Dirk Neyhart grew up in Berkeley in the ’50s and ’60s. After surviving a stabbing that left him disabled, he found joy and purpose in community service.
Remembering Debbie Berne, who designed the Berkeley Bowl Cookbook and books by Thich Nhat Hanh
A big laugher who lived with authenticity and purpose, Berne worked for work for Berkeley’s Parallax Press and played banjo at music festivals around the West Coast.
Teni East Kitchen, moving a half mile, sees new, tasty possibilities with larger space
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Meet Berkeley’s new poet laureates — a kindergarten teacher and 2 high school freshmen
Youth Poet Laureate Nolawit Ketema (right) and Vice Youth Poet Laureate Rachel Dunn after the award ceremony Tuesday at the Berkeley Public Library’s Central branch. Credit: Zac Farber/Berkeleyside "…
Gun violence in Berkeley has plummeted. They helped make it happen
Live Free team members (from left, Ben Knight, credible messenger; Kentrell Killens, field services director; Twin Damaria Johnson, life coach and outreach worker; Abdul Wayne, credible messenger; Todd Walker, life coach and outreach…
The Wire: Get cash from Kaiser after $46M settlement; Cal scientists’ search for extraterrestrial life
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