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Recent News
Sacramento-founded Tipsy Putt held the ground opening of their Bay Street location on Tuesday January 31. This happened despite a moving truck taking out
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The application period to fill a vacant Emeryville City Council seats is officially open. The vacancy came about as a result of second term
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Emeryville Police Officers responded to the 4400 Block of Shellmound Street near IKEA for a report of a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian at
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We’ve previously spotlighted the California Zephyr trip to Chicago from Emeryville’s unsung Amtrak station. The scenic, 2-1/2 day trip takes you through seven states
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The developers of the proposed 54-unit “Trader Vic’s” housing project abruptly withdrew their plans on Tuesday. A variety of concerns were raised by neighbors
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Change is afoot at the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville as the first of a wave of new restaurants opened this week. This also
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Representatives from Berkeley-based Trachtenberg Architects hosted a neighborhood meeting on Monday to review plans for a proposed multi-family housing project on the property currently occupied
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The Emeryville Police are asking for assistance from the public identifying a vehicle and driver that they say “intentionally collide with a pedestrian” yesterday.
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Some local food & retail news since our last update in November including saying goodbye to the area’s first modern craft brewery, an update
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Ally Medina abruptly resigned from her council seat at last night’s meeting. The announcement came at the tail-end of the council meeting when Mayor
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Emeryville Historical Society founder Nancy Smith passed away suddenly on December 1. She was 86 years old. Nancy along with Donald Hausler were the
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The Emeryville City Council convened on Monday via zoom for one of their final meetings of 2022. It was also the final meeting for
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Some local business news since our last update back in August. Construction on Bay Street’s “Dinning Terrace” continues with the build-outs of Uchiwa Ramen,
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With mail-in ballots still to be counted, the Emeryville City Council race remains tight and appears too early to call. Kalimah Priforce has an
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Emeryville voters will elect two new councilmembers to 4-year terms today. After it initially looked like the voters in the city would again not
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Body-worn camera footage provided by the Emeryville PD captured a disturbing confrontation by a school board candidate and known agitator in the city. The
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One of the most highly anticipated community benefits of “The Emery” Development went online recently. “The Emery Express” is a free shuttle that takes
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The City of Emeryville has announced the hiring of Paul Buddenhagen as the city’s new City Manager. Buddenhagen replaces Christine Daniel who announced her
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Crime & Public Safety
Emeryville Police Officers responded to the 4400 Block of Shellmound Street near IKEA for a report of a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian at 1:17 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The victim was treated on the scene for injuries by the Alameda County Fire Department
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The Emeryville Police are asking for assistance from the public identifying a vehicle and driver that they say “intentionally collide with a pedestrian” yesterday. According to am EPD press release, on Thursday January 05, at approximately 6:17 p.m.,
Food & Drink
Change is afoot at the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville as the first of a wave of new restaurants opened this week. This also meant the end of some old favorites that had been around since the shopping center opened in 2002. In addition
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Some local food & retail news since our last update in November including saying goodbye to the area’s first modern craft brewery, an update on the proposal to raze Trader Vic’s to build more housing, Bay Street’s “Dining
Planning & Building
Representatives from Berkeley-based Trachtenberg Architects hosted a neighborhood meeting on Monday to review plans for a proposed multi-family housing project on the property currently occupied by Trader Vic’s. The proposed development is tightly sandwiched between Anchor Drive and the shoreline and closely abuts the western
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A trio of development news in/near Emeryville including new plans for redeveloping the Bay Bridge Center that was recently fenced off. In addition, the acquisition of the SAE Expression campus by Longfellow Real Estate Partners has cast uncertainty
Local Business
Sacramento-founded Tipsy Putt held the ground opening of their Bay Street location on Tuesday January 31. This happened despite a moving truck taking out a portion of their outdoor patio a day prior. “The driver did not have a tee time!” they tried to
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It was the end of an era in Emeryville today as Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café announced their permanent closure. “With a heavy heart, the ownership of Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe has decided to permanently close operations effective immediately.”
History
Tyler James Hoare affectionately known by some as “The Red Baron” passed away on Tuesday, January 31. He was 82 years old. Hoare’s biplane sculptures were a fixture of the Emeryville and Berkeley shoreline for decades delighting generations of locals and inspiring others to
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Emeryville Historical Society founder Nancy Smith passed away suddenly on December 1. She was 86 years old. Nancy along with Donald Hausler were the driving force behind the creation and preservation of Emeryville’s unique history as founding members
