Nia House, a Montessori preschool, has served low-income families since 1974 and now spends $700,000 per year on tuition subsidies. Catch up on this and other Berkeley retail and small business news.

Other East Bay restaurant closures in September 2024 include Mo's Wine Bar, Up & Under 2nd Pitch and Thai Delight.

Oakland’s Nikki Fortunato Bas and Emeryville’s John Bauters shared their visions on housing, healthcare and public safety.

Divided into three separate programs, the festival runs from Thursday through Oct. 19 at Rialto Cinemas Cerrito.

Chanting "free Palestine" and demanding an immediate ceasefire, hundreds of students rallied in several demonstrations across Berkeley.

As a tribute to Annie's Annuals, which abruptly closed on Oct. 3, we collected photos from people's backyard gardens across the East Bay.

The gathering at Congregation Netivot Shalom was co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel and the Jewish Coalition of ...

Graduate scholar Jenny Guarino is seeking to unseat Terry Taplin in a district that stretches across Southwest Berkeley.

Directed by Darryl V. Jones, the play follows the path of a Black teenager struggling to balance his individuality and conscience.

The Bay Area’s record-setting heat wave is forecast to taper off tonight, the National Weather Service says. Light rain may ...

In addition to the popular ice cream and pizza spots, recent East Bay restaurant openings include new sushi, dumpling and hot ...

After a countercultural Berkeley youth, he became an editor and publisher — bookshopping with Susan Sontag and lunching with ...