Friends and neighbors: In celebration of this year’s 30th anniversary of the restoration of the Fountain at The Circle and Fountain Walk, our organization held an event to thank FOFW’s founders, its most devoted volunteers and our most generous donors. The event was held at the Berkeley Hillside Club on Thursday, Sept. 17 – 30 years and two days after a...
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Friends and neighbors: We are pleased to announce that Friends of the Fountain and Walk and the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will present a showing of a new short documentary film about the history of the Fountain at The Circle and Fountain Walk on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the North Branch Library. The film, “The Fountain at...
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Friends and neighbors: After a hiatus of a few weeks to have its main pool resurfaced, the Fountain at The Circle is back on and flowing in time to mark its 30th anniversary this month. Friends of the Fountain and Walk contracted with Paramount Pool Plaster of Hayward to repair the surface of the large concrete lower basin....
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Friends and neighbors: In a few weeks, the Fountain at The Circle will mark the 30th anniversary of its dedication on Sept. 15, 1996. A celebration that day shut down The Circle and thousands turned out to join in the festivities. The day capped a years-long effort by neighbors to replicate the fountain that had stood in the center of...
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Friends and neighbors: We are pleased and excited to announce that our history presentation at the main branch of the Berkeley Public Library this coming Saturday will feature the first public showing of a brand new documentary film. The film, simply titled “The Fountain at The Circle,” presents the history of the two fountains that have flowed at the intersection...
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Friends and neighbors: FOFW’s new exhibit chronicling the history of both the long-lost original Fountain at The Circle and the current fountain, entering its 30th year of existence, is now installed in the stairway and lobby of the original main branch of the Berkeley Public Library on Kittredge Street. The display first covers the events that led to the construction...
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Friends and neighbors: The Fountain at The Circle is taking the holiday weekend off, and will be off until at least Monday so that it can be cleaned and refilled. The hardworking fountain has rarely taken time off during the 3o years it has been flowing in the heart of Northbrae. So we hope fountain fans will allow it this...
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Friends and neighbors: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the installation of Berkeley’s “new” Fountain at The Circle and the restoration of Fountain Walk in Northbrae. To celebrate this milestone, the main branch of the Berkeley Public Library will host a monthlong exhibit and a public lecture on the history of these beloved city landmarks, presented by Friends of...
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Friends and neighbors: Just a note to explain why the holiday lights around the perimeter of the island of the Fountain at The Circle have been dark these past few weeks. The heavy rains and wind have played havoc with the garlands that contain the lights, causing the electricity to short out much of the time. We’ve tried to make...
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Friends and neighbors: Time for a math pop quiz. This equation, we hope, is one that everyone will memorize and keep in mind: 2 + 2 = -5,000 That may seem like a crazy formula, but that is the unfortunate arithmetic that applies any time the Fountain at The Circle is vandalized by the seemingly “harmless” prank of soaping the...
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