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 of my favorite events of the year. The parade starts about 10 am ... Continue Reading
The 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 Association began fund raising several years ago ... and two new urns Continue Reading
Himalayan 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 Berkeley, just north of all the restaurants and cafes of Berkeley's Continue Reading
Berkeley’s Beloved “Waving Man” – Joseph Charles – Made Everyone Smile – Celebrate his birthday on March 22nd
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 corner of Martin Luther King (MLK) and Oregon Street - Mr. Charles Continue Reading
That Used To Be … my newest category for Berkeley Blog Cast Blog about Living In Berkeley!
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 at Looney's Smokehouse at 2190 Bancroft Way She asked "what did this Continue Reading
365 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 BerkeleySide Flickr Pool and the Guess Where Berkeley Flickr Pool. That's where Continue Reading
