Friends and neighbors: The holiday lights and greenery are up on the Fountain at The Circle. Volunteers were out Saturday, Dec. 4, to string lighted garlands around the perimeter of the fountain island and to adorn the fountain’s grizzly bear cubs with wreaths and kippot. They also carried out the monthly cleanup of The Circle, Fountain Walk...
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Friends and neighbors: The holiday season of this second year of pandemic is almost upon us. We hope that you and yours have been staying safe and well. This note is to remind you that the ‘SHOP” page of our website is active again. Here you will find lovely fountain-themed photographs, note cards and greeting cards, magnets, bear cub T-shirts,...
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Friends and neighbors: In September 1996, a few thousand people gathered in and around The Circle in Northbrae to dedicate the newly reborn Fountain at The Circle. The fountain, which replicated a landmark 1911 fountain that had been destroyed in a huge truck crash nearly 40 years before, was the result of an amazing community-led effort that also led to...
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Friends and neighbors: Just a quick note to say that a major leak discovered in the plumbing on the fountain island has been repaired and the fountain is flowing again. Thanks very much to the city staff who located and fixed the problem. We continue to monitor another smaller leak in what appears to be the irrigation system (which does...
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Friends and neighbors: The Fountain at The Circle has been shut down temporarily to allow city crews to locate and repair the source of a significant underground leak on the fountain island. It’s not yet clear what the issue is, but appears to be in pipes between the fountain and the pump system that powers it. The good news: The...
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Friends and neighbors: As COVID restrictions begin to ease, the weather is getting milder and more of us are venturing out. If you haven’t been on Fountain Walk in a while, now if a terrific time to make the short stroll there. Spring has spring in the planting beds that border the lower walk. These beds, revived...
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Berkeley Origins: Berkeley’s Architectural Heritage With Daniella Thompson Thursday, May 13 – 7:00 to 8:15 pm Please mark your calendar for this next presentation in the “Berkeley Origins” series of talks being co-sponsored by Friends of the Fountain and Walk. Join Daniella Thompson for “Berkeley’s Architectural Heritage,” a pictorial tour taking in 150 years of architectural activity. Her talk will...
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Friends and neighbors: After six long weeks of dormancy, the Fountain at The Circle is flowing again. Repairs to the main pump and a crucial fill valve have been made, new timers for the pumps have been installed, the fountain structure has been inspected and given a thumbs up. A few smaller repairs are yet to be completed, but we...
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Friends and neighbors: After six weeks of being shut down, we hope the Fountain at The Circle will be back in operation very soon. In recent days, City of Berkeley technicians have been able to replace crucial elements of the fountain’s operating system, including a new main pump (which powers the fountain to flow) and auto-fill valve (which helps regulate...
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Friends and neighbors: The Fountain at The Circle remains shut off while we await replacement parts to repair the pumping and auto-filling systems. We hope those will arrive and can be installed very soon. We will post another update when the work is underway. Meantime, thanks as always for your support of FOFW – and your patience while our landmark...
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