Spotted at Second to None consignment shop in downtown Walnut Creek. What is this?!
Spotted at Second to None consignment shop in downtown Walnut Creek. What is this?!
Paul Mauriat Blooming Hits, spotted at spotted at Rainbow’s End thrift store in downtown Walnut Creek.
S. California Blvd. & Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
A new downtown Walnut Creek project to bring 24 high-end condominiums, retail stores and a restaurant next to an expanded Alma Park is being proposed by Hall Equities Group which also developed the space right next to this where Habit Burger Grill is located (note the right side in the above rendering). Check out a Contra Costa Times article here for more info.
I look forward to seeing which restaurant opens here as well as how this project progresses. This looks really nice.
From the Hall Equities Group project page:
This high-profile, urban infill project in downtown Walnut Creek, CA, is bounded by Olympic Boulevard, California Boulevard and Botelho Street.
The site is directly adjacent to Alma Park, and the Alma Park neighborhood – a cluster of high-quality for sale and for rent mid-rise properties surrounding the park. Centre Place enjoys excellent access, via Olympic Blvd., to Interstate 680, just two blocks away. Olympic Blvd. is the dominant entryway into Walnut Creek’s retail core and award-winning Broadway Plaza Shopping Center.
The Centre Place site originally consisted of a 19,000 SF retail center – a prior conversion of a 1950’s-era auto and tire service facility.
Project info continues and additional renderings after the jump…
2228 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek
Back in November I learned that Jalisco Gourmet Burritos had closed and now thanks to a reader tip I have learned that a new Concord-based Mexican restaurant called Taqueria el Molino has recently opened in this Nob Hill Shopping Center location. Their Concord location offers catering while the Walnut Creek location offers sit-down and to-go meals. Check out their menu below. For those who have tried this place, what dish do you recommend?
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, March 13th – Sunday, March 16th, 2014
$14
The true story of the princess who fell asleep comes to life before your eyes as the audience tries to save Sleeping Beauty from the spinning wheel. Where is her true Prince to awaken her with her kiss?
Spotted near the Walnut Creek-Pleasant Hill border.
The writing was on the wall for a long time and now the backside of Broadway Plaza is closed. It was pretty cool strolling back there with empty stores but now that’s it’s closed I guess we’ll have to wait until 2017 before this section reopens. Check out the Boradway Plaza Redevelopment FAQ here.
1631 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Last month I noted that the spa Metamorphosis had closed in the Mercer apartment complex in downtown Walnut Creek and now Texas based Beal Bank is planning to open a branch here pending approval by the Walnut Creek Design Commission.
From Wikipedia:
Both banks are members of and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The banks offer deposit products to the public including CDs, money market accounts, statement savings accounts, and IRA CD accounts that are insured by the FDIC. The banks are considered wholesale banks because they do not offer consumer loans or checking accounts. Both banks purchase pools of non-agency residential first liens and commercial real estate-secured loans, and also fund commercial loans and participations in loans, through affiliates.
St. Patrick’s Day at Walnut Creek Yacht Club:
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
1555 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Monday, March 17th, 2014
3:00pm – 6:00pm | $30St. Patrick’s Day at the Club
The feast of St. Patrick falls on a Monday this year. What a GREAT way to start off the week!
So, come down to WCYC on Monday March 17 for Ellen O’Connell McCarty’s famous irish soda breadFour Leaf Clover Soup
(well, ok, really it’s spinach, leek & potato)
crème fraîche, crispy leeksChef Kevin James O’Weinberg’s
House Corned Beef Brisket & Cabbage
whole grain mustard sauce
parslied red potatoesLucky Leprecaun’s
Guinness & Oatmeal Spice Cake
nut topping, bailey’s irish cream sauce$30.00
while it lastsAnd there’s more!
Guinness Pint $4.00Irish Coffee $4.00
Craic* Hour
3 PM – 6 PM
(*Irish word for fun/enjoyment that has been brought into the English language, usu. when mixed with alcohol and/or music.)
