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30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Sunday Streets Berkeley

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Temperatures soared over 90 degrees, but people still flocked to Sunday Streets

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff June 10, 2019, 3:40 p.m.October 4, 2022

It’s the seventh year of Sunday Streets.

Kids with bubbles
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of June 7-9

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein June 07, 2019, 12:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

Spend a very hot day outdoors at Sunday Streets, and catch some stories, songs and sports all weekend.

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Tens of thousands enjoy car-free Sunday Streets

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Oct. 20, 2015, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Sunday Streets brought out tens of thousands of people over the weekend. Photo: Nancy Rubin Tens of thousands of people took advantage of a car-free Shattuck Avenue on Sunday at the fourth annual Sunday Streets Berkeley. Cars were banned on the 2-mile stretch from Haste Street to Rose Street, and it was filled instead with musicians, […]

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Photos: Berkeley revels in 3rd annual Sunday Streets

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Oct. 13, 2014, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Photo: Gina g10 Sunday Streets was back in Berkeley for a third year this weekend, taking over Shattuck Avenue from Haste to Rose, and attracting thousands of strollers on what turned out to be a hot fall day. Several of our regular contributing photographers captured the day of festivities, which included song, dance, great food, yoga, games, cooking, […]

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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Oct. 10, 2014, 3:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Sunday Streets is back on a long stretch of Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley on Oct. 12. Photo: Alan Tobey SUNDAY STREETS Sunday Streets is back for a third year on Oct. 12, and it’s certainly the biggest event of the weekend, taking over Shattuck Avenue from Haste to Rose from 11 am to 5 pm. It’s a chance to […]

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New festival turns Center Street into ‘fun central’

by Guest contributor May 23, 2014, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

The first Eats, Beats and Brews on Oct. 13, 2013. The festival will be coming back every Sunday this June. Photo: Downtown Berkeley Association By Jasper Burget Every Sunday this June, Center Street in downtown Berkeley will become the site of the new Eats, Beats & Brews block party. The restaurant-laden part of the street between Shattuck and Oxford […]

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Photos: Berkeley revels in car-free buzz of Sunday Streets

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Oct. 14, 2013, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Photo: Nancy Rubin People turned out in their thousands for Berkeley’s second Sunday Streets. There is no doubt that this city likes to go auto-free. Berkeleyside contributing photographer Nancy Rubin was there. (If you haven’t already done so, check out Rubin’s new photo project, Humans of Berkeley and the Bay Area, launched on Berkeleyside last […]

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The It List: 5 things to do in Berkeley this weekend

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Oct. 10, 2013, 3:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

The Ohlone mural, which has been restored, will be rededicated on Saturday Oct. 12. Photo: William Newton OHLONE MURAL CEREMONY The city of Berkeley is holding a rededication ceremony to celebrate the restoration of the Ohlone Mural. The mural, which depicts the creation story of the Ohlone people who once inhabited the Bay Area, was originally painted […]

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Sunday Streets returns to Berkeley for 2nd year on Oct. 13

by Guest contributor Oct. 10, 2013, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The inaugural Sunday Streets in 2012 was such a success it’s back this year on Sunday, Oct. 13. Photo: Alan Tobey The inaugural Sunday Streets in 2012 was such a success it’s back this year on Sunday, Oct. 13. Photo: Alan Tobey By Eli Wolfe This weekend, thousands of local residents are expected to leave the […]

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Council supports Sunday Streets, looks to find funds

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 25, 2013, 10:30 a.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley’s first Sunday Streets, which was held on Oct. 14, was deemed a big success. Photo: Alan Tobey Last October, Berkeley held a Sunday Streets event for the first time, and an estimated 40,000 people flocked to Shattuck Avenue to stroll, bike and skate the length of 17 blocks enjoying the car-free environment, al fresco […]

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Berkeley happily abandons sidewalks for Sunday Streets

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Oct. 15, 2012, 11:15 a.m.October 4, 2022

Thousands walked, cycled, and played on a mile-long stretch of Shattuck that was closed to traffic for five hours on Sunday. Photo: Tracey Taylor An estimated 30,000-40,000 people headed to Shattuck Avenue on Sunday for Berkeley’s first Sunday Streets event which saw 17 blocks, from Haste to Rose, closed to traffic and open to pretty […]

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Shattuck Avenue goes car-free for 17 blocks on Sunday

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Oct. 11, 2012, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Sunday Streets in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood attracts out pedestrians and cyclists. Photo: throgers/Creative Commons More than a mile of Berkeley’s Shattuck Avenue will be open to pedestrians, cyclists, roller-skaters, dancers, and kids on Sunday Oct. 14 — but not cars — as the city holds its first Sunday Streets event from 11 am through […]

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