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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

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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Dec. 03, 2013, 1:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Newly opened: South Berkeley Produce and Meat, at 3120 Sacramento St. Photo: Emilie Raguso SOUTH BERKELEY PRODUCE AND MEAT Nagi Homran has just opened this new grocery and meat store at 3120 Sacramento St. (at 67th) — in the space where Recycle Bicycle used to be before it closed last year. The shop specializes in […]

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Comic Relief spawns a second comics book store

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel March 29, 2011, 2:01 p.m.October 4, 2022

Uel Carter: set to open a new comics store in the space of an old one Another comics store is rising out of the ashes of the defunct Comic Relief. Just six weeks after Comic Relief abruptly shut its doors, a former employee has plans to open a new store in the exact same location. […]

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The Escapist comic book store opens on Claremont

Avatar photo by Lance Knobel March 16, 2011, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Enthusiasts packed The Escapist for last night's opening/Photos: Tracey Taylor The Escapist, the comic book store that rose from the closing of Comic Relief, opened last night at 3090 Claremont Avenue, a couple of doors down from Dark Carnival, the specialists science fiction, fantasy and mystery bookstore that bought the old store’s stock. An enthusiastic […]

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Comic bookstore The Escapist to open on Claremont Ave.

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor March 07, 2011, 3:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Coming soon: The Escapist comic bookstore. Photo: Scott Mace. Michael Chabon will be happy. A new comic bookstore, whose name was inspired by a character in one of Chabon’s own novels, will open soon just a hop and a skip away from his Berkeley home in the Claremont neighborhood. Jack Rems, owner of science fiction […]

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From the ashes of Comic Relief, a new store is set to rise

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Feb. 18, 2011, 12:44 p.m.October 4, 2022

Dark Carnival: owner Jack Rems hopes to re-open an iconic comics bookstore. The news that iconic store Comic Relief was closing came as a shock to many, most notably the comics-loving community, but it seems a knight in shining armor may yet save the day. Jack Rems, owner of Dark Carnival, another Berkeley bookstore which […]

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