’s Oaks Theatre could one day look if Laurie Capitelli’s vision becomes a reality. Illustration: Miguel Lievano The possible transformation into a performance space of the shuttered Oaks Theatre on Solano […]
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Wooing larger stores may be key to Telegraph’s success
Student shopping and nightlife needs may play a key role in the future of Telegraph Avenue. Photo: kukkurovaca Telegraph Avenue could use more large clothing retailers and a grocery store, along with more options for nightlife and buying household goods, if it hopes to grow financially moving forward, city staff said Tuesday as part of a special […]
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Concern over future location of cannabis collective
Berkeley Patients Group on San Pablo Avenue needs to move. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Last Tuesday afternoon, around 1:30pm, Rebecca, who describes herself as a “50ish” recent transplant from Los Angeles, headed over to the Berkeley Patients Group at 2747 San Pablo Avenue. For the past six months, ever since she moved north, Rebecca has gone […]
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Berkeley students want better stores, fewer street people
People hanging out on Telegraph Avenue on Memorial Day. Photo: Nancy Rubin While UC Berkeley students eat regularly downtown and on Telegraph Avenue, they generally go elsewhere to shop for clothes, get their hair cut, buy sundries, or go out on the town, according to a new survey of 1,800 graduate and undergraduate students. While […]
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Will pharmacy war lead to new restrictions in Berkeley?
This Walgreens on Shattuck is moving within two blocks of a CVS store [This story was updated on 4/19/11.] As the retail war between CVS and Walgreens heats up in Berkeley, Mayor Tom Bates is calling for a new law that prohibits any new pharmacy from locating within 1,000 feet of another pharmacy. Bates will […]
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Retail sales in Berkeley decline by $200 million
One of Berkeley's vacant retail properties on Ashby During the last two years, retail sales in Berkeley have dropped by nearly $200 million, prompting the closure of many stores and leaving numerous vacant storefronts, according to information gathered by the city’s Office of Economic Development. While the recession is partly responsible, the drop also reflects […]
