Newell Promenade, Walnut Creek
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Vietnamese restaurant Pho Saigon closed recently at Newell Promenade in downtown Walnut Creek. Thanks to a reader for sending word about this. I imagine the remodeling going on there hasn’t helped, right?
Photo by Flickr user klearchos
San Francisco
Saturday, July 6th, 2019Have you ever felt the excitement of watching your bobber suddenly jiggle, then dive out of sight? Or feeling the tap-tap-tap of a bass as it tastes the worm on the end of your line? Or having a salmon practically tear the rod out of your hands as it smashes your lure? What’s that? You say you never learned to fish?
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Rounding out a brutal week in Walnut Creek restaurant closings, Evie’s Hamburgers closed recently at the Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek. This comes after Cinco de Mayo, Stanford’s, Tender Greens, and Andy Sushi, not to mention the jazz club Impulse Room closing, all with the last week or so. A new restaurant called Taqueria Magico is planning on opening in the former Evie’s spot in the beginning of August.
In the past few weeks there have been an enormous amount of restaurant closings in downtown Walnut Creek and beyond. Is this typical for summertime or is something out of the ordinary happening? Out with the old, in with the new?
Photo by Flickr user jlevine
Gettin’ Wriggly With It: Build A Worm Composting Bin:
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm | $25 per householdDon’t toss your precious food scraps into the green can. Use them to make the best fertilizer EVER! Keeping a worm bin at home is easy, takes mere minutes each week, produces NO odors, and is fun for the whole family. Your garden and houseplants will thank you. This hands-on bin-building workshop provides everything you need to get started, and you will go home with complete ready-to-start bin, including the worms! $25 fee is for ONE household, and includes ONE worm bin. Children welcome.
1690 Locust St, Walnut Creek
More restaurant action in downtown Walnut Creek as Andy Sushi, which opened a few years ago, closes, to be replaced by a new restaurant called Tacos Walnut Creek. Thanks to everyone who emailed about this and especially to one reader who also sent a photo.
1561 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
The home theater installer Pro Home Systems which relocated next door a couple of years ago in downtown Walnut Creek has closed.
Stars & Stripes 5K Walk & Run:
Todos Santos Plaza
2175 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Thursday, July 4th, 2019
8:15amThe race will include special medals for all finishers, custom age group medals for 5-year age group divisions, and more!
Proceeds from this race benefit Shelter, Inc and their efforts to re-build lives, one family at a time, by giving them a home, the skills and the resources to live the life they deserve.
