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After nearly a decade of serving up drinks, live music and plenty of camaraderie at 4586 Tennyson Street, Local 46 Bar and Biergarten went dark last fall. Pandemic restrictions had limited its short-term options, and its long-term future was looking dim, since the property owner had a deal to sell. But that deal has now fallen through, and the landlord has given Local 46 owners Niya and Grant Gingerich a short-term lease that will allow them to reopen Local 46 from the end of April through the...

Gingerich says that the landlord has been extremely gracious, letting them keep furnishings, restaurant equipment and other items in the location since the business has been closed. Soon theyll start unpacking it all, with a goal of reopening Local 46 by the end of April. This summer will mark what would have been the last season on a ten-year lease. As in previous summers, Gingerich says that Local 46 will host outdoor concerts this year. The short-term lease over the summer will give the Gin...

Local 46 Bar will be back but then renamed Local 38 in its new space BusinessDen file) Local 46 Bar and Biergarten is getting an encore, in more ways than one. Owners Niya and Grant Gingerich closed the bar at 4586 Tennyson St. in Berkeley at the end of October. They feared the business would not be able to make it through the winter with limited capacity, and their landlord had received a certificate of demolition eligibility ahead of a planned sale to a developer. Three months later, however,...