Anna Mindess
Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, United States
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La Crepe a Moi in Berkeley brings traditional French crepes to Northside
La Crepe a Moi owners opened their dream brick and mortar on Northside Berkeley in May 2020 and are determined to hold on until Cal students return. → Read More
Henry Accornero made Berkeley's Oaks Jewelers a gem of a family business
For decades, the family-owned jewelers — whose founder helped start the Solano Stroll — has been an intimate part of many Berkeley residents’ lives. → Read More
Kolobok Russian food truck keeps rolling along, even in the hardest times
When the pandemic closed offices and breweries, Kolobok started serving apartment complexes and offering delivered holiday meals. → Read More
'Berkeley citizens buy good quality and they love their Birkenstocks': So says owner of this 70-year-old shoe repair shop
Peter Kemel has used every cent of his retirement funds to keep Model Shoe Renew afloat during the pandemic. His loyal customers are grateful. → Read More
Berkeley's 1951 Coffee continues to help refugees despite new challenges
Revenue is down at 1951 Coffee by 90%, but the nonprofit continues to help refugees with its barista training program. → Read More
Berkeleyans share information and hope on doors and walls of their homes
These Berkeleyans are crafting beautiful messages on the doors and walls of their homes — sharing information and offering hope. → Read More
Loyal customers have kept Payn's Stationery in Berkeley going
A loyal clientele and a fortuitous decision to install mailboxes before the pandemic have helped Payn's Stationery survive. → Read More
Berkeley's Noodle Fresh serves a taste of China's many regions
Noodles Fresh in Berkeley serves regional Chinese soups and noodle dishes, and once indoor dining resumes, tea. → Read More
Berkeley's Takara Sake offers virtual tasting sessions for you to learn and sip along at home
For $50, the Berkeley-based sake brewery gives attendees five different sakes and a one-hour live Zoom lesson on drinking and pairing sakes. → Read More
Immigrant chefs pursue their culinary dreams at Oakland Bloom
Immigrants often face disadvantages in the food industry. This nonprofit is using cooperative business models to change that. → Read More
Peony Seafood Restaurant in Oakland could close soon
The popular dim sum restaurant and banquet hall in Oakland Chinatown is currently open for takeout only. → Read More
The first Native American woman to own a catering business in California.
The Oakland chef and community activist is the first Native American woman to own a catering business in California. → Read More
Before the pandemic, this chef fed Berkeley private school students; now she cooks for Emeryville's hungry —
Joan Gallagher's company Nourish You made lunches for Berkeley private schools, but since the pandemic, she feeds low-income, senior and homeless communities. → Read More
What do you do when your job requires personal contact? These Oaklanders got creative —
A therapist, photographer and hairstylist have innovated to continue their practice in quarantine. → Read More
Corner stores step up: Colusa Market —
The Kensington neighborhood market is doing double its normal business. Along with its regular customers, some of whom have been shopping here for 30 years, the store is attracting many new shoppers. → Read More
Corner stores step up: Colusa Market —
The Kensington neighborhood market is doing double its normal business. Along with its regular customers, some of whom have been shopping here for 30 years, the store is attracting many new shoppers. → Read More
For this refugee restaurateur, the American Dream is giving back —
Monster Pho owner Tee Tran is giving away free Vietnamese coffee and PPE to health care professionals and helping communities in need during the pandemic. → Read More
Café Ohlone founders share ancestral wisdom to help us through the pandemic —
Some measures we're currently using to prevent COVID-19 have been practiced for many generations by their native indigenous ancestors. → Read More
Longtime immigrant-run restaurants hang on for a precarious future —
Regular dine-in customers — not websites, social media or delivery apps — have been their bread and butter for years. With revenue down by 75%, some are trying new methods, others are just hanging on for better days. → Read More
If you can sew, you can help those on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight —
Some hospitals are using fabric masks over N95 masks as they can be removed and sanitized. Other agencies want them for their work with the elderly or the homeless. → Read More