This Saturday 3 September is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be coolish, but fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any...
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On Sept. 15, 1996, thousands of people gathered at The Circle in Berkeley’s Northbrae neighborhood to celebrate a landmark occasion: the dedication of the restored Fountain at The Circle, the sparkling centerpiece of the city’s first public art project. Designed by famed architect John Galen Howard and erected in 1911, the original fountain had been gone from The Circle for...
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This Saturday 6 August is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be cool, but fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any...
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This Saturday 2 July is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any favorite gloves...
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This Saturday 5 June is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any favorite gloves...
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This Saturday 7 May is the first Saturday of the month. Rain is possible on Saturday morning. If it is raining steadily, we will cancel. Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the...
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This Saturday 2 April is the first Saturday of the month. Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! There should be plenty of work, since we were rained out in March! Wendy Wells, one of the residents on Fountain Walk, has continued...
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Hello and happy spring from Friends of the Fountain and Walk! If you are passing by The Circle or strolling along Fountain Walk today, keep an eye out for some Easter eggs like this one that have been hidden (in plain sight), containing some treats and a message. Happy hunting!
The main pump for the fountain has been replaced by City staff, so the fountain will is back on again. We thank City staff. Thank you for your support and love of the fountain.
The main pump for the fountain has malfunctioned. A new pump has been ordered and the City will install it when their schedule allows. In the meantime, we have made a temporary “fix” that allows the water to flow out of the crown jet fountainhead on top. The flow is much reduced from its normal flow, but at least the...
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