The Happy Heart is a Piedmont Avenue shop that sells crystals, minerals and fossils for adornment and healing.
Solano Avenue’s new PUGnacious Pet Provisions has everything you need for your four-legged foodie.
An artfully sophisticated chocolate shop called The Xocolate Bar comes to Solano Avenue.
The Berkeley Sauna has new owners and new upgrades after 30 years just off downtown Berkeley.

Ring of Fire Imports sells handpicked artisan crafts from Bali at a unique University Avenue shop.
It’s a Party is a new shop on College Avenue that has everything kids and grown-ups need for parties of all kinds.
Glamour Paws in Montclair sells high-end togs for dogs and many more treats for your pampered pets.
Spanish Table is the “Spanish cooking headquarters” in the East Bay where you can find many kinds of pans for your paella.

The Berkeley Hat Company offers an sprawling selection of hats—from fedoras to berets to jester caps for Fido—on College Avenue in Berkeley.
Discount Fabrics on Ashby Avenue is the go-to store for upstart seamstresses and Burning Man stalwarts who need Day-Glo vests.
The Urban Farmer Store in Richmond can help you feel a little less guity about your gardening habit in times of drought by helping you with an eco-friendly drip irrigation system.
Wine.com may be the virtual place to go for quality, affordable vino, but locals can get the real deal by walking into the actual Wine.com store, located in Berkeley.

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