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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Donna Corbeil

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Claremont branch library reopening delayed two months

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Dec. 07, 2011, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Michael Pearce, owner of The Elmwood Café, holds up a poster announcing that the Claremont branch library will be a beneficiary of the restaurant’s charity — if customers vote to choose it Michael Pearce, owner of The Elmwood Café, holds up a poster announcing that the Claremont branch library will be a beneficiary of the […]

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North Branch library construction delayed

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel March 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Bids to renovate the North Branch Library came in way over estimates. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The bids to renovate the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library came in so high that library officials are asking the City Council to reject them all. The architects hired by the library thought it would cost about $3.8 […]

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Best books of 2010: A Berkeley perspective

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Dec. 16, 2010, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley is a city for book lovers. There are 30 independent bookstores in the city and at least three stores specializing in rare books. Berkeley residents love their public library and check out items at a rate three times higher than other California residents. In 2008, that meant they borrowed 2.2 million books, CDS, DVDs, […]

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South branch library demolition opposed

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel July 28, 2010, 11:46 a.m.February 5, 2023

Historic photo of reading room of South Branch libray The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association is opposing the city’s plan to tear down and rebuild the South Berkeley Branch and Tool Lending Library. BAHA sent a letter to the planning department on July 16 protesting the proposed demolition because the existing building on Russell Street, designed […]

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