Marcel Dupree Jones’ family say his roommate at Ursula Sherman Village, Mark Dowling, was openly racist and threatened to shoot his Black neighbors. Dowling is charged with murdering Jones.
Shop Talk: Paraíso Plant Studio moves into former Market Hall space; American Giant, Vans close on Fourth Street
Also: D.C. Piano moves into a larger space on University Avenue and Worthy Self Care Studio expands in the Elmwood, opening a new concept "movement studio."
New owners of Sequoia Diner vow to preserve what customers ‘already love’
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How I relearned to love Berkeley as a blind person
The author, Dirk Neyhart, at his home in north Berkeley. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Dirk-Neyhart_As-Told_Sara-Martin-5.jpg?fit=360%2C240&ssl=1"…