Giovanni, probably the oldest restaurant on Shattuck Avenue, may have to close at the end of the month because of taxes owed to the IRS. The poster announcing a new movie inadvertently telegraphs the restaurant’s situation. Photo: Ted Friedman Giovanni, probably the oldest restaurant on Shattuck Avenue, may have to close at the end of […]
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Berkeley teen set to appear in court after burglary arrest
Police arrested Terrance Tavoy Stanley Jr., along with a juvenile male, after a burglary attempt on Dec. 31, police said. The marker on the map indicates approximate location (the block the incident took place) and does not attempt to represent a specific address. Image source: Google Maps A 19-year-old Berkeley man is set to appear […]
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Measure S: Will it help or hurt the homeless?
Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso Measure S would prohibit sitting on the sidewalk, during certain hours, in Berkeley’s commercial districts. Photo: Emilie Raguso On Nov. 6, Berkeley voters will decide whether to approve a controversial ordinance to ban, in most cases, sitting […]
Posted inCrime & Safety, Schools
University, residents collaborate on campaign for quiet
Signs in the Piedmont/Parker neighborhood remind students that Berkeley ordinances require quiet after 10 p.m. Photo: Lance Knobel This weekend, a group of local residents and Cal joined forces to ask for some peace and quiet in a southside neighborhood that embraces one of the university’s biggest housing units, as well as fraternity row. The […]
Posted inHousing & Development
Telegraph Ave property owner shows plans for vacant site
Telegraph Avenue elevation design for a new building at 2501 Haste, which would be partly clad in rock. Courtesy: Kirk E. Peterson & Associates The owner of a blighted lot at Telegraph and Haste that has been vacant for more than two decades presented his plans for a fortress-like building on the property, although he […]
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Can Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue get its mojo back?
Berkeley Design Advocates, a group of urban design specialists, recently formed a charrette to brainstorm ideas for Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue Berkeley Design Advocates, a group of urban design specialists, recently formed a charrette to brainstorm ideas for Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue When a group of urban design experts gather to brainstorm ideas for revitalizing Berkeley’s Telegraph […]
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Imagining a future for Telegraph Avenue, without blinders
Telegraph Avenue: business owners and Berkeley residents would like to see improvements. Photo: Nancy Rubin This weekend a group of design professionals, architects, urban planners and engineers will come together to dream about possible futures for Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue. The initiative, which will take the form of a “charrette,” topped and tailed by input from […]
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Fire displaces around 35 people, building a hazard
The rear of the apartment building at 2227 Dwight Way where extensive fire damage is evident. Photos: Tracey Taylor An estimated 30-35 people were displaced by the two-alarm fire that blazed for nearly four hours in the early hours of Thursday morning leaving the apartment building at 2227 Dwight Way gutted, and forcing the temporary […]
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Berkeley files suit against owner of blighted Telegraph lot
The city of Berkeley holds $640,000 in liens against this lot at 2501 Haste Street. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley has filed a lawsuit against Ken Sarachan, telling him they intend to seize his lot at the intersection of Telegraph and Haste to pay off the $640,000 he owes in liens and interest. […]
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Piedmont Avenue reopened: New road, sidewalk, bike path
All the power lines have been under-grounded at the newly reopened northbound lane of Piedmont Avenue. Photo: Tracey Taylor Those of you who take Berkeley’s Piedmont Avenue regularly to get from A to B will be delighted to have seen that the northbound lane has reopened — and it’s much enhanced since it was closed […]
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City Council unanimously passes Southside Plan
The Southside Plan, in the works since 1997 (or since 1929, as one councilmember joked), was passed unanimously by the Berkeley City Council last night. “Congratulations! We have a plan,” exulted Mayor Tom Bates after the vote. The main goals of the plan, which covers the area directly south of the UC Berkeley campus, include […]
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City to consider suing owner of blighted Telegraph lot
The city of Berkeley holds $500,000 in liens against this lot at 2501 Haste Street. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley may finally be getting fed up with the vacant, rat-infested lot on the northeast corner of Haste and Telegraph. The City Council on Tuesday will consider filing a lawsuit against Ken Sarachan, the […]
