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Breakfast sandwich hot spot Cracked moves to Berkeley
Tim “Buna” Babilla has found a new home for his popular breakfast sandwich pop-up inside Spats in downtown Berkeley.
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Bites: East Bay to get last dibs on Boccalone, Pizzafest, big changes at Spats
Find out the latest food news, updates and events happening in the East Bay.
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Berkeleyside readers raise nearly $3,000 for food bank
Behind the bar at Spats at Berkeleyside’s 2015 Holiday Party (l to r): Lance Knobel, Kelsey Itämeri and Garrett Carney. Photo: Tracey Taylor Behind the bar at Spats at Berkeleyside’s 2015 Holiday Party (l to r): Lance Knobel, Kelsey Itämeri and Garrett Carney. Photo: Tracey Taylor Thanks to the generosity of the Berkeleyside community, our […]
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Reminder: Berkeleyside Holiday Party, Thursday, Dec. 17
Mark your calendars, if you haven’t already: Thursday, Dec. 17, 6-9 p.m., Berkeleyside is throwing a holiday get-together at Spats on Shattuck Avenue. All tips from the evening — as well as proceeds from a raffle with enticing prizes — will go to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. The raffle prizes include: two tickets to see Alvin Ailey American Dancer […]
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Join Berkeleyside for holiday drinks, benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank
There seems to be no slowing of news in Berkeley as we head into the holiday season, but Berkeleyside is carving out 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, to hold a holiday get-together for our readers and friends at Spats on Shattuck Avenue. But it’s not just about enjoying ourselves. All tips from the evening — […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
There’s a new store in town for fans of 1950s and 1060s furniture. Photo: Mid Century Møbler MID CENTURY MØBLER OPENS Furniture store Mid Century Møbler has opened in Berkeley (on Ashby Avenue near Orchard Hardware and Looking Glass Photo), having relocated from a small warehouse in San Francisco’s Mission district. Owned by Julian Goldklang, the store specializes in importing vintage Danish […]
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Herb n’ Chicken, Spats, Grand Fare Market
So much news! Openings include Herb n’ Chicken, Spats, Grand Fare and Steel Rail and a whiskey distillery is on its way.
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New Berkeley Spats hopes to open by April
It’s taken longer than expected, but the Spats team in Berkeley is aiming for a soft opening in April.
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New Berkeley Spats owners hope for fall opening
With new owners having recently bought Spats, the bar may be poised to open again this fall.
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Photo: Emilie Raguso ALPHA DESIGN A new custom upholstery store has opened at 2001 San Pablo Ave., on the corner of University Avenue). Alpha Design has over 250 frame styles for chairs and sofas and over 1,000 types of fabric. Typical frame jobs take about two to three weeks on average, with a company in Los […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
The spruced up Nick's Lounge. Photo: Doug Williamson THE NICK OF TIME Nick’s Lounge, at 3218 Adeline near Fairview, has been a neighborhood fixture for almost 50 years. Bryan Smith bought the bar in April and has spruced it up, getting rid of the gambling machine and repainting the bar inside and out. He holds […]
