Two young men from Oakland and San Leandro are facing 14 felony charges from a series of robberies at two Berkeley cafés and a bus stop in April, according to court papers. They face charges from Oakland, too.
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Ask Nosh: Where did the term ‘Gourmet Ghetto’ come from?
Was it Herb Caen, Alice Kahn or someone else entirely who coined the phrase? You asked Nosh and we have the answer.
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Draymond Green serves coffee at Berkeley Peet’s
The basketball star was helping to promote the release of Peet’s limited edition “Warriors Grounds” blend.
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Berkeley Rep to unveil Peet’s Theatre to public Saturday
The former Thrust Stage, one of Berkeley Rep’s two theatres, is now called Peet’s Theatre. Photo: Cheshire Isaacs The former Thrust Stage, one of Berkeley Rep’s two theatres, is now called Peet’s Theatre. Photo: Cheshire Isaacs Thirty-six years after Berkeley Rep opened its first permanent home on Addison Street in downtown, the theater company will, […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Source Mini, a vegan restaurant in the Gourmet Ghetto, shut down on July 18. Its owner said he did not get enough business. Photo: Source Mini SOURCE MINI SHUTTERS UNEXPECTEDLY Source Mini, an offshoot of San Francisco’s Source restaurant, opened to great fanfare in the Gourmet Ghetto’s Epicurious Garden at 1511 Shattuck Ave. in January 2014. Owner Mitchell […]
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New Safeway on College Avenue opens to crowds
Hundreds of people jammed into the spanking new Safeway store on College Avenue on Thursday.
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Protesters stage ‘Black Brunch’ on Berkeley’s Fourth Street
A Black Brunch protester makes a black power salute at Tacubaya restaurant on Fourth Street on Sat. Jan. 3, 2014. Photo: Blake Simons More than two dozen African-American students, many from UC Berkeley, tried to disrupt “business as usual” on Saturday by staging a protest in Berkeley’s upscale Fourth Street shopping district. The students, as well […]
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Perk up at the Berkeley Coffee and Tea Festival
Last year’s Coffee and Tea Festival drew 400 participants. The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, which is organizing the 2012 event at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, expects even more people this year. Photo: Ira Serkes Last year’s Coffee and Tea Festival drew 400 participants. The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, which is organizing the 2012 event at […]
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Foxtails Brigade: Roots on Berkeley’s Fourth Street
Oakland band Foxtails Brigade plays The Starry Plough in Berkeley on Friday. Photo: Riki Feldman Oakland band Foxtails Brigade plays The Starry Plough in Berkeley on Friday. Photo: Riki Feldman On a sunny day, Berkeley offers few better venues than the corner of Fourth Street in front of Peet’s Coffee. Prime real estate for buskers, the unregulated […]
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Everyone deserves to eat: Andre Green’s kitchen wisdom
Andre Green, food services coordinator for Berkeley’s Food & Housing Project, talks about serving Thanksgiving to the homeless, cooking from the heart, and why he cares.
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Toaster Oven coming to Telegraph HOT TO TROT Hot sandwich restaurant Toaster Oven is crossing the bridge to the East Bay and opening soon on Telegraph Avenue. The chain, which has three locations in San Francisco, serves meat and vegetarian grilled sandwiches, as well as breakfast sandwiches, shakes and cookies. Toaster Oven Berkeley will be at […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Peet's Café Solano and Café Domingo LOCAL BREWS Peet’s Coffee & Tea has introduced two very Berkeley-centric blends: Café Solano and Café Domingo, in honor of two of their Berkeley stores on Domingo Avenue and Solano Avenue. Café Domingo is described as a smooth, balanced and medium-bodied Latin American blend “with hints of toffee sweetness and a […]
