The Stud The Stud has been around for over 30 years, is one of the most successful gay establishments in town, and is mellow enough for straights as well as gays. The interior has an antiques-shop look and a miniature train circling over the bar and dance floor. Music here is a balanced mix of old and new, and nights vary from cabaret and oldies to disco. Call in advance for the evening s venue. wolstein center Drink prices range from $3 to $15. 399 Ninth St. (at Harrison St.). & 415/863-6623. www.studsf.com. Cover $2 $6 Fri Sat.
Until the 1990s, the University of California at Berkeley with its first-rate academic standards, its 18 Nobel Prize winners, and its protests that led to the most well-known student riots in U.S. history was the primary reason that Berkeley became more than a sleepy town east of the big city. But the race to find affordable Bay Area housing has made the East Bay even more of a hub. Today there s still hippie idealism wolstein center in the air, but the radicals have aged; the 1960s are largely present in tie-dye and paraphernalia shops (which are joined by national chains along Telegraph Ave.). Meanwhile, communities and upscale restaurants and shops continue to flourish. All in all, it s an entertaining town with all types of people, a beautiful campus, vast parks, and some incredible restaurants.
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