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Bites: Marufuku Ramen to Temescal, L’acajou opens in Oakland, TCHO bought by company that makes Pocky
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February is Pizza Lovers Month in Berkeley
Berkeley dedicates a whole month — and creates a local pizza crawl — to the cheesy, carby comfort food.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Berkeley Police: Bystander stops 1 laptop robber at PIQ, but 1 escapes
A bystander at a popular downtown cafe caught a robber early Tuesday evening, though his accomplice managed to escape, police said.
Posted inNosh
Where did NYC mayor lunch with Cal Chancellor?
When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was in town he joked around with Robert Reich and grabbed lunch with Cal Chancellor Nick Dirks among other things.
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New Roman-style pizzeria to open in Berkeley
A hotel development group has chosen downtown Berkeley to launch its first restaurant, a high-end Roman-style pizzeria called A90.
Posted inBerkeleyside
Reminder: Berkeleyside Open Office, Thursday April 26
Participants at Berkeleyside's May 2011 Open Office at PIQ share conversation and pizza. Photo: Tracey Taylor Don’t forget: this Thursday Berkeleyside is holding its second “Open Office” at Pane Italiano Qualita (more commonly known as PIQ) in downtown Berkeley. We held our inaugural Open Office on May 11 2011 and had a great time. We drank coffee, ate delicious […]
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Reminder: Berkeleyside Open Office, Thursday April 26
At Berkeleyside's first open office, held last May: (l to r) Caley Concannon, Emunah Hauser, Frances Dinkelspiel, Wendy Cohen and Rodney Brooks, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Keith Carson. Photo: Tracey Taylor On the evening of Thursday April 26, Berkeleyside will hold its second “Open Office” at Pane Italiano Qualita (more commonly known as PIQ) in downtown […]
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Announcing: Berkeleyside’s second Open Office, April 26
Berkeleyside held its first Open Office in May of 2011. Our second one will take place on Thursday April 26. Photo: Tracey Taylor It’s time for you to see the faces behind Berkeleyside, if you don’t know us already. On the evening of Thursday April 26, Berkeleyside will hold its second “Open Office” at Pane […]
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Revealed: A Berkeley restaurant guide and labor of love
The cover design for the "Restaurants in the Berkeley Area" guide was designed by Harold Poskanzer Over the past 34 years, Art and Lucille Poskanzer, who dine out at least once a week, have compiled what is probably the only dedicated restaurant guide to Berkeley and Oakland. However, unless you happen to work at the […]
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Were you a winner in our Caltopia raffle?
Baskets filled to the brim with gift certificates and pizza for a year from La Val’s Baskets filled to the brim with gift certificates and pizza for a year from La Val’s The two days of Caltopia were quite a whirl for students, faculty and staff, as well as for exhibitors like Berkeleyside. From the […]
Posted inBerkeleyside, Schools
Thousands of Cal students, staff flock to Caltopia
Students new and old come out in droves for the community-boosting swag-fest that is Caltopia. Find Berkeleyside at booth E104 UC Berkeley freshmen, some looking dazed, others excited, as well as more blasé seniors, turned out in their thousands on Sunday for Day One of Caltopia, the self-described “two greatest days on the planet”. The […]