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Storm damage photos, outages linger, 30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Murals

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Telegraph Avenue will finally get a 24-hour toilet, but it may block the ‘people’s history’ mural

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Oct. 22, 2021, 4:58 p.m.August 4, 2022

A creator of the 45-year-old People’s History of Telegraph Avenue mural says one of two proposed sites for a toilet near People’s Park would obscure an important landmark.

Nigel Sussman in his studio
Posted inArts

Nigel Sussman’s whimsical murals give the community a sense of place

by Minhae Shim Roth March 08, 2021, 12:50 p.m.February 20, 2023

The Berkeley artist says creating his vibrant, intricate public murals helped him get to know the city. The pandemic has brought new purpose to his work.

Reparations Now! mural painted on Ellis Street in South Berkeley
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Reparations street mural now complete on Ellis Street

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor July 27, 2020, 1:06 p.m.March 24, 2023

South Berkeley residents completed work over the weekend on a street mural that spells out the words ‘Reparations Now!’ in giant colorful letters on the block between Prince Street and Ashby Avenue.

Posted inArts

In Berkeley Hills, artist draws on her German heritage to make ‘the work to remember’

Avatar photo by Minhae Shim Roth July 24, 2020, 9:11 a.m.October 4, 2022

When complete, Karina Epperlein’s mural on the double doors of her garage, will feature up to 100 names, as well as identifying details, of people who have been victims of police brutality nationwide.

Posted inCommunity

Berkeley neighbors start work on street mural calling for ‘Reparations Now!’

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor July 23, 2020, 3:48 p.m.August 4, 2022

Neighbors on Ellis Street in South Berkeley began work today on a street mural which will spell out the words ‘Reparations Now!’ in giant letters on the block between Ashby Avenue and Prince Street.

Painting of two children at a spewing faucet. One boy is wearing a face mask.
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School notebook: Gigantic budget cuts, principal turnover, mural gets a mask

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein May 21, 2020, 1:02 p.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley school news — in brief.

Posted inArts

New mural is a timeline of South Berkeley, from the Ohlone to the present day

Avatar photo by Martin Mercy Sept. 07, 2018, 3:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley’s newest mural, a three-year collaboration overseen by artist, educator and activist Edythe Boone, was unveiled on Ashby Avenue Saturday.

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How Quirky is Berkeley? The rising star of muralist Angel Jesus Perez

Avatar photo by Tom Dalzell July 23, 2018, 7:00 a.m.February 8, 2023

Angel Jesus Perez, whose latest work, “Displacement of Beauty and Migration of Gentrification,” is on Alcatraz, is a bright addition to our city’s cadre of muralists.

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Muralist Juana Alicia one of two Berkeley artists who may design a feminist license plate

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein July 19, 2017, 11:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Proceeds from the license plate, pending state approval, would support a California reproductive health program.

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Berkeley and Oakland reap rewards of Bay Area Mural Festival

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor April 13, 2017, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

BAMFest brought together 25 master muralists and 20 at-risk youth culminating in the creation of 13 murals along the Berkeley-Oakland border.

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How Quirky is Berkeley? New murals, 2017 edition

Avatar photo by Tom Dalzell April 11, 2017, 7:00 a.m.February 8, 2023

Murals are a fixture of Berkeley, but they come and go. Here is a selection that appeared last year and thus far in 2017.

Posted inCommunity

South Berkeley residents aim to preserve history with art

by Kathleen Costanza Sept. 22, 2016, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

A group of South Berkeley residents hope a new mural will encompass the past, present and future of South Berkeley.

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