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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

Shop Talk

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Shop Talk: Big new car wash opens on San Pablo; florist retires after 37 years

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Sept. 22, 2023, 1:40 p.m.September 22, 2023

Solar Express Car Wash is partially powered by an 8-kilowatt solar array and uses its plentiful greywater to irrigate the property. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Buggy Bank, Berkeley used car dealer, backs out of lot on Shattuck; Walsh Brothers auto repair shop gets a reprieve

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Sept. 01, 2023, 3:31 p.m.September 1, 2023

Longtime manager Jerry Griggs says the Buggy Bank auto-selling business will continue as a concierge service. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

Split screen view of Xiaoyan Lin cutting fabric and a model wearing a coat she designed
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Shop Talk: Boutique designer sells clothes from her Berkeley Hills garage; New coupon site launches in Berkeley

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Aug. 18, 2023, 1:59 p.m.August 21, 2023

Xiaoyan Lin, a designer who emigrated from China, opens up her garage for one of her seasonal sales. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Walsh Brothers needs a new home now, teak furniture and ADUs and a new kind of vet care

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Aug. 04, 2023, 9:00 a.m.August 7, 2023

Louise O’Connor’s house burned down. Three weeks later she lost the lease to her longtime auto repair shop. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

An airy indoor commercial space filled with outdoor furniture
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Shop Talk: Design Within Reach, Nike open new stores on Fourth Street; Elmwood shop helps you recreate lost smells

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio July 07, 2023, 12:57 p.m.July 7, 2023

Design Within Reach has opened the brand’s first ever outdoor showroom in the former HAY space, while Nike has opened a wellness concept store next door. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: A new stitching spot in Elmwood; a bike shop rolls into a former lingerie store

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio June 02, 2023, 2:30 p.m.June 5, 2023

Plus, a new scented candle store and a Berkeley wellness coach with Dissociative Identity looking to help others. Catch up on Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Siamese Dream and Molly b. won’t close after all; Telegraph vendor suffers stroke

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio May 05, 2023, 12:00 p.m.May 5, 2023

Customers who read about the closing sale on Berkeleyside helped Siamese Dream stay in business. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Retail vacancy rates remain high; ‘Barbarella’-inspired hair salon has moved

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio April 07, 2023, 2:17 p.m.April 10, 2023

Berkeley’s ground-floor commercial vacancy rates didn’t budge from 2021 to 2022, according to a new city report. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Company that grows gardens on walls is blooming on Ashby Avenue; dream over for Siamese Dream

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio March 03, 2023, 12:00 p.m.March 6, 2023

Barge North has also closed on College Avenue. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: Beloved Berkeley pet food store loses dogged battle to internet retailers; Modena Salon is moving

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Feb. 03, 2023, 12:03 p.m.February 6, 2023

Animal Farm Discount Pet Foods was a mainstay on the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Cedar Street for 35 years. Even the owner’s parrot felt it was time to go.

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Shop Talk: Burned-down West Berkeley tattoo shop reopens in new spot; Fourth Street boutique Aiken is closing

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Jan. 20, 2023, 12:34 p.m.January 25, 2023

Philthy Clean Tattoo paints itself a new future downtown. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

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Berkeley’s Ohmega Salvage, famed spot for ‘cool, funky stuff,’ is closing after 49 years

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Jan. 18, 2023, 9:55 a.m.January 18, 2023

When architectural salvage was cool, Ohmega ruled. Its closing symbolizes the end of an era and changing tastes.

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