Belinda Lyons-Newman wanted to paint her daughter’s face for Halloween. When she started to investigate, she was shocked to learn most face paints are full of lead and other toxins.
Halloween
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Gourds galore at Berkeley’s Monterey Market
Four-year-old Sophia from Berkeley enjoys the pumpkin display outside Monterey Market. All photos: Linda Hemmila By Linda Hemmila It must be fall because there are gourds galore at Monterey Market. For more than 10 years, the fresh produce store on Hopkins Street has offered an astonishing supply of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes stacked for climbing much to the delight of […]
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What was your favorite Halloween moment?
In the generally good-natured scrum of Halloween on Russell Street in the Elmwood, one father and his baby — temporarily and probably unknowingly a chick — stood out for costume originality and cuteness. Other notable highlights were a jaw-dropping puppet/music show at the east end of Russell (it must have been automated — anyone know […]
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Five not-so-scary Halloween tips for Berkeley tots
Before your kids are old enough to make their own plans, there are few years worth of Halloweens where you still (try to) call the shots. For the pre-schooler set, Halloween is best served with lots of fun and only a little bit scary. Here are five fun Halloween destinations in Berkeley for you and […]
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Berkeley’s Halloween
I live in Halloween Central, just off Russell Street. For those who live here, there’s a choice between campaign-scale planning or turning out the lights and hiding for an evening. Last year we gave out 2,000 pieces of candy — and that’s by strictly rationing trick-or-treaters to one piece each. My neighbor started building his […]
