Spotted outside California Pizza Kitchen in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek.
Last week I noted that Pier 1 Imports was moving to a new, larger location (a block away from their old location) on Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Walnut Creek and they have now opened. The new location is close to 8,000 square feet and offers a new store concept.
From a press release:
The new store design is a natural evolution of the Pier 1 Imports experience that utilizes a new interior finish-out, including natural-colored floor tiles, rustic ceiling elements, enhanced store lighting and lit shelving units lining the walls, all of which help customers visualize the end-use of the products within their own home. The new look is complemented by the use of “open stock” merchandising, designed to enhance the shopping environment by giving customers the opportunity to see, feel and interact with the product. The exterior design features bamboo window awnings and a signature bamboo door with rustic metal door handles that will mark the entrance to Pier 1 Imports’ unique shopping experience.
Check out the inside as you enter:
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Harps Etc.
1601 N. Main St. Suite 106, Walnut Creek
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
8:00pm | $35Paraguayan Jazz Harp & Violin
Carlos Reyes was declared a child prodigy in Paraguay at the age of five. He made his debut on the harp with the Oakland Youth Symphony at age 14. Since then he has performed internationally and headlined with stars including Chuck Mangione, Bill Evans and Willie Nelson.
Back in January I noted that the pet boutique Wags & Whiskers was closing in downtown Walnut Creek and now a new restaurant focusing on Acai Bowls is coming to this Locust St. location. Check out their menu here. They also have locations in San Ramon and Pleasanton. Has anyone anyone tried an Acai bowl before? What’s it like? Looks interesting!
From their website:
It’s not just an Açaí Bowl; it’s one of the healthiest meals you can eat. Packed with vitamin and mineral rich ingredients fresh from local farms, our bowls will purify you with every bite.
We specialize in making quality, great tasting and affordable Açaí Bowls, invigorating smoothies and delicious panini. An Açaí (ah-sigh-ee) Bowl is a dish originating from ancient Brazil and features the Amazon’s rare Açaí Berry, which is the staple in all our bowls and smoothies, due to the incredible high vitamin content and health benefits the Açai berry offers.
Vitality Bowls will be located at 1528 Locust St. in Walnut Creek.
The fashion store Cole Haan has closed in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek last Friday. Located right next to Neiman Marcus, it opened several years ago. The closest non-outlet Cole Haan locations are in Union Square, San Francisco and Santana Row in San Jose.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, April 26th, 2013
8:00pm | $75Comic extraordinaire David Spade has been entertaining audiences on the silver screen, television and stage with his razor sharp humor and on Friday April 26th, along with Bay Area native and Last Comic Standing finalist, Laurie Kilmartin, David will hit the HomeAid stage to bring Hope to the Homeless! We invite you to enjoy the evening with us, laughing and making a difference in our community. It is an evening of smiles; the ones you leave with, and the ones your generosity inspires for months to come.
If you’re strolling down N. Main St. in downtown Walnut Creek past the Apple store you may notice beautiful pots of flowers. They’re actually hiding tree trunks from trees that were cut down. It turns out that year-round Christmas lights hanging on the trees caused the trees to burn necessitating their removal according to people working nearby I spoke with. I hope new ones can be planted soon.
Back in January I noted that Pier 1 Imports was moving down the block to where Golfsmith used to be on Mt. Diablo Blvd in Walnut Creek, and they will be opening in a week or so now that construction has finished on a huge new building. Take a peek inside one of their windows. Compared to their old, smaller location this space will allow them to display way more stock.
Wildflower Hike:
Mangini Ranch, Walnut Creek
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
9:30am – 12:00pm | $10/carJoin Julie Seelen on a spring hike through spectacular Mangini Ranch, which will be budding with wildflowers. Closed to the public, Save Mount Diablo’s 208-acre property includes the headwaters of Galindo Creek with rolling grasslands, oaks, buckeyes, and a rare desert olive grove. Visit a secret spring and keep your eyes out for bobcats and coyotes looking for breakfast, plus burrowing owls, quail, and many other feathered friends. This is a two hour, four mile hike with one moderately strenuous hill. The length and course may be altered based on weather. Mangini Ranch is home to our Heritage Tree program . If you have considered commemorating your Mom with a unique and beautiful tree please join us on the hike to see the trees available. Please RSVP to Julie . Leader: Julie Seelen jseelen@savemou
ntdiablo.org Meet at SMD’s Mangini Ranch. From Ygnacio Valley Rd head south on Crystyl Ranch Dr. in Concord. We’ll meet at the hiker gate on Crystyl Ranch Dr between Autumn Oak Cir and Rolling Woods Way.
Although the downtown Walnut Creek ice cream shop Lottie’s Creamery has been open for a while now, in celebration of what would have been Lottie’s 107th birthday yesterday, Lottie’s Creamery had their grand opening with an official ribbon cutting and plenty of ice cream and smiles to go around.
To find out more about this ice creamery with their own pasteurizer, check out their homepage. “With a full commercial kitchen on site, Phillips [co-owner] makes 100% from scratch all ice cream and fold-ins, including marshmallows, brittles, and cookies, as well as the fresh waffle cones, brownies, and sauces.”
Of particular interest (considering the impending arrival of CREAM a block away) was a sampling of a new roasted banana ice cream brownie sandwich. It tasted amazing. Different flavors will be rotated in over time. Sundaes with homemade whip cream and floats (root beer, orange cream and black cherry) will be coming within the next couple of weeks as well. I am now ready for summer!
Co-owner Deb Phillips offers yummy roasted banana brownie ice cream sandwiches:
People of all ages enjoyed Lottie’s ice cream up and down N. Main St:
Check out the vanilla salted almond toffee ice cream and more photos after the jump…