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Rose Ellis has kept that promise. For two years, she’s been fighting to stop the demolition of the United Artists Theatre in downtown Berkeley. The theater, which opened in 1932 with film stars ...
On Tuesday evening, a group of Berkeley residents went before the City Council in a last-ditch effort to prevent the demolition of a historic downtown theatre. It's part of the ongoing push to ...
A century ago, on Aug. 5, 1922, a refurbished movie theater opened in Berkeley. The Berkeley Theater was on the east side of Shattuck Avenue midway between Channing Way and Haste Street.
Hands-on learning is the heart of this immersive documentary project, which culminated in a sold-out film festival at ...
The rest of the magnificent old theater will be demolished. "I'm brokenhearted," said Rose Ellis. "Berkeley is becoming something that I don't recognize anymore. Although I desperately want people ...
A recent wave of independent theater closures, which have occurred over the past few years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges,has left the city of Berkeley with only one ...
A 17-story apartment building poised to rise on the site of the former Regal UA Theatre in downtown Berkeley received its entitlements Thursday — but there’s still one more hurdle to clear.