Toward the back of the UC Berkeley campus is a building that is storied for its utter, hideous ugliness. It is called Wurster Hall, and was designed in the aptly-named “brutalist” style. It is, astonishingly, the place that the University trains architects. During a recent visit to the campus with a couple friends, I remarked […]
Children to dig into Benicia’s past at museum event
The Benicia Historical Museum, with the help of the Benicia Historical Society and UC Berkeley’s Archeological Research Facility, will be inviting kids of all ages to get their Indiana Jones on as they uncover Benicia’s past for the new event “I Dig Benicia.” In honor of October being California Archaeology Month, the three organizations […]