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Alameda’s Coffee Cultures and Uzen in Rockridge shutter, and more recent closures

Coffee Cultures in Alameda has closed, but a new cafe is already slated to move in. Credit: Tovin Lapan/East Bay Nosh Coffee Cultures on Park Street in Alameda closed Jan. 31. However, it still offers ...
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This artist built a safe space on wheels for homeless Berkeleyans to warm up in

Stefan Kaiter-Snyder (right) sits with his friend Tom inside the mobile warming hut he designed and built. Credit: Nathan Dalton for Berkeleyside In late November of 2024, when an atmospheric river ...
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Berkeley businesses close, students protest as city joins ‘ICE Out’ national strike

West Berkeley’s CoRo Coffee Room was one of several businesses that shut their doors Friday. Credit: Tracey Taylor/Berkeleyside Berkeley residents joined a nationwide strike against the Trump ...
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New South Indian spots bring the heat to Berkeley; Tokyo Central readies for Emeryville grand opening

Tokyo Central Emeryville’s only Japanese grocery store is set to celebrate its grand opening on Jan. 31. Tokyo Central will offer an array of imported Japanese goods, including to-go sushi, sashimi ...
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Decades-old picric acid stash prompted North Berkeley shelter order Monday

Berkeley police and firefighters asked several Thousand Oaks residents to shelter in place or leave the area while dealing with hazardous chemicals on Jan. 26, 2026. Credit: Gensys Protect The ...
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At Don’s Tire Service they keep the cars — and the laughs —rolling

CEO Angela Frizzi (left) and General Manager Denise Pene work the front counter at Don's Tire Service on Gilman Street in Berkeley. Credit: Kelly Sullivan “Sorry ...
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Around Berkeley: Black History walking tour, Friday wine, Charli XCX movie

Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley. 💥 Paola Bacchetta, professor and ...
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The Wire: Pedestrian struck by driver in Southwest Berkeley; Cal’s new venture fund starts raising money

Heads up: We sometimes limit access for non-subscribers. The UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fund, the college’s attempt at venture capital, has raised more than $250,000 from a single investor. Chancellor ...
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Remembering Marsha Hudson, whose literary salon inspired UC Berkeley’s women’s studies program

Ground-breaking feminist activist and early proponent of women’s studies at UC Berkeley, Marsha Hudson Ph.D., 80, died at her home in Santa Cruz on Dec. 14, 2025. In 1969, when higher learning was ...
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Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program

Last week, Rep. Lateefah Simon called a conference inside Oakland’s 19th Street BART station to introduce a federal bill that could have big implications for transit safety. There, Simon, who ...
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UC Berkeley will reopen multicultural center that it abruptly closed last year

The African American Office of Student Development hosts a Kwanzaa celebration at UC Berkeley’s Multicultural Community Center in 2012. Credit: Reginald James via Flickr UC Berkeley’s Multicultural ...
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Green Day says ‘let’s get loud’ ahead of Super Bowl LX. How loud will they be?

Green Day performs in front of 42,000 fans during the home stop of their “Saviors” tour at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Credit: Ximena Natera/Berkeleyside Berkeley will be ...