Valentine's Day: What's the Best Date in Berkeley?

Share your date ideas, including restaurant picks, theater choices and make-out spots — or perhaps a creative twist on the traditional.

Being a city by the bay — Berkeley is naturally romantic. The moon reflecting off the water, the cascade of lights glistening from the hills, the candlelit restaurants and darkened bars all set the mood for a fantastic date night. But what's the best date in Berkeley? With Valentine's Day creeping ever closer, it's time to pull out the stopper and pour it on.  Whether you're kindling a new flame or stoking an old fire, Berkeley offers plenty of options for traditional romantics and creative couples alike. You can splash out in style — perhaps sipping cocktails at the Claremont Hotel before a dinner at Chez Panisse — or get lovey on a budget watching the sunset at the Berkeley Marina What would make the best date night in Berkeley? Share …

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Cheap Thrills: Flashback Features at the UA Berkeley Theater

Enjoy classic movies as they were meant to be seen — on the big screen — every Thursday night.

Remember the anticipatory pleasure of entering a darkened theater, with a bucket of buttery popcorn cradled in the crook of your arm, a coke in one hand and a box of Red Vines in the other? Sounds nostalgic in this age of Netflix and live streaming, doesn't it? Well, if you hanker for the good old days — at good old prices — come check out the UA Theater’s Flashback Features. Every Thursday night at 8 p.m., the UA Berkeley7 Theater on Shattuck Avenue is offering audiences a rare treat: a trip back in time, which allows viewers to watch classic movies on the big screen. For a mere 5 bucks a ticket, you can revisit classics like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Godfather, or Monty Python & The Holy Grail, and watch them as they were …

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