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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Shop Talk

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Shop Talk: The Berkeley jeweler favored by rockstars; Berkeley Garden Club turns 90

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio May 06, 2022, 9:50 a.m.August 4, 2022

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.

Shop Talk: Berkeley car repair shop has ‘changed with the times’; ‘Far & Few’ is back 
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Shop Talk: Berkeley car repair shop has ‘changed with the times’; ‘Far & Few’ is back 

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio April 15, 2022, 1:05 p.m.August 4, 2022

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

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio March 18, 2022, 10:00 a.m.June 2, 2022

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

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio March 06, 2022, 7:00 a.m.March 7, 2022

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

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Feb. 04, 2022, 9:19 a.m.February 4, 2022

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

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Jan. 07, 2022, 2:20 p.m.August 4, 2022

Rad Power Bikes has opened on San Pablo Avenue. Catch up on this and other retail and small business news.

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Shop Talk: A Priori slides down Vine Street; Moe’s Books union; a big B-day for The Potters’ Studio

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Dec. 03, 2021, 10:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

A Priori has moved down the street into the Earthly Goods space. Catch up on this and other local business news.

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Shop Talk: New furniture store is all about teak; Storey Framing to close

Avatar photo by Brandy Collins Nov. 05, 2021, 8:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

Teak Me Home, which sells handcrafted Indonesian teak wood furniture, has opened a location in West Berkeley.

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Shop Talk: Eudemonia, hot spot for fantasy games, closes; sneaker store comes to Telegraph

Avatar photo by Brandy Collins Oct. 01, 2021, 10:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

Eudemonia, a popular tabletop card store that had been a refuge for Berkeley gamers of all ages, closed after 18 years.

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Shop Talk: Paraiso Plant Studio; Title Nine; Jest Jewels; Sola Lucy

by Mary Corbin March 05, 2020, 8:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

A plants and design store has opened in Trumpetvine Court downtown; Jest Jewels and Sola Lucy are closing up shop; and Title IX is on the move.

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Shop Talk: Scarlet Salon; Reuse Arts & Crafts; Lacquerbar

by Mary Corbin Feb. 25, 2020, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Four hair stylists who worked together at Festoon have come together to open a new salon; there is a new store to buy art and crafts made from recycled materials.

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Shop Talk: Fantastic Comics; Sundhari Holistic Spa; Rabana; Yves Jewelry and Judaica

by Mary Corbin Feb. 05, 2020, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

More shops are closing or moving because of lagging sales than are opening this month.

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