Arlene Giordano

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses in Berkeley struggled to adapt to ever-changing regulations and customer influxes as they continued to seek external support. 

Le Bateau Ivre, a French Berkeley restaurant, welcomed an unusual sight on Mother's Day as families occupied its space — a stark contrast to last year.

In response to the hardships that “mom-and-pop” restaurants are facing because of the pandemic, the California Restaurant Association, or CRA, and PG&E announced Monday that 109 locally-owned restaurants in Northern and Central California will receive $3,500 grants from the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund.

Businesses around the country will forever have the economic scar from the effects of COVID-19 in their histories, and it will affect their futures.

These businesses may be family-owned restaurants spanning across generations or shops that originated from the owners' interests — all of the businesses have their own unique stories to tell.

After the recent closure of Le Petit Cochon Feb. 5, another one of Berkeley’s French restaurants — Bistro Liaison — is set to follow suit in the coming months, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

A local restaurant is seeking a small business loan from the city of Berkeley after more than four decades of operation.

A beloved local restaurant is rallying for community support after more than four decades of business.