New Whole Foods store wake-up call for Andronico’s
Customers shop for produce in Berkeley’s second Whole Foods store which opened today at Tenth and Gilman streets. Photo: Neil Mishalov Today at 9:30 a.m. a new Whole Foods Market broke bread rather...
View ArticleSolano Avenue: The pressure is on for North Berkeley shopping district to up...
The Oaks Theater on Solano Avenue, photographed in September 2014. The Oaks was for decades an anchor tenant for the avenue, but it has sat empty for nearly five years. Photo: Mary Flaherty When...
View ArticleVegan deli to open in old La Farine spot on Solano
Vegan diner The Butcher’s Son is moving into the retail space at 1820 Solano Ave. in Berkeley that, until July, housed La Farine. Photo: Trachtenberg Architects The space at 1820 Solano Ave., left...
View ArticleCommunity effort may see Berkeley’s Oaks Theatre reopen with Bakesale Betty...
The Oaks Theatre at 1875 Solano Ave. has been empty for several years. New plans may see it reopen if a deal can be reached. Photo: Ian Ransley The Oaks Theatre on Solano Avenue may have a future after...
View ArticleOver 300 authors sign up for first Bay Area Book Festival
Downtown Berkeley will host the first Bay Area Book Festival on June 6-7 — a free event hoping to draw up to 100,000 visitors. Photo: Paulo Slachevsky/Creative Commons The Bay Area Book Festival, a...
View ArticleBerkeley rental rates skyrocket, causing headaches for students and those on...
An apartment for rent on Spruce Street. Photo by Melati Citrawireja This is the second in a Berkeleyside series on housing. Read our first story on short term rentals. The heated economy has pushed...
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