Friends and neighbors: Saturday, Aug. 9, was a fun and fulfilling day for our organization and a few hundred members of the Berkeley community. . First, FOFW led a walking tour of the Northbrae neighborhood where the Fountain at The Circle and Fountain Walk are its landmark centerpiece. It was our first public event since the beginning of...
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Friends and neighbors: Some exciting recent developments to share involving Friends of the Fountain and Walk: Cover story: Our organization is featured in this month’s issue of Berkeley Hills Living magazine. You can read the story online here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B2WIKW70iiUf1wqZMGHW02g3pmRrGXjZ/view To inquire about getting the print magazine at home, contact editor/publisher Cathy Schmitt: cschmitt@bestversionmedia.com History preserved: FOFW’s archives are now in...
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Friends and neighbors: Mark your calendars for a pair of local history events planned for Saturday, Aug. 9. In the morning, join Friends of the Fountain and Walk on a walking tour of the Northbrae neighborhood that is home to the Fountain at The Circle and adjacent Fountain Walk. Learn about the history of the fountain and its whimsical grizzly...
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Friends and neighbors: The Fountain at The Circle will not be flowing for a few days while we work with the city’s Public Works department to make some long-needed repairs. The opportunity to get to the repairs arose this week when someone(s) put soap in the fountain, requiring us to drain it. We hope it will be back up and...
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Friends and neighbors: In case you didn’t see this story on Berkeleyside this past week, we are sharing it here. It says the effort to re-create and install lanterns that once topped the large, century-old stone pillars at the intersection of The Alameda and Hopkins Street is nearly complete. And donors who contributed to the project via Friends of the...
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Friends and neighbors: Just a note to say happy new year and thank you for your continuing support of our small, all-volunteer neighborhood nonprofit. We are very grateful to members of our community — both longtime supporters and those who are brand new — for their generous donations of dollars and of volunteer time. We could not fulfill our mission...
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Friends and neighbors: On Saturday, November 23, braving the rain and wind of the atmospheric river and bomb cyclone, the valiant volunteers of Friends of the Fountain and Walk added seasonal decorations to the Fountain at The Circle. From now through the first week of January, the fountain island will be ringed with lighted garlands of greenery and the grizzly...
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Friends and neighbors: Happy Halloween! It’s the final day of October, which has been an eventful month around The Circle. But we head into November and the holiday season full of hope for good things. A recap: On Saturday, Oct. 5, a car descending Marin Avenue struck another car and flew into the center island of The Circle, narrowly missing...
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Friends and neighbors: Over its 30-plus years of existence, with your support, Friends of the Fountain and Walk has worked diligently to preserve and restore landmark elements of the Northbrae neighborhood, including the Fountain at The Circle, Fountain Walk and the balustrade that borders the historic area, all designed by esteemed architect John Galen Howard more than a century ago....
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Friends and neighbors: Happy summer! There’s no better time to be out in the great outdoors. So why not spend an hour or two with Friends of the Fountain and Walk helping maintain our beloved Northbrae landmarks, the Fountain at The Circle and Fountain Walk? Once a month, usually on the first Saturday, we gather at The Circle to do...
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