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The It List: Five things to do this weekend in Berkeley

Coastal cleanup day is Saturday Sept. 20 — a chance to help keep our local coastal areas beautiful. Photo: Clean Water Program COASTAL CLEAN UP DAY On Saturday Sept. 20 citizens throughout Alameda County will join volunteers worldwide for the 29th annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year the international event drew close to 650,000 participants in 92 countries, who […]

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4 Berkeley buildings to get upgrades after library lawsuit

Ashkenaz will use a $27,000 grant it received from the Berkeley Preservation Trust to seismically upgrade its building and help fund a new roof. Photo: Joe Balestreri A bell tower constructed in 1878. A nursery school built in 1927. An import-export warehouse converted into a music venue. A prefabricated panel cottage put together in 1887. […]

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‘Ceasefire Walk Against Violence’ comes to West Berkeley

A small memorial was set up in West Berkeley near the site of Zontee Jones’ death earlier this year. Photo: Emilie Raguso Residents, officials and members of community and religious organizations will walk through West Berkeley on Thursday night to take a stand against violence and remember three men killed in shootings earlier this year.  Councilwoman […]

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West Berkeley neighbors ask for answers after homicide

Councilwoman Linda Maio (left) organized a community meeting in her district over the weekend following the homicide earlier this month of Zontee Jones. She appears here with Detective Sgt. David White and Lt. Dave Frankel of the Berkeley Police Department, and Rev. Este Gardner Cantor, vicar of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Photo: […]

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Fire damages Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on 9th St.

Neighbors watched the fire burn at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on 9th Street on Saurday Oct. 20. Photo: Jacqueline Sarratt Neighbors watched the fire burn at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on 9th Street on Saurday Oct. 20. Photo: Jacqueline Sarratt A two-alarm fire broke out at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church at 1823 Ninth St. and Hearst in […]