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Long-time local supporter of the arts Archana Horsting honored with Berkeley Community Fund award

Archana Horsting, co-founder of The Kala Art Institute, will receive the Berkeley Community Fund’s Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal this year. Photo: Kala Art Institute Archana Horsting, director and co-founder of Kala Art Institute, has spent four decades committed to what seems like a paradoxical concept: providing a shared space for artists — precisely the type of people who stereotypically are known as fiercely […]

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IKEA donates ‘makeover’ to shelter for homeless families

The “after” picture of the living room of McKinley House furnished with Ikea furniture. The “after” picture of the living room of McKinley House furnished with Ikea furniture. The families living in the McKinley Family Transitional House in Berkeley now have a lovely space from which to plot their move out from homelessness. IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store […]

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Staffer at Berkeley’s Ecology Center faces deportation for two-decade-old felony conviction

Daniel Maher (center), recycling director at Berkeley’s Ecology Center, faces the threat of deportation to China, where he was born, but lived for only three years. Photo: Ecology Center Daniel Maher (center), recycling director at Berkeley’s Ecology Center, faces the threat of deportation to China, where he was born, but lived for only three years. Photo: Ecology […]

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Options Recovery expands to new offices in Berkeley

Drug and alcohol treatment program Options Recovery Services is expanding this month. Photo: Melati Citrawireja Drug and alcohol treatment program Options Recovery Services is expanding this month. Photo: Melati Citrawireja Options Recovery Services is set to expand to Berkeley’s Old City Hall annex space this month. The drug and alcohol treatment program is currently located on Center Street, and will retain that […]

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Berkeley’s One World Play Project aims to empower young women through sports

The One World Play Project has started #AllGirlsCanPlay, an initiative to empower girls around the world using play. Photo: One World Play Project One World Play Project, a Berkeley-based organization that sends indestructible soccer balls around the world, has launched an initiative that aims to empower young women through sports. Called #AllGirlsCanPlay, the campaign began […]

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Berkeley Public Schools Fund reaches $1M mark

The Berkeley Schools Fund provides over $1.5 million per year in grant funding and in-kind volunteer hours for projects that serve over 10,000 students. Photo: Berkeley Public Schools Fund For the first time, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund has reached $1 million in annual fundraising, according to the organization. The 32-year-old organization has collected over $13 million […]