Protesters at Arnieville on Adeline Street. Photo: Bob Patterson. By Jane Stillwater If you walk or drive down Adeline Street in south Berkeley right now, you will see dozens of disabled people camping out on the median strip in the middle of the street. “We call this place Arnieville,” I was told. That, however, is […]
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In Berkeley: The search for the perfect eclair
By Jane Stillwater Recently I met a doctor who told me, “The first thing that I do when I get a new patient is to take him entirely off gluten and dairy for a month. And chances are good that, if the patient takes my advice, whatever symptoms he has will improve.” I also read […]
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Berkeley’s Grassroots House helps send boat to Gaza
By Jane Stillwater The Berkeley Barb used to be my hometown’s most famous “newspaper of record” and we also had another hometown rag called Grassroots. However both these papers have been out of print for more than 40 years and now most of our local Berkeley newspapers have gone digital — except for Grassroots, which […]
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A mother’s day, the Berkeley way
Jane Stillwater with her daughter Ruby in 1979. Photo: Jane Scherr. Jane Stillwater is the quintessential Berkeley mom. After reading our recent coverage of the “Your Mom is So Berkeley” website, she wrote this delightful account of her quintessential Berkeley Mothers’ Day. Stillwater, a grandmother as well as a mom, has four children and lives in […]