SMOKY NO MORE Ken Looney has closed his Looney’s Southern Bar -B-Que at 2190 Bancroft Ave. after five years of operation. He closed it Dec. 11 because he could not come to acceptable terms with the landlord when his lease expired, according to an employee at one of Looney’s Oakland locations. PHARMACY SHUFFLE No official word […]
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Will pharmacy war lead to new restrictions in Berkeley?
This Walgreens on Shattuck is moving within two blocks of a CVS store [This story was updated on 4/19/11.] As the retail war between CVS and Walgreens heats up in Berkeley, Mayor Tom Bates is calling for a new law that prohibits any new pharmacy from locating within 1,000 feet of another pharmacy. Bates will […]
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Walgreens prepares old Elephant space before opening
Three and a half months after Berkeleyside broke the news that Walgreens was to take over the old Elephant Pharmacy space at 1607 Shattuck Avenue, the giant retail chain has started construction work on the building ahead of opening. On hearing of the move in October, many Berkeleysiders were dismayed with the idea of Walgreens […]
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Walgreens set to take over Elephant Pharmacy space
Walgreens looks set to take over the building at 1607 Shattuck Avenue which was formerly the home of Elephant Pharmacy before it filed for bankruptcy and closed its Berkeley and other Bay Area stores in February 2009. Although Walgreens would not confirm to Berkeleyside that it has its eye on the building, several independent sources […]
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West Berkeley Walgreens seeks beer/wine approval
A Berkeleyside reader writes in to spread the word about a meeting at the Shattuck Hotel tonight at 7pm between lawyers representing Walgreens and residents local to the Walgreens on San Pablo and Ashby Gilman, Telegraph and Adeline. Walgreens wants to sell beer and wine at the stores, and is required to notify residents living […]
