The UC Theater in 1917
Berkeley's venerable UC Theater may be reopening for business, not as a movie house, but as an entertainment venue. According to Leah Matanky of Slim's/the Great American Music Hall, her company has a proposal to renovate the storied building into a "lovely, world class live music venue and eatery" with a capacity of 1400, similar to the Fillmore in San Francisco.
As a former Berkeley resident, someone who grew up there, this could be the best thing to happen to the