The Shop: a new barber shop at 1481 Shattuck Ave.. Photo: Siciliana Trevino THE SHOP We told you about new barber shop going into old Kids’ Dynamo space on Shattuck last month. The Shop is now open at 1481 Shattuck Ave. next to Saul’s Deli. It’s the second barber shop for owner Dustin Clark who has another […]
Sweet Dreams
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Big Screen Berkeley: Sweet Dreams
Produced in part by the Berkeley Film Foundation, Sweet Dreams falls into the ‘feel good’ documentary category. I have to admit I didn’t expect to be writing about another Rwanda documentary this year, but here we are. After being featured in cycling epic Rising from Ashes in a September review, the central African nation returns […]
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‘We’re going on a Berkeley business scavenger hunt’
By Pete Rosos You may know Pete Rosos as 2812 Photography; you will almost certainly have seen many of his photographs on Berkeleyside, including his wonderful Snapshot series, in which he takes the pulse of some of the most interesting, not necessarily high-profile, people of Berkeley, accompanied by gorgeous photographic portraits. Last weekend, Rosos embarked on an […]
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Play is vital: finding more play and toys in Berkeley
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Play is alive and well in Berkeley! But not everyone realizes how important playtime is to improving well being, reducing stress, and increasing joyfulness. We know children and adults need plenty of time to play, using all […]
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Berkeley’s rich tradition of documentaries finds support
"Sweet Dreams", a documentary by Lisa Fruchtman and her brother Rob, won the Berkeley Film Foundation's Saul Zaentz Award this year Lisa Fruchtman was at the Sundance Film Festival when she heard a story she knew she wanted to tell through film. It involved a remarkable group of women in Rwanda who, despite having their […]
