Trish McDermott and Marc LaJoie saw opening The Arlington as an opportunity to bring more of a hub to the Kensington community, while also becoming more involved in their children's lives.
Barbara Yasuhara, owner of YStudio Photography, describes her lifelong love of photography, her relationship to clients, her feelings about El Cerrito, and the music legacy she received from her Cuban mother.
After moving from Hawaii to the Bay Area, Nan Phelps found a high-profile home for her photography studio on Colusa Circle in Kensington.
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Romano's Macaroni Grill employees told Patch Thursday night that the restaurant was closing the next day, Friday, but a supervisor told Patch Friday that the restaurant will close only temporarily for remodeling at a date not yet determined.
The Ohlone Greenway (BART Path) behind El Cerrito Plaza will soon be closed as BART's seismic retrofit work on the elevated tracks and path reconstruction moves north, BART officials say.
The owner of the Kensington Circus Pub on Colusa Circle said he's selling the business to move back to England and that the new owner intends to continue operating the popular English-style bar and restaurant.
Ditching her partying lifestyle, Jennifer Lynch has dedicated her life to pursuing fitness, working part-time at The Fuse Fitness in Kensington and as an independent personal trainer and group fitness instructor.
Tatiana Pereira, who started her home daycare in Albany 15 years ago and moved to El Cerrito in 2001, prefers working with a small number of children as opposed to a large group.
Despite competition from big-box stores, PetVet has managed to stay in business for many years.
The Jenny K shop on Stockton Avenue in El Cerrito is sponsoring a Valentine-making contest, with multiple winners able to win gift cards. Deadline is Feb. 13.
We invite business owners to claim listings in Patch Places (http://elcerrito.patch.com/places) to promote their businesses and connect with community members.
The El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce's new home on San Pablo Avenue glowed with festivity Thursday night as it celebrated its move from cramped quarters on Colusa Avenue.
The El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "Grand Opening Mixer" at 5 p.m. Thursday to celebrate its move to a new home on San Pablo Avenue.
The number of jobs took an unexpected tumble even though local unemployment rates dropped.
El Cerrito Patch food contributor Renate Valencia took on the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco this week – a daunting challenge with 80,000 products from around the world.
We tracked down more information about the late-night, construction that has included loud pile-driver pounding on the Union Pacific railroad in the Richmond Annex that can be heard also in parts of El Cerrito and Albany.
For local residents puzzled about a new policy on disposing of Christmas trees, East Bay Sanitary requests they be placed in green waste bins, by cutting if necessary, but says they can still be left at the curb if placement in bins is difficult.
Producers say filming approach is a first.
If you go to the elaborate "Christmas Fantasy" display this year at the Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round, you'll see that the live reindeer has been replaced by "Bonnie," who has two humps on her back.
Some local businesses, including Jenny K and Well Grounded in El Cerrito, urge holiday shoppers to observe "Plaid Friday," which means patronizing small businesses as an alternative to the Black Friday crush at large chain stores.
Carlos Lacsina shares what it's like to work in a small independent music store. Don't miss the video we've included of him playing the ukulele.
Not in Berkeley anymore, Naomi Diamond's transplanted record store, Mod Lang, now calls El Cerrito home. She talks about her store's new home and offers a bit of advice for running a small business.
A group of activists angry with foreclosures and blighted bank-owned property in Richmond protested caused the closure of a Bank of America branch Saturday a half block from the El Cerrito border on MacDonald and San Pablo avenues.
Welter spends a lot of his time in El Cerrito's Old West Gun Room.
Elevation 66, the popular new brewpub on San Pablo Avenue, has also become an art venue with rotating shows of local art on the walls. Currently on display are works by Kevin Proctor, who also designed a poster and coasters for the pub.
Robert Weaver, owner of the Old West Gun Room in El Cerrito, can tell you everything you need to know about guns – in a peaceful, no-nonsense way.
Employees were notified of layoffs on Tuesday morning.
The Junket's Oktoberfest celebration brought a taste of Bavaria to El Cerrito Plaza on Saturday.
There’s no bones about it - the McRib is popular sandwich.
With the Solano Avenue pumpkin patch gone, here are a few places where you can still get the pumpkin patch experience.
An El Cerrito dentist, Dr. Linh Cao-Chan, is hoping to help kids' health and teeth by offering a dollar a pound for unopened Halloween candy. She plans to send the treats to U.S. troops overseas.
The Kensington Farmers' Market was a good place to fnd fresh fall fruit Sunday, as shown in these photos by Soren Hemmila.
Kim-Luu's establishment has been serving El Cerrito for three decades.
Ginger Chang loves flowers. And she loves her and her husband's newest location at El Cerrito Plaza.
Hover over the interactive map or see the list below for information about homes sold since Sept. 21.
Showcasing traditional wisdom and fast food the way it ought to be, Oakland's Eat Real Festival was more than just a nosher's paradise.
For this Kensington Farmers' Market vendor, entry into the commercial fishing business started with a wine-inspired idea one restful evening.
Hover over the interactive map or see the list below for information about homes sold since Sept. 14. Click the green "Keep me posted!" button below for an alert when we post the weekly round-up.
El Cerrito and Kensington have quite a few fitness facilities.