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Year in review
10 Berkeley animal stories you didn’t want to miss in 2015
Diary of a hummingbird’s nest — one of 10 animal-related stories on Berkeleyside in 2015. You may also have caught a live presentation of the diary at the Uncharted Ideas Festival this year. Photo: Elaine Miller Bond Berkeleyside reports many animal stories every year, and 2015 was no exception. Sometimes they are strange, such as the day […]
Berkeleyside wishes you a happy, safe 2016
The Berkeleyside team wishes you a happy new year. From left: Kate Williams, Tracey Taylor, Frances Dinkelspiel, Lance Knobel, Wendy Cohen and Emilie Raguso. Photo: Pete Rosos With New Year’s Eve nearly upon us, the Berkeleyside team wanted to wish all of our readers a safe and happy new year. The year just ending has […]
2015: The year in Berkeley crime, public safety
A memorial for Christian Sheppard near the site of his fatal shooting in October. Photo: Emilie Raguso In 2015, crime looked to be on the upswing in Berkeley compared to the prior year’s significant reductions. If you missed any of Berkeleyside’s most-read and notable crime stories, we sum them up for you here. A series of attempted child […]
Help us to keep bringing you the Berkeley news in 2016
Marin Fountain in the rain. Photo, taken on Dec. 20, 2015, by Daniel Parks As we wind down for the holidays and draw close to the end of 2015, Berkeleyside would like to wish all our readers a happy and peaceful few days of relaxation. We would also like to remind our readers that everything you read […]
Best East Bay dishes and drinks of 2015, Part 2
Hear from Nosh editors, food writers, rapper Lil B, a baker, butcher and a brewer on what tickled their tastebuds in 2015.
Best dishes and drinks of 2015: The chefs’ picks
Looking for inspiration on where to eat and drink in the East Bay? Check out these top picks by some of the area’s best chefs.
Big Screen Berkeley: Favorite films of 2015
Duke of Burgundy: one of Berkeleyside film critic John Seal’s favorite films of 2015: one of Berkeleyside film critic John Seal’s favorite films of 2015 I estimate I watched between 500 and 600 films in 2015, but every year I miss a ton of new movies, so this article needs to include an appropriate disclaimer: […]
Best Books of 2015, picked by Berkeleyside editors, guests
Photo: Angelica Portales Every year the Berkeleyside editors, aided by ardent readers in the community, select their favorite books of the year. Here are our selections for 2015 (feel free to share your picks in the comments): Tracey Taylor, co-founder, Berkeleyside By far the most thought-provoking book I read this year was Between The World and […]
Berkeleyside would like your feedback: Take our survey
Berkeleyside serves the Berkeley community with two websites, several e-newsletters, and events. Photo: Daniel Parks Berkeleyside aims to please. In an effort to better understand how we can serve you, our readers, we would love to know a little about you and about what you think. What information is important to you? Do you want […]
From hawks to Berlin to Salinger to neurosurgery to sci-fi: 6 great reads to start off your summer
If you hurry, you can grab one of our recommended summer books at a Berkeley public library. Photo: Bill Newton It’s not quite June gloom outside, and May gloom doesn’t have the same ring. While the weather isn’t cooperating, Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of the summer. To usher in a season of more relaxation […]