""Like so many of our friends and fellow small business owners, we just could not make the numbers work," the post says. Ellis and Hooker took out a loan from the Small Business Association to keep Babette afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but repaying it has proved nightmarish in the wake of DOGE cuts in the SBA and razor-slim margins."
"After 14 years of serving Berkeley as a restaurant, wedding venue and community gathering space, Babette is taking its final bow. With a focus on organic and sustainably-sourced food, Babette owners Joan Ellis and Patrick Hooker took to Instagram to relay the message of their closure to the community."
"The Miranda, a longstanding cocktail bar near the Fox Theater in Uptown Oakland, shuttered over the weekend, per an Instagram post. Adorned in wallpaper splashed with California poppies, the Miranda was an elegant watering hole known for affordable drinks and live DJ sets. The bar didn't give context for the closure. The Miranda was located at 1739 Broadway (between 17th and 19th St.) in Oakland."
Babette, a Berkeley restaurant, wedding venue and community gathering space, will close on October 31 after 14 years. Owners Joan Ellis and Patrick Hooker emphasized a focus on organic, sustainably sourced food but reported that repaying an SBA loan taken during the COVID-19 pandemic has become nightmarish following DOGE cuts in the SBA and razor-slim margins. Remaining plans include three outdoor-patio live music events each Wednesday and one final wedding. The Miranda, a longstanding Uptown Oakland cocktail bar near the Fox Theater known for California poppy wallpaper, affordable drinks and live DJ sets, also shuttered over the weekend without explanation.
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