Lars Lucker has been serving the Berkeley community since the 1980s. His shop is good place to go for all of your custom-framing needs, including advice on choosing the right color, size and materials to showcase your art work. Lucker has a soft spot for artists. His customers are predominately referred through word of mouth.
Ashby Super Market is a small full-service grocery store. The store carries fresh, organic produce, cleaning items, dairy items, sodas, water and juice. The store has five aisles of grocery items, including some organic brands like Annie's. It also offers a decent selection of Mexican food items, and a deli counter, with made-to-order sandwiches. Additionally, there are coffee and donuts in the morning, and the front counter is stocked with scratcher and lottery tickets and a good selection of cigarettes. The store does not carry alcoholic beverages.
In a cozy, light-filled space on Adeline St., Baczek Studio displays the work of local artist Peter Baczek. The space is a showroom for Baczek's many oil paintings, pastels, etchings and monotypes, which currently focus on depictions of urban landscapes. It's walking distance from Ashby BART, and is open four days a week, by appointment.
Specializing in BMW and MINI repair, Bavarian Professionals employ a team of specialists that have over one hundred years of experience, collectively, in their field. The company emphasizes a team approach to vehicle maintenance and repair by eliminating the hourly compensation model that most vehicle specialists work under. Technicians are thorough and efficient and the shop is clean and orderly. Bavarian Professionals also hand wash and vacuum every car serviced once repair work is complete.
Though they admit not every item is just one dollar, the staff at Dollar Depot estimates that 99% of the stock costs only a buck. This is a good deal for items such as school supplies, batteries, candles, cooking utensils and seasonal items which change on a regular basis.
This neighborhood market has most of the things you'd need in a corner store, such as ice cream, soda and candy, as well as some things you'd find at a market, like some fresh produce, cheese, canned goods and toilet paper. If you need food in a hurry, there are some prepared fried foods for takeout. J&B also carries some items you wouldn't expect, such as coats and T-shirts.
