Nathan Dalton

2 weeks ago | oaklandside.org | Nathan Dalton

If you want to understand the family dynamic at play at Roses on Adeline Bar & Kitchen in South Berkeley, a good place to start is with the apostrophe, or rather the lack thereof in the restaurant’s name. While it’s ostensibly named for Rose Soffa Clarke, who owns the restaurant with her parents, Teresa Clarke and David Soffa, she makes it clear that it’s “Roses” plural — as in “flowers on Adeline” — and not “Rose’s” possessive. “I didn’t want it to be mine,” she said.

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Nathan Dalton |Zac Farber

The Potters’ Studio — a home for clay enthusiasts offering classes, workspace for members, a shop and a gallery — is moving to its fourth location in Berkeley since its founding in the early 1970s, and the first that the organization will own. The new studio will open in July.  ”The board of directors has always wanted to own our space,” said Bobbi Fabian, who became executive director of the Potters’ Studio when it became a nonprofit in 2021.

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Nathan Dalton

If you want to understand the family dynamic at play at Roses on Adeline Bar & Kitchen in South Berkeley, a good place to start is with the apostrophe, or rather the lack thereof in the restaurant’s name. While it’s ostensibly named for Rose Soffa Clarke, who owns the restaurant with her parents, Teresa Clarke and David Soffa, she makes it clear that it’s “Roses” plural — as in “flowers on Adeline” — and not “Rose’s” possessive. “I didn’t want it to be mine,” she said. But her mother disagrees.

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Nathan Dalton

When President Trump terminated funding for AmeriCorps in April through Elon Musk’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a move that was subsequently blocked by a judge, it sent shockwaves throughout the country. That included through the halls and clinics of LifeLong Medical Care, the nearly 50-year-old network of East Bay healthcare centers where more than 200 AmeriCorps volunteers have served since 1998.

1 month ago | berkeleyside.org | Nathan Dalton |Zac Farber

Paco Collars, the Shattuck Avenue shop whose marquee once read, “Yes, a store just for dog collars,” has said farewell to Berkeley and relocated across the country to Tennessee, where its founder, Ana Poe, recently moved. The new location will put the company closer to the lucrative East Coast dog competitions and trade shows. The Berkeley store closed on May 15. Two of Paco’s Bay Area employees will continue working for the company remotely.