Stop by to meet some of our editors and pick up some cool Patchy swag while enjoying the festivities this Saturday and Sunday.
Calculate the going rate for child care in El Cerrito.
What would you like to see fill the vacancies at Bank of the West Plaza?
The Patch guide to the best Irish potables, Irish music, Irish food and general St. Paddy's Day celebrating in town and nearby.
When Buddha acknowledged that he had appeared on Earth in many forms, he probably wasn't thinking of his future incarnation as a vegan tamarind mango agave truffle at The Xocolate Bar on Solano Avenue in Berkeley.
What would you like to see at the former Sara's Nail Salon in El Cerrito Plaza?
Sal's Pharmacy, which opened in May in the Thousand Oaks area of Berkeley, has long roots in the community. Pharmacist Sal Nassar once owned a Berkeley drugstore and worked at former Thousand Oaks Pharmacy and Pharmaca.
When Patch ran an article about the Arlington Pharmacy in Kensington seeking a new name after it ceased fllling prescriptions for medications, readers chimed in with several suggestions that led to the new choice, owner Wing Gee said.
It was demolition day Wednesday for the long-closed Hacienda restaurant on San Pablo Avenue next to the El Cerrito-Richmond border. The site also contains a former Albertsons/Lucky store set to become a Grocery Outlet.
What would you like to see fill the vacancies at The Village at Town Center?
What would you like to see at the former Sugar Cone Cafe in Kensington?
A Sacramento Bee reporter browses the shelves — and the customers — at the Bay Area Free Book Exchange.
Tucker Graphic Designs has moved from its old location in Albany to its new place in El Cerrito
The travel and insurance office inside the Lucky's supermarket is shutting down next month
The smoothie chain says it is "showing its love" for customers with a special offer for the week of Valentine's Day.
What would you like to see fill the vacant spaces at the new Safeway Center?
Whether it be dinner, a movie or something uniquely special, what are you planning for you and your sweetheart this Valentine's Day?
Help wanted at the home improvement company's stores as the busy spring sales season approaches.
What would you like to see fill this vacancy at El Cerrito Plaza?
Notice to job seekers: The emerging Chipotle Mexican Grill across from El Cerrito Plaza is sporting a "Now Hiring" sign.
Company announces it'll shut down 20 stores a year over the next decade.
Tell us the best place in town to watch the Niners play the Falcons.
Hospital offering a discount on teeth cleaning to the winner in celebration of Dental Health Month. Enter by 5 p.m. Jan. 30.
The Arlington Pharmacy in Kensington ceased being a pharmacy Tuesday, ending more than 80 years of filling prescriptions. It will remain open but can no longer afford the rising cost of prescription medication, the owner said.
Grazzy Burgers on San Pablo Avenue in Albany near the El Cerrito border will feature grass-fed beef, bison and more than 200 beers.
El Cerrito CPA Charlie Weaver, who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the El Chamber of Commerce for many years and on the board of the Rotary Club of El Cerrito, died Dec. 12 at age 72. Services and a reception will be held Jan. 12.
Kensington's Sugar Cone Café is closing on Dec. 24, according to owners Andrea Tung and Ken Brunetti. The business takes too much time away from family, they said. They're hoping to find someone else to take over the business.
El Cerrito's resurrected art deco landmark, the Cerrito Theater, is celebrating its 75th birthday. The debut of the city's first "motion picture palace" was on Christmas Day in 1937. A celebration is planned for this Thursday, Dec. 1
Here’s your monthly roundup of retail, restaurant and other business happenings in El Cerrito, Kensington, Albany, Berkeley, Piedmont and Rockridge. In El Cerrito, Well Grounded in getting inside seating and a Caribbean steel drum center opened.
The melodious sounds that can be evoked from the pounded-in bottom of a steel drum have become synonymous with the Caribbean. Now they can be heard in classes offered at a steel drum music center in El Cerrito.
The inter-city bus company Megabus is returning to California and Nevada with tickets as low as $1 and Bay Area stops in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. Double-decker buses feature free Wi-Fi, power outlets, tables and restrooms.
Avid holiday bargain-seekers packed malls and big box stores all around the Bay Area on Black Friday. Many shoppers showed up at 5 a.m. Some folks stayed home in support of "Buy Nothing Day," and some Walmart workers staged protests.
According to one popular belief, the reason we call today "Black Friday" is because it's the big shopping day when the ink in business ledgers turns from red to black. That's not the real origin, according to experts.
An Italian restaurant in Richmond, Salute E Vita Ristorante, will serve 600 free turkey dinners on Thanksgiving for the less fortunate, double the number served in its first year last year. The owner and manager were inspired by a hunger walk.
Spaces still available in Dec. 13 social media class. RSVP below.
Toyota is recalling 670,000 Prius cars from the model years 2004-2009 because of steering column problems. Some of the vehicles also need their water pumps replaced. You can check with your dealer to see if your vehicle is affected.
Construction workers and a "Burritofication in Progress" banner show that an opening is approaching for the new Chipotle grill in the old Payless ShoeSource building at Carlson Boulevard and San Pablo Avenue across from El Cerrito Plaza.
Parents urged to check labels of the kids's product for lots contaminated with Salmonella.
The discount grocery chain, Grocery Outlet, has signed a lease for the shuttered former Albertsons/Lucky store at San Pablo and MacDonald avenues on the El Cerrito/Richmond border. Building permits and a wine/beer license are still needed.
Shoppers in El Cerrito can now pay with PayPal at their local Foot Locker, The Home Depot, Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.