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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Henry Accornero made Berkeley’s Oaks Jewelers a gem of a family business
For decades, the jewelers — whose founder helped start the Solano Stroll — has been an intimate part of many Berkeley residents’ lives.
Loyal customers have kept this 70-year-old Berkeley stationery store going
Sonny Han, owner of Payn’s Stationery on Solano Avenue, talks about survival and his fortuitous decision to install mailboxes before the pandemic lockdown.
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Berkeley’s Corso has closed as owners leave the restaurant industry
Roscoe Skipper and Wendy Brucker have closed 12-year-old Tuscan trattoria Corso and sold their 26-year-old restaurant Rivoli, which will remain open.
Affordable, transit-oriented housing is key issue in District 5 race, where newcomers challenge Sophie Hahn
The three candidates align on many issues, like affordable housing and public transit, but have different methods to accomplish these goals.
Election 2020: District 5 candidates answer Berkeleyside questions
Meet your District 5 City Council candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Oakland man linked to spate of Bay Area bank robberies including 3 in Berkeley
Police have arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of three unarmed bank robberies in Berkeley in January and one in Pinole, authorities report.
Police investigate another Berkeley bank robbery
For the third time in less than a week, an unarmed man took money from a Berkeley bank during a robbery, authorities reported Monday evening.
Robbers hit 2 Berkeley banks Wednesday
It’s rare when Berkeley has even one bank robbery, but Wednesday there were two.
Patron injured at Kirin due to ceiling beam collapse; restaurant closed for now
A customer at a Chinese restaurant on Solano Avenue in North Berkeley was injured Friday when a decorative beam fell from the ceiling and struck him in the head, authorities report.
They’ve been evicted from a North Berkeley building. Now they want to buy it, with help from a land trust
Owners of a 13-unit property have evicted all their tenants in order to sell the property. Community groups are trying to put pressure on the landlords so they sell it to the tenants.
Touchstone gets building permit for The Oaks Climbing Gym in Berkeley
Touchstone Climbing has secured its building permit from the city of Berkeley to construct a new climbing gym on Solano Avenue where the Oaks Theatre once operated. It’s been a long time coming.
