Staffers Ashley (left) and Ella at the new Cupcakin’ Bake Shop location in the former Virginia Bakery space in North Berkeley show off the wares. Photo: Joanna Della Penna
When Nosh posted its list of February openings and closings this time last year, there was very little hint as to the looming pandemic lockdown and ongoing months of crisis soon to come. Looking back now, it is remarkable to note that despite the year’s unparalleled challenges, only three of the 18 East Bay food and drink businesses that opened last February have since closed.
Hard-won resilience stories from that February 2020 list include the resurrected Persian restaurant Alborz in downtown Berkeley; U :Dessert Story, still treating folks on Shattuck Avenue; Oakland’s Shawarmaji, that has since morphed from a pop-up to a popular brick-and-mortar; Nibs, a former El Cerrito favorite now slinging pancakes and burgers in West Oakland; and Arizmendi Emeryville, that overcame more than a year of repairs after
individuals in the car that i can t provide without jeopardizing the integrity of p ter: of course, there are many unanswered questions at this point. did the man point the gun at the officer? well, we apologize there. we lost ken s live shot. oakland police have shot and killed a suspect in east oakland. as we get more information, we ll bring it to you. gunfire injured one person and damaged store windows in oakland this morning. the shooting happened about 2:00 this morning at a strip mall on macarthur boulevard in the dimond district. when the owner of a liquor store arrived this morning and opened his front door, it just shattered. there were also bullet holes in other store windows. it all started when two suspects robbed someone. when they tried to rob a second person, one of the suspects started shooting, hitting one of the victims. a neighboring business owner says all the violence is surprising. i see it regular, people trying to make a living, and this is wha