InBerkeley

The White House yesterday released a list of 45 art works that the president and first lady have borrowed to decorate the Obamas’ private residence and the East and West Wings. Among the works is Richard Diebenkorn’s “Berkeley, No. 52″, painted in 1955, and part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Diebenkorn lived in Berkeley between 1955 and 1966. According to Flavorwire, the painting will hang in the Obama’s private living quarters.

Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Richard Diebenkorn/National Gallery of Art

Art

Photo: ronpenndorf.com

We missed a round-up of bargain bites in the East Bay in last Thursday’s Chronicle.

For those of us focused on Berkeley, the recommendations were as follows:

• 900 Grayson (above)
• Amanda’s Feel Good & Fresh
• Booby Bobby G’s Pizzeria
• Chester’s Bay View Cafe & Tapas Bar
• Flame Gourmet Burgers
• Fresh & Best
• Jazzcaffe
• Kabab & Kahare
• Ramen House Ryowa
• Vik’s Chaat Corner

Food, restaurants Berkeley restaurants

I’d like to see InBerkeley expand the breadth and depth of its coverage. To do that, we need more people who want to write about some aspect of our city.

There’s no end of subjects we’d like to cover: schools, local politics, culture, the university, nature, sports and more. Writers get the same benefits as those involved on InBerkeley now — no pay, but the enjoyment of people in our community finding information and getting involved in debates on issues large and small.

If you think you can write for InBerkeley, email me with an idea or two for things you could post, and either a sample post or a pointer to your writing.

Photo from Flickr by Valeriana Solaris

Journalism

How have I missed The Bone Room? I was looking at the latest post on one of the more delightful blogs I follow, Curious Expeditions, and lo and behold, it was enthusing about a store on Solano Avenue. Curious Expeditions describes it as “electrifying”. Here’s The Bone Room’s own description:

The Bone Room is a store in Berkeley specializing in natural history items. We’re the place to come to for real bones, genuine fossils, quality bone and fossil replicas, exotic insects, and all manner of weird and wonderful things. Visiting us is like a trip to a mini-museum. We are a source for teachers, artists, illustrators, collectors and imaginative gift buyers; it’s “the best store on earth,” according to an ardent twelve-year-old customer.

The store at 1569 Solano was founded by Ron Cauble, who also founded the East Bay Vivarium. The Bone Room is open 11 to 6, Tuesdays through Saturday.

Photo from Flickr by Curious Expeditions

Retail, Science