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Celebrate Your Wedding & Reception in Berkeley!

Full-Service Bay Area Wedding & Reception Venue Packed with Perks! From the moment you got engaged, you may have already known that you wanted to plan the wedding of your dreams. If 2016 is your year, we have some of the top wedding offers from our expert

Oakland Coliseum Upcoming Events – A Treat for Sports and Music Fans

There’s no shortage of activities in the Bay Area, and for those who live in Berkeley or are planning a vacation here, the coming months will surely be a treat for sports and music fans. The Oakland Coliseum Upcoming Events board is packed with baseball, basketball games

2015 Berkeley Video & Film Festival; A Glimpse Into the Future of Cinema

Who will be the next Tarantino, Coppola, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Scorsese or Fincher? Berkeley has a long-standing relationship with film and the art of film making. In fact, the film culture which is centered on the University of California, Berkeley has made substantial contributions to the industry and

Edible Excursions in Berkeley: a Brief History in Food

Very few creatures consume food beyond nourishment. Unlike other animals, humans eat food not only to satisfy a biological need. Food, for people, can tell stories, especially of those who passionately prepare and cook them. Food can serve as a bridge between two vastly different cultures. Food

Discover Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto Events and Specials Year Round

Slow food. Organic, artisanal, sustainable. Locally grown, seasonal, farm to table. Many would recognize these buzzwords as primary concepts that have provided a framework and a marketing bent to the hottest food, dining and lifestyle businesses today. But not as many know that these concepts are nothing

Berkeley Crush & Craft Festival Is Back in 2015

There’s nothing better than unwinding after a long, stressful or tiring day by kicking back with an ice-cold bottle of beer. Whether it’s at your neighborhood bar with a bunch of close friends, or just you, your significant other, and a good movie in your own living

Thanksgiving Weekend in Berkeley

Plan your getaway now for your Thanksgiving Weekend in Berkeley & Dine with us! Thanksgiving dinner – it is the centerpiece for celebrations all over the United States. Planning to spend the Thanksgiving weekend in Berkeley? Make your holiday easy, memorable and delicious this year and join

How to Get Your Store Ready for Chip Enabled Credit Cards

Do you offer payment transactions via credit card in your store? Then your terminals should now be ready to accept chip-enabled cards—the newest generation of plastic money. Also called EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) cards, these cards are engineered with microprocessors that allow state-of-the art encryption of

Experience UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

With so many high-tech attractions and modern destinations any tourist can go to today, why do many travelers still choose to pay a visit to and spend time in the old-fashioned gardens of the world? Once you have stepped foot inside the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden and

Why Sometimes Good Enough Is Best for Business

“When you aim for perfection, you discover it’s a moving target.” Is perfectionism making you a deeply flawed entrepreneur? When you’re starting or growing a business, it’s always good practice to aim for polished, top-notch work. After all, the global marketplace continues to become more competitive and