1400 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Lin’s Buffet opened last month in Concord where Buffet City used to be, a couple of blocks from Hobby Lobby.
1400 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Lin’s Buffet opened last month in Concord where Buffet City used to be, a couple of blocks from Hobby Lobby.
Rising rents in Lafayette, ranging from 30 – 60% according to City Manager Steven Falk, have been causing consternation among many renters. The Lafayette City Council took up this issue recently, and in response, the new owner of the properties offered a “Max-10% lease option” which would allow for one year leases with a maximum increase of 10%, thus staving off any rent control mandate from the city.
When I lived in New York City this would be considered rent stabilization, as opposed to rent control, which was much rarer. Do you think there should be rent control in Lafayette? If not, should rent stabilization be mandated? Or should the market rule completely?
2nd Annual EBRC Nerdy Cosplay Field Day:
Larkey Park
2771 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek
Sunday, June 7th, 2015
10:00am – 5:00pm | $5EBRC is East Bay Renegade Cosplay and we have been around for about two years now with almost 200 members on our Meetup.com site and continue to host all kinds of cosplay related events. This is going to be an all-ages cosplay event jam-packed with nerdy contests and activities! Since this is the second year that we are hosting it, I have reserved a spot at a mid-sized park. So despite reserving the largest space there, there is an event capacity limit of 300 people. This means that to ensure you get a spot you should pre-pay for the event using the link below. (Which will also help me to purchase food, awards, prizes, etc.) I will be putting up a schedule of activities when it gets closer to the event as well as sign-ups and other details, but so far we have been kicking around the ideas of a costume contest, trivia contests, photo shoots, cosplay photography contests and a myriad of other activities including a fabric/costume swap! We learned a lot from last year and have several plans in the works! We hope to see you there!
Fee: $5 per person. This will (hopefully) cover the cost of the picnic site, food, drinks and the awards for the many contests taking place during the field day! Here’s the link to pre-pay for the event:http://www.eventsbot.com/
events/eb456335086 There’s also an option to purchase a booster ticket which will get you a special little trinket at the event, but will mostly just help us cover our costs. If you’re willing and able to get one of those tickets it would be greatly appreciated! 🙂
1352 Locust St, Walnut Creek
From an email:
I’m excited to share that Tender Greens’ Walnut Creek location will host Farmer Market Cooking Classes & Summer Series with Chef Sean Eastwood with three editions of a Farmers Market Walk, Cooking Class and Lunch with Bay Area local, Chef Sean (you may have seen his Farmer’s Market experience in the San Jose Mercury News Eat Drink Play column recently, and he’s excited to bring this experience to Bay Area locals, firsthand!)
The first class will be on Sunday, June 14, 2015 beginning at 9 a.m. with a seasonal focus on stone fruits (cherries, peaches, apricots, pluots and cherries), and will continue once a month all summer long. Each class will have a different seasonal focus and guests can opt for one class or take all three. A full schedule of this summer’s events is below.
At each class, guests can enjoy an interactive, hands-on farmers market walk with Chef Eastwood to learn about the local produce with tastings along the way. With their farmers market haul in tow, guests will fully immerse themselves in the farm-fresh lifestyle by joining in a cooking class led by Chef Sean, followed by a private lunch with wine pairings.
From an email:
Rheem Theatre information meeting will be held this Saturday June 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the Rheem Theatre.
Derek Zemrak, operator of the Theatre will be hosting an informational meeting to talk about the current status of the Rheem Theatre and clear up some misinformation floating around.
The meeting with be a 45 minute talk by Derek followed by a 15 minutes question and answer.
If you are interested in the Theatre and wish to learn its fate, please join us.
Rendering from O’Brien Land Company
There has been lots of progress and changes at the Deer Hill residential real estate development in Lafayette. Originally known as Terraces of Lafayette that would have brought an apartment complex, the current plan is to have 44 single homes including an athletic field and trails open to the public. Check out the floor plans here or stop by the information center in downtown Lafayette at the Clocktower, behind Patxi’s Pizza.
Rendering from O’Brien Land Company
Walnut Creek First Wednesdays:
Cypress St, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
5:00pm – 8:00pm | FreeWe will enjoy live music and jam out to the
Top 40 Rock N’ Roll songs performed by Route 111
Food Trucks:
Grab & Go Kabob
3 Brother’s Kitchen
Yummi BBQ
Tacos de los Altos
Whip Out*Beer provided by Pyramid Ale House
*Wine provided by Buon Vino
Please note all alcohol sales are CASH ONLY
Vendors:
Walnut Creek Education Foundation
Body By Bees
Changes Salon & Day Spa
Cotton Candy Bar
Lindsay Wildlife
Ruth Bancroft
Art:
Mobile Screen Printing
1677 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
As a huge fan of Élevé‘s pork firepot dish, it’s with trepidation learning that the Vietnamese restaurant will be closing on June 27th as chef owner Michele DuRye plans on reopening as an American style restaurant late July. Called Library on Main, according to Diablo Dish, it will, “feature a retro library theme, walls of books, quotes from famous writers, and other nods to the written word” which is apt since the original Walnut Creek library was located at this corner. Stay tuned…
I think it’s great that recycled water is being used to irrigate downtown Walnut Creek’s flowers, but shouldn’t the sign say, “Irrigated with Recycled Water”?
Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 – Monday, June 15th, 2015What? Bad news in this company? The House of Usher Repertory Theatre?
A slam-bang farce from the author of “Lend Me A Tenor”, “Moon Over Buffalo” focuses on George & Charlotte Hay, two fading stars of the 1950s. About to give up all hope of stardom, they receive word that they might just have one last shot: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for them, everything that might go wrong does in this hysterically funny comedy.