Bladerunner screenwriter Davis Peoples and Moe’s Books owner Doris Moscowitz, both of whom will appear in New Mo Cut, a short film being made by Siciliana Trevino. Photo: Siciliana Trevino First there was the remarkable salvaging from the city dump of a reel of film shot at Berkeley’s venerable bookstore Moe’s in 1965. Then the discovery that […]
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‘Blade Runner’ screenwriter made lost film of Moe’s Books
Moe Moskowitz at the infamous 1965 party at his store. This photo has been at the store for decades. A film of the event was recently discovered. Photo: courtesy Moe’s Books Moe Moskowitz at the infamous 1965 party at his store. This photo has been at the store for decades. A film of the event […]
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Film of famous Moe’s Books party found at Berkeley dump
Moe Moskowitz at the infamous 1965 at the store. This photo has been at the store for decades. A film of the event was recently discovered The film was stuffed in an old cardboard box at the Berkeley dump, resting next to other rolls of footage documenting long-forgotten events. But when the scavenger pulled out the reel, […]
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Mrs. Dalloway’s to give Berkeley teachers $100 in books
Mrs. Dalloway’s bookstore: has just received a James Patterson grant. Photo: Frances Dinkespiel Mrs. Dalloway’s bookstore: has just received a James Patterson grant. Photo: Frances Dinkespiel Every kindergarten and first grade teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District will soon have the opportunity to buy $100 worth of books, thanks to an offer made by […]
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Jake Silverstein, new editor of New York Times Magazine: ‘The East Bay shaped my view of the world’
Jake Silverstein: the recently appointed editor of the New York Times Magazine grew up in the East Bay and attended Berkeley High. Photo: courtesy Jake Silverstein In March 2014, Jake Silverstein was tapped for one of the top jobs in journalism: the editorship of the New York Times Magazine. A 1993 graduate of Berkeley High […]
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Moe’s Books gets $7,000 from author James Patterson
Moe’s Books, at 2476 Telegraph Ave., has been awarded a $7,000 grant by bestselling author James Patterson. Photo: Moe’s Books Moe’s Books, at 2476 Telegraph Ave., has been awarded a $7,000 grant by bestselling author James Patterson. Photo: Moe’s Books The bestselling author James Patterson has given a $7,000 grant to Moe’s Bookstore on Telegraph Avenue, part […]
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Photos: Just another fabulous weekend in Berkeley, Calif.
People dressed up in Star Wars costumes for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 3, 2014. (It was also Star Wars “May the Fourth Be With You” day on Sunday, May 4.) Photo: Ted Friedman Free Comic Book Day, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Associations’s spring home tour, the first ever California Bookstore Day, Hip Hop in […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
BAHA’s Spring House Tour on Sunday takes in hill houses along Rose Walk. Photo: Berkeley Path Wanderers Association BAHA SPRING HOUSE TOUR Maybeck, Morgan, Ratcliff… This Sunday is the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association’s annual who’s-who tour of Berkeley architecture. The 39th annual Spring Tour follows Rose Walk, which was designed by Bernard Maybeck 100 years ago. Participants will see the storybook […]
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Telegraph Ave. scrubbed, cleaned in beautification effort
Ambassadors hired by Block by Block are engaged in a month-long cleanup of Telegraph Avenue. Photo: Ted Friedman The deployment of neon-clad “ambassadors” to paint over graffiti, power-wash streets, and sweep sidewalks along Telegraph Avenue is the latest in a series of attempts to revitalize a business district which has seen better days. The “Big […]
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Berkeley’s Moe’s Books honored with historical plaque
Some of the Moe’s team pose with the bookstore’s new historical plaque. L to r: Doris Moskowitz, Gene Barone, Johnny Williams, K Murphy, Laura Tibbals, Matt Wong, and Owen Hill. Photo: Siciliana Trevino Some of the Moe’s team pose with the bookstore’s new historical plaque. L to r: Doris Moskowitz, Gene Barone, Johnny Williams, K […]
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In photos: A scavenger hunt through Berkeley shops
“A baker showing you their favorite baked good” at Virginia Bakery. Photo: Pete Rosos Saturday was Small Business Saturday. To get the word out, Looking Glass Photo & Camera held their second annual ‘Local on the Hunt’ photography scavenger tour . Berkeleyside contributing photographer Pete Rosos set out to participate with his daughter Coco and son Teo […]
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The It List: 5 things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Boss Robot Hobby invites kids to race electric cars for free at Moe’s Books, at 2476 Telegraph Ave., on Sunday, Sept. 8. Photo: Moe’s Books ART SHOW The Berkeley Art Center will hold its opening reception for its latest show, New Media Combinations. The show features a mix of traditional media and digital technologies that have been “merged to […]