The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists is taking a stand for the environment this week as it hosts the first ever Redwood Sequoia Congress. -more-
With hopes of expanding its education program, the Berkeley Repertory Theartre revealed plans, Thursday, for the Nevo Educational Center. The center will be housed in the historic Golden Sheaf Bakery warehouse. Remodeling will begin in September, with a completion date set for the summer of 2001. -more-
Why would 65 teenagers spend a week waking up at 7 a.m. and spending six to eight hours participating in drills and workouts in a sport for which most colleges don’t give scholarships and which doesn’t have a professional league in the United States? -more-
If UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl was hoping to enjoy a quiet lunch break Wednesday, he was in for a disappointment. -more-
The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce turns 100 Friday and will celebrate the anniversary at Oakland’s Claremont Resort and Spa, at 41 Tunnel Road. -more-
The black netting that shrouded the new Kaplan Educational Testing Center at 150 Shattuck Square, was removed last week, revealing the freshly remodeled central-Berkeley building. -more-
In a closed-door meeting, a unanimous City Council voted Tuesday to appoint Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker as interim city manager. He will take the place of outgoing City Manager James Keene, who leaves for Tucson, Ariz., in August. -more-
Berkeley’s bi-annual local election season opened Monday with six candidates throwing their birkenstocks into the proverbial ring, taking out papers to run for various offices. They have until Aug. 11 to return the papers and become official candidates. -more-
A group of seniors are keeping alive the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi in their weekly practice at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Under the instruction of Ben Levitan, 83, some 15 senior come together to achieve, what Levitan calls a state of “balance and relaxation” -more-
A proposal that would trade billboards for toilets will be considered by the council tonight. -more-
Among the items on the council plate tonight are: -more-
In what Mayor Shirley Dean called “unusual” circumstances, Councilmember Linda Maio placed an item on tonight’s City Council agenda, asking the council to promote Deputy City Manager Weldon Rucker to the acting-city manager post, replacing City Manager James Keene, who is leaving for a city manager position in Tucson Aug. 4. -more-
East Bay Regional Park District’s planning for the Eastshore State Park, renovations at Lake Temescal in Oakland, and other major parkland projects are included in the 2000-2001 state budget just signed on June 30th by Gov. Gray Davis. -more-
People’s park was the scene of a small “emergency rally” Sunday, called to discuss the park’s future. -more-
“The History and Mystery of the Universe” is a fascinating, mind-expanding one-man play based on the life, work and writings of 20th century American spiritual and technological guru R. Buckminster Fuller. -more-
The final three seats on a Rent Board slate were filled Sunday afternoon at a convention held by a coalition of progressive organizations at the North Berkeley Senior Center. -more-
I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good, so that God will not make me one. -more-
Hal Kirshbaum has multiple sclerosis. But that never stopped him or his wife Megan from parenting. -more-
In an effort to make playgrounds safer for children, state legislation that became effective in the beginning of this year demands that all child play areas in the state - public and private - be inspected by Oct. 1. -more-
After 25 years of costly leased facilities, Berkeley’s Vista College appears headed to a home all its own. -more-
Two of the UC Berkeley Young Musician Program alumnae present a joint recital featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Puccini and Poulenc. Members of the YMP summer faculty Jeannine Anderson and Yerdue Caesar-Kaptoech are on to exciting things: Anderson is pursuing a masters degree in opera performance at New York’s Mannes School of Music, having finished her undergraduate work at the Oberlin conservatory, and Caesar-Kaptoech begins graduate study at the University of British Columbia in the fall. Tickets: $20 general, $10 students/seniors. For more information, call 642-2666. -more-
Talk about a nicotine fit. -more-
