Posted by
Alex Bigman on Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:33 pm

For all our bitching, it seems that our fair city has kept its economic footing remarkably well throughout this whole recession thing. The Berkeley City Council passed a neat budget this week; no layoffs and about one percent growth. Whether a result of good governance or just another manifestation of our singular un-normalness, we could care less. We’ll take it, and we’re not about to toss out the recession card either, which has nicely excused our financial shortcomings thus far. For the curious, here’s the scoop and a theory or two on our unique little prosperity: read more »
Posted by
Danica Li on Friday, October 03, 2008 09:00 am
The police busting in on parties, upsetting jerry-rigged decorations and shooing all the protesting kiddies home? Ain’t nothing new. Police busting in on parties organized by shady characters, then having to call up reinforcements from other cities because there were an estimated 400 soused louts partying it up when the host restaurant was designed to only hold 50? Dayum, we’re peeved we weren’t invited.
Not that we would’ve wanted to go to a party that ended in fistfights and people discharging guns at each other. Did we mention that the party organizer, Eugene Cockerham, has a long and illustrious history of hosting celebrations that get people killed? read more »

The East Bay Express’s Best Of issue came out recently, and we wanted to show some Berkeley pride for all the wondrous food and services our crazy town has to offer. Also, we wanted to throw our own two bits into the mix. Figures.
Ecstatic seat-wiggling and tummy-grumbling awarded to:
* Best Salads: Chez Panisse
Salads with homemade mozzarella and golden beets! Can Intermezzo top that? We’ll answer that for you: no.
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