Spotted at the Walnut Creek City Hall, does anyone know what kind of fossil this is?
Walnut Creek has been planning on selling a parking lot located at Mt. Diablo Blvd. and N. Main St. for a while now. They have already received buyer proposals which are under evaluation and in February it will be discussed at the city council. Although the lot is rather small, it doesn’t get more prime than this; this is truly the heart of downtown Walnut Creek, across the street from Tiffany’s, and diagonally across from the new Neiman Marcus store.
Does anyone want to take a guess at how much this could go for? Does anyone have opinions on this one way or the other?
The Broadway Plaza Concierge in downtown Walnut Creek is located right next to Macy’s. According to the sign they offer gift cards, restrooms, wifi, a lounge area, and a nursing lounge. It’s also the place to go to rent children’s shopping cars. When I’ve been it’s always very clean and comfortable. Much more spacious than the old concierge from a few years ago. Many times they play children’s movies on the big screen tv to entertain the little ones. Anyone else enjoy this place?
This is a great idea for those who don’t want the long-term commitment. From the Craigslist ad:
Fosters needed for 8 baby kittens… about 4-6 weeks old. They do not all have to go to the same foster, we could split them into two groups of 4 so they are more manageable.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, all-rescue, volunteer group helping homeless and abandoned kitties in your community. But to help those kitties, we need foster homes desperately! We get calls everyday, but we don’t have enough foster space for all of them.
What is required of you? Food, water, litter, love, a safe place for them to live, and bringing them to our Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, or Lafayette adoption sites on the weekends when they are old enough (about 8 weeks old).
What do we do to help? I would be your main contact and would answer any questions you have and I will work to find them good, safe, and loving homes. Our rescue group will take care of the vaccinations, testing, spay/neuter and othe misc. medical.
Want to help but can’t foster? We always welcome donations– financial to help cover medical costs, food, litter, bedding, toys, carriers, litter boxes, and other supplies. We also have a Thrift Shop, called Rescued Treasures near DVC where you can donate gently used items, shop, or volunteer your time.
Please e-mail me if you can help. Highschool students can receive commnity service hours for fostering!!! This is a nice way to have the joy of kittens without the 20-year commitment.
As seen on the window of Crogan’s Bar and Grill in downtown Walnut Creek.
Some Guiness was spilt on the barroom floor
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor
And all knight long you could hear him roar
when the pub was shut for the night,
and stood in the pale moonlight.
then back on his haunches he sat,
“Bring on the @#$%&!? cat!”
Apparently this originated in 1936 and was written and performed by the Dixon Brothers:
The Kiran Anjali Project, a non-profit whose mission is to, “advance educational opportunities for underprivileged children, especially girls, in India”, is having a run/walk event on March 3rd with proceeds to benefit education for disadvantagd girls in India. The run/walk location is at Sports Basement at 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek. From their website:
Millions of India’s low-income children receive a sub-standard education or no education at all. The situation is especially dire for girls from poor families, who are much less likely to be educated and are at risk for exploitation. However, there are many grassroots activists working to change this. The Kiran Anjali Project, a U.S. based nonprofit, links with existing Indian organizations to provide them with professional advice and grants so that they can serve more children.
KAP’s mission is to advance educational opportunities for underprivileged children, especially girls, in India. We envision a bias-free world in which all children are given a high quality education and job skills to be self-sufficient. We believe that by offering professional advice, guidance and grants to organizations that are working to educate the children of India’s poor, we can effect great change.
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Friday at 5pm.
The restaurant Sasa has appeared on this blog for its side door, its front door, the meat sign on the side wall, and it’s Koi pond so it’s easy to see how it won the Action for Beauty award of excellence last year.
From the Walnut Creek Action for Beauty Council website:
The council, consisting of a group of citizens independent of the city’s political structure, has been issuing design review awards for 40 years. The awards honor projects in architecture, landscaping, and public art. The awards tend to focus on businesses, and how their designs enhance the quality of life in Walnut Creek.
Walnut Creek Action for Beauty Council’s community involvement dates back to the mid 1960’s when we partnered with the Chamber of Commerce on a “Clean-up-Fix-up-Paint-Up” Campaign in 1967 resulting in improvements to many business fronts, landscaping, homes cleaned up, and junk cars removed.
Walnut Creek Action for Beauty Council encourages good design, quality development and landscaping in Walnut Creek. Any citizen can nominate possible candidate projects.
Prominent Architects and Landscape Architects come to Walnut Creek to judge the work of award nominees. Our annual Awards Luncheon presents awards to outstanding projects in the Walnut Creek area to reward and encourage more high quality projects.
