Oakland’s Paramount Theatre – an off-the-charts Art Deco Jewel
Oakland Paramount Theatre Grand Lobby Paramount Theatre in Downtown Oakland is one of the few off-the-charts Art Deco Gems all over the world, joining the Palladium Building in London, Chrysler/Empire...
View Article365 Things To Do In and Near Berkeley – #7 – The North Berkeley / “Gourmet...
Part of our Facebook Series – 365 Things To Do And Places To Go In Berkeley California http://facebook.com/365berkeley #7 Our Wonderful Neighborhoods – North Berkeley has something special for you...
View Article365 Things To Do In Berkeley California #16 – Visit UC Berkeley Campus and...
Today is the Fall Free for ALL at UC Berkeley Campus. The Cal Performances Web Site has the schedule, and their Cal Performance facebook Page has photos! Sound like fun … be sure to check out the...
View Article365 Things To Do In Berkeley #18 – Celebrate Halloween & The Day Of The Dead
365 Things To Do In Berkeley #18 – Celebrate Halloween & The Day Of The Dead – Visit http://365Berkeley.com for #1 – #17 North Berkeley Day Of The Dead Candlelight Procession Amazing Pumpkin...
View Article365 Things To Do In Berkeley #21 – Take part in “Guess Where Berkeley”
I’ve always enjoyed the weekly BerkeleySide.com Where In Berkeley contest, and then I realized that many of their photos came from the Guess Where Berkeley flickr pool. So I joined both the...
View ArticleThat Used To Be … my newest category for Berkeley Blog Cast Blog about Living...
Berkeley has changed a lot since I moved here in 1974 … and I often go by places and think “that used to be …” I went to Looking Glass Photo (Great Customer Service) tonight, then took Carol to dinner...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Beloved “Waving Man”– Joseph Charles – Made Everyone Smile –...
For 30 years he did a simple act of kindness – standing on the corner by his house and waving with big day-glow gloves! And you can help celebrate what would have been his 101st Birthday Where: The...
View ArticleHimalayan Fair is in Berkeley’s Live Oak Park this weekend
One of the most colorful fairs in town, this is a particular favorite of mine. Last year I saw a Bollywood Presentation … hope they have it again. Live Oak Park is at 1301 Shattuck Avenue in North...
View ArticleThe Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Urns return to Yosemite Road
A new urn with admirer Carol and I have lived in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks neighborhood since 1982, and have always been intrigued by the giant urn on The Alameda. TONA – the Thousand Oaks Neighborhood...
View ArticleSolano Stroll celebrates Unsung Heroes on 9/11/2011 in Berkeley’s Thousand...
Every year in early September (usually the 2nd Sunday) Berkeley and Albany celebrate the Solano Stroll … a mile long block party with a parade, music, food, dance and community organizations. It’s one...
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