Builders Booksource in Berkeley’s 4th Street Neighborhood is a favorite of mine
TweetI receive lots of magazines every month, but when I want to relax, I generally read a book on design, architecture, mapping, or art deco. Whenever a book interests me, I get it for my library, and...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Beloved “Waving Man”– Joseph Charles – Made Everyone Smile
TweetAnd you can help celebrate what would have been his 100th Birthday! For 30 years he did a simple act of kindness – standing on the corner by his house and waving with big day-glow gloves! People...
View Article365 Things To Do In and Near Berkeley – #7 – The North Berkeley / “Gourmet...
TweetPart of our Facebook Series – 365 Things To Do And Places To Go In Berkeley California http://facebook.com/365berkeley #7 Our Wonderful Neighborhoods – North Berkeley has something special for you...
View ArticleHow much have home prices in Berkeley and the SF Bay Area changed over the...
TweetThere’s a very interesting real estate map in this morning’s San Francisco Chronicle. The map is a link directly from the article, so click on the map to to find more. The article by Carolyn...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Fourth Street Neighborhood – Books, Restaurants, Shops … and Bagels!
Tweet Carol said – let’s take the day off! And what’s the best way to start the day? Bagels at Manhattan Bagel in Berkeley’s Fourth Street Neighborhood. The street was filled with people, dogs, kids,...
View ArticleThe Oaks Theater at the top of Solano in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks...
Tweet Archival Photos – Not Currently Showing It was a complete delight to see the marquee lit up, and a great selection of movies – Green Zone & Avatar. The Oaks is under new management has a new...
View ArticleHow does the number of Berkeley Real Estate Home Sales Change By Quarter?
Tweet Berkeley Real Estate - Number of Homes Sold by Quarter Interesting to see how consistent the cycle is from year to year. The 2nd Quarter – April to June – generally has the most sales, which...
View Article1733 Capistrano in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood is Bought!
TweetOur sellers love seeing our Bought Sign in front of their home! Thanks to Bill and Jean for their trust in us! We have some wonderful new neighbors for our Thousand Oaks neighborhood.
View ArticleCelebrate Earth Day with Free Office Electronics Recycling at Berkeley...
TweetOn Friday 23 Apr 2010, from 10 am to 3 pm, you ban recycle your office electronics for free! The flyer says “Bring us your tired TVs, caput (sic) printers, sick cell phones, moribund monitors (but...
View ArticleMy mother was Millie The Machinist – she made airplanes in World War II
Tweet This is one of my prized possessions – a copy of a check stub my mom earned while working as a machinist for Wright Aeronautical Corporation in Paterson NJ. Dated 4 Jul 1943, net pay was $39.99...
View Article625 Colusa in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood can be your new home!
Tweet 625 Colusa Avenue in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood 625 Colusa Avenue, a 4 bedroom 2 bath home in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood can now be yours! Come visit Sunday 18 Apr 2010 2:00...
View ArticleSedge Thomson’s West Coast Live is a great live & radio show
TweetSedge is rebroadcasting the Earth Day show from 10 years ago … I told Carol “I think we were at that show” And a few moments later, heard Sedge calling out our name as sponsors! Deja Vu – all over...
View ArticleWhat have been the trends in Berkeley Real Estate Home Sales Prices over the...
TweetBerkeley California Real Estate Market Research. I analyzed Berkeley Real Estate Home Sales from the East Bay Regional (EBRDI) MLS/Berkeley Board of Realtors MLS Sales from 2007. Click on the...
View ArticleWhat’s the distribution Berkeley real estate home sales – organized by...
TweetI was curious how many Berkeley homes sold in each price range … and how the sales were distributed by number of bedrooms. The distribution of 2 bedroom home prices shows a darn near perfect bell...
View ArticleCharming Bungalow near Cafe Fanny, Acme Breads, Kermit Lynch & 4th Street Shops
Tweet 1650 10th Street Berkeley Open Sunday 9 May 2010 2:00 to 4:30 pm 1650 Tenth Street at Virginia – 2 bedroom 1 bath – $400,000 Trendy West Berkeley neighborhood just a few blocks to Cafe Fanny,...
View ArticleI love taking photographs of Art Deco Architecture
TweetI love taking photographs of Art Deco architecture, and I’m trying out some different ways to present the photos Uploading and geocoding to Flickr is one way, setting up a web page with all the...
View ArticleHidden Gems Of Berkeley Bicycle Tour is Saturday 15 May 2010 starting from...
TweetHidden Gems Of Berkeley Bicycle Tour is Saturday 15 May 2010 starting from the Northbrae Branch Library I met John Coveney about 6 months ago and found out that he was the cartographer for the...
View ArticleThere was a fire on San Luis Road this week – BerkeleySide has a powerful...
TweetA powerful letter from Anne Whyte – What to do if your home is damaged in a fire Anne Whyte lost her home to a fire – she wrote a powerful post about what to do if this happens. Here’s the link to...
View ArticleJazz on Fourth Street – Berkeley’s Fourth Street Neighborhood
TweetThe 15th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street festival is today from 12:30 to 4:30 pm. It’s an outdoor festival to benefit the Berkeley High School Jazz Program. Jazz on Fourth Street Raffles, food, brew,...
View ArticleThousand Oaks Neighborhood Association Meeting – Coexisting with Wildlife in...
Tweet Raccoon Visiting Casa Serkes in Berkeley Tonight’s TONA (Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association) meeting is about wildlife. The 4 legged wildlife we see in Thousand Oaks – deer, raccoons,...
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