2070 Salvio St, Concord
Thanks to a reader for sending word (and photo) that the ice cream shop CREAM, known for their ice cream sandwiches, is coming to Concord near Todos Santos Plaza where Verizon Wireless used to be. Check out their menu here and follow the Concord CREAM Facebook page here. Over the summer Loard’s Ice Cream opened around the corner and around the corner from Loard’s is Baskin-Robbins so there will be plenty of ice cream options at Todos Santos Plaza which is great news!
3569 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
A new high-end women’s fashion boutique and home accessories shop called piece. is opening on November 10th in the Lafayette Clocktower in downtown Lafayette next to Francesca’s Fashion Boutique and Lace & Bustle Bridal. According to the owner there are plans to expand next door where O’Brien Homes is currently located and they may eventually open a second location in downtown Walnut Creek. Stay tuned…
Shaven Not Stirred Cocktail Party:
18-8 Fine Men’s Salon
15 Fiesta Ln, Lafayette
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
6:00pm – 8:00pm | $25It would be swell if you’d join us…
Help raise funds and awareness for the Cancer Support Community and join Contra Costa Oncology at 18-8 Fine Men’s Salon (near Fiesta Square in Lafayette) as we Shake, Stir and Shave!Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance.
$25 Ticket price includes:
- Bites provided by Rustic Tavern
- 2 drinks (wine, wine cocktail or beer)
- Complimentary shaves and beard trims (optional)
- Lots o’ good times!
Come dressed in your swankiest 60s threads and enter the Best Dressed Contest for your chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. Sign up at the event.
Plus, get sassy in the photo booth or try your hand at Battle of the Sexes Games and Trivia.
Enter the raffle for amazing prizes including: A 2 night stay at The Claremont, Family memberships to Renaissance Club Sport, a 3L bottle of Rivera Wine, and much more!
3666 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Celia’s Mexican Restaurant has closed in Lafayette. As you can see in the photo below, yesterday was there final day. A mixed-use development is planned for this area including 66 apartments, restaurant and retail shopping. Stay tuned…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that women’s fashion clothing store Madewell is having a grand opening event on Broadway Plaza’s reopening day on November 20th in downtown Walnut Creek. According to an employee at lululemon, their sister shop for athletic wear for girls ivivva will be reopening in their new Broadway Plaza location on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
From the Madewell website:
Join Madewell to celebrate our new store opening with sips, small bites, and a DJ. Plus, each shopper gets a complimentary Bien Fait tote bag with any purchase*.
Can’t make it for cocktails? Our doors open at 10am and we’ll be handing out Madewell gift cards to the first 25 people who stop by!*
*While supplies last.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 30th – Sunday, November 15th, 2015A side-splitting send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America’s greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought (and you thought we had it bad!), has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
La Fiesta Square, Lafayette
In September we learned that Caroline’s Salon would be relocating next to Chow within La Fiesta Square in Lafayette and they are now open. Check out their services here.
I used to love eating oysters. That is until I learned last month that they, “appear to be an important link in the transmission of norovirus among humans”. I haven’t eaten one since. Three days ago I learned that one of my favorite foods, the humble hot dog, increases one’s risk for cancer. Even a healthy snack like seaweed of all things may cause cancer, as I posted about yesterday.
Do I just throw caution to the wind and ignore these warnings or make a conscientious effort to avoid certain foods? I think I should quit oysters for good, cut down on hot dogs and red meat slightly and ignore the warnings for seaweed. Do all these food warnings concern you? Does it affect what you eat?
I was browsing the food aisles at Cost Plus World Market in Walnut Creek the other day looking for a healthy snack when I encountered something so unbelievable I still can hardly believe it. I can’t say I wasn’t sorely tempted by the chocolate wafer snacks from Europe and Japanese sweets but I was determined and finally found it; a roasted Korean sesame snack called Say! Crunch. I thought it would make for a tasty snack but then I noticed the sign above:
Products containing seaweed contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
I know I’ve seen a similar sign in parking garages million times, but seaweed causing cancer?! Is this really true?!
