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Top Berkeley news: Touchstone gets permit for climbing gym; Berkeley tools aboard Solar Probe; more

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Published on December 05, 2019
Top Berkeley news: Touchstone gets permit for climbing gym; Berkeley tools aboard Solar Probe; morePhoto: Martin Holst Friborg Pedersen/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Berkeley.

Touchstone gets building permit for The Oaks Climbing Gym in Berkeley

Touchstone Climbing has secured its building permit from the city of Berkeley to construct a new climbing gym on Solano Avenue where the Oaks Theatre once operated. It's been a long time coming.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Mahsa Vahdat, finding her place in Berkeley

The Iranian vocalist carries thousands of years of culture in her throat, and whenever she sings, she reconstructs a world from which she’s been exiled. Catch her Saturday at the Freight.

Read the full story on Berkeleyside.

Millionaire’s Bacon alert: Restaurant empire expanding to Oakland, Palo Alto

Steven Choi is also bringing an Asian-focused bakery to Berkeley.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.

Berkeley tools aboard NASA’s Solar Probe help find the source of solar wind

A special made-in-Berkeley suite of scientific instruments are revealing the flaming secrets of our sun, announced by NASA on Wednesday morning.

Read the full story on East Bay Times.


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