Happy birthday to you! City CarShare (it's basically a membership-based car rental program with extra perks) turns five this year, and they're throwing a party and giving out awards. Nancy Pelosi will be on hand to receive the coveted "Golden Fob" award, as recognition for all the noise she's made about conservation. Slightly lower down on the star-power meter (but only slightly), Berkeley Principal Transportation Planner Matt Nichols will be on hand to get......

After sitting through a particularly entertaining and modernized rendition of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost (we’re talking choreographed dance to music from the Killers) at the Exit Theater on Friday, we were looking for a cozy spot with stiff drinks and a little respite from the rain. Serendipitously, we stumbled upon the Bar of Contemporary Art (BOCA), the latest artspace/bar/restaurant from the folks at blasthaus. The atmosphere inside was pleasant enough albeit a bit stark,......