A merchant who loved shopping for antiques as much as selling them leaves a neighborhood of antique shops. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Where to go to ‘dress like your parents’; Berkeley YWCA’s new leader is gone already
Two brothers from Concord turn their hobby into a business at Paisley Vintage. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Hot tub maker opens Berkeley store; used T-shirts printed with fresh designs to cut waste
Robert’s son has taken over at Robert’s Hot Tubs, new to Fourth Street. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: New school and club sails into the Berkeley marina; tech company turns worker co-op
Inspire Sailing opened at the marina a year ago. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Perfumery at former Spenger’s site sells fine scents (nothing fishy); superheroes in North Berkeley
Le Labo, part of an upscale international chain of perfume shops, opened quietly during the pandemic on Fourth Street. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Westbrae Nursery turns into worker co-op; no rivalry for lamp sellers on Solano
Westbrae Nursery, in existence since the 1930s, now has seven worker-owners. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: The Berkeley jeweler favored by rockstars; Berkeley Garden Club turns 90
Jeweler David Giulietti started out making armor in high school and has worked with metal ever since. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Berkeley car repair shop has ‘changed with the times’; ‘Far & Few’ is back
Drawn to anti-war Berkeley as a 21-year-old mechanic, Ken Shapiro has been fixing cars in the city for 50 years. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Cose Belle boutique will play nonstop Italian tunes; new barbershop has chairs like a ’57 Chevy
The scion of a venerable Berkeley restaurant family is opening her fourth store a couple doors down from her brothers’ restaurant, Agridolce. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: New preschool opens at former Gay Austin site; changes afoot for Luna Dance Institute
About 30 students are now enrolled at the Little School preschool on Hopkins Street. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Meet the ‘plant queen’ of Southwest Berkeley and the fiddler hired as Ashkenaz’s new director
A plant lover turns her passion into a business on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.
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Shop Talk: Rad Power Bikes glides into town; the Berkeley Bag is back again
Rad Power Bikes has opened on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other retail and small business news.