Berkeley’s The Bone Room will close its shop on June 1. Photo: Kaia Diringer BONE ROOM CLOSING STORE Berkeley’s quirkiest store, The Bone Room, announced on Tuesday that it is closing its brick-and-mortar store on Solano Avenue (which it had already downsized last spring). A place of wonder for children and adults, scientists and artists for more than […]
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10 kid-friendly outings for summertime in Berkeley
We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym Berkeley has trampolines, ziplines, swings, and make believe for kids under 12. Photo: Heather Flett By Heather Flett Now that Memorial Day is behind us and all thoughts turn to summer, we bring you, via our friends at 510 Families, ten kid-friendly outings that suit the season. 1. Get lost among […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Customers take advantage of pre-closing sale at Scrapbook Territory which shuttered on Sunday May 3, 2015. Photo: Scrapbook Territory SCRAPBOOK TERRITORY CLOSES Arts and crafts supply store Scrapbook Territory on Fourth Street has closed after 12 years. Its last day was Sunday May 3. The store’s owners explained why they were shuttering on their Facebook page: “Well, I wish it […]
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Ron Cauble, founder of The Bone Room, Vivarium
Ron Cauble in The Bone Room. Photo: Kaia Diringer A remembrance of Ron Cauble, from The Bone Room: It is with a heavy Bone Room heart that we recognize and commemorate the loss of our beloved owner and founder, Ron Cauble. Ron passed away on the evening of Saturday, July 19. He was 74. He […]
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For Berkeley jeweler, it’s all about the snakes next door
Melissa Jo Manning chose Berkeley for her first retail outlet. The jewelry store is at 1827 5th Street. Melissa Joy Manning opened her jewelry shop on 5th Street in Berkeley in December and, as far as she’s concerned, it’s the ideal spot. “It’s right next door to my absolute favorite store,” she says referring not […]
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Closure of Lucky Dog pet store puts animals at risk
Bobby Rostam looks at the chickens who live at Lucky Dog. Photos: Frances Dinkelspiel. A dispute over rent and repairs has prompted a landlord to evict the Lucky Dog pet store from its home on San Pablo Avenue, putting the lives of dozens of animals at risk. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department is scheduled to […]
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Berkeley and Brooklyn: An eerie similarity
Brooklyn and Berkeley. They share so much more than the same initial letter and bridges that also begin with “B”. If you read the New York Times, you will find their regular, nay almost obsessive, coverage of the goings-on in Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Park Slope, spookily familiar. The demographic, the passions, the fashions — […]
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The Bone Room — a Berkeley curiosity
How have I missed The Bone Room? I was looking at the latest post on one of the more delightful blogs I follow, Curious Expeditions, and lo and behold, it was enthusing about a store on Solano Avenue. Curious Expeditions describes it as “electrifying”. Here’s The Bone Room’s own description: The Bone Room is a […]