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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | BUSD achievement gap among nation's worst | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Murals

A woman stands in front of a building that's been completely covered with fine-lined Hindi writing
Posted inArts

New West Berkeley mural is a repeated Hindi prayer

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Aug. 21, 2023, 8:00 a.m.August 31, 2023

Berkeley artist Amrita Singhal recently finished the mural — her first — on the side of the building that once housed Sam’s 58 Club.

View of concave side of shell where words aren't visible
Posted inArts

Giant abalone shells or a glowing steel ship? Weigh in on 7 public art proposals for Aquatic Park

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok July 28, 2023, 11:15 a.m.July 31, 2023

The city is soliciting input on a sculpture and a mural for the park through Aug. 4

Posted inCity

Why the South Berkeley ‘Reparations Now’ mural was painted over

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 17, 2023, 12:25 p.m.May 23, 2023

A graffiti complaint prompted the city to cover up the mural that helped inspire the City Council to pursue reparations in Berkeley. The neighbors who created the mural are considering next steps.

Posted inCommunity

Berkeley’s newest murals celebrate Sinbad the Sailor, the undocumented and unafraid — and bagels

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok May 12, 2023, 2:23 p.m.May 16, 2023

Four big public artworks installed this spring highlight the Ohlone people, immigrants, poetry and the Boichik Bagel Factory.

Posted inCity

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
Posted inCommunity

Reparations street mural now complete on Ellis Street

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor July 27, 2020, 1:06 p.m.May 23, 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.
Posted inSchools

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.

Posted inCommunity

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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