Spotted inside Str8 Edge Barbershop in downtown Walnut Creek.
I happened to check out Neiman Marcus in Walnut Creek yesterday when I noticed there is a pre-sale going on right now before the actual sale begins on May 31st. There were multiple racks of women’s shoes in the pre-sale as well so you might want to stop by before the sale begins next Thursday for the best selection.
From May 29th through May 31st you can also get triple inCircle bonus points on selected sale merchandise in Fine Apparel and Ladies’ Shoes.
Photo by Flickr user davidyuweb
From the City of Walnut Creek website:
The City of Walnut Creek will honor the memory of fallen soldiers during its traditional Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m at the gazebo at Civic Park, corner of North Broadway and Civic Drive.
Keynote speakers retired Tech Sergeant Bob Tharratt and retired Sergeant Dick Ingraham will tell the story of how a regiment of Ingraham’s Infantry Division liberated a group of POWs that included Tharratt, and how they discovered that connection more than 50 years later during a conversation at a Walnut Creek church.
Other highlights of the Memorial Day Ceremony include music by the Walnut Creek Concert Band under the direction of Harvey Benstein. Chaplain Dwane Michael of John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System will give the invocation and blessing, and the National Guard will present the colors and close the ceremony with the traditional laying of the wreaths at the Veterans Memorial Plaza.
North Broadway between Civic Drive and Lincoln Avenue will be closed during the ceremony.
The Paragon Apartments project has been approved by the Walnut Creek Planning Commission last night. The Walnut Creek Current Projects website says:
A proposed project to demolish an 80,000 square-foot office building and develop a 300-unit, market-rate apartment development on the 5.08-acre site. The project includes: a 468-stall, five-level parking structure; on-site public pedestrian path; and, a new intersection at the project entry.
The final Environmental Impact Report can been viewed here. The Paragon Apartments will be located at 141 North Civic Drive:
Looking at the map it seems like it would be at least a 25 minute walk to either Walnut Creek Bart or downtown. Would anyone be interested living here?
Earlier this month I reported on some scuttlebutt about an empty storefront being turned into conference space, and recently I noticed they added 2 images from inaugural Broadway Plaza store advertisements and an aerial view of Broadway Plaza as well.
From the October 10, 1951 Contra Costa Times:
Here is an ad with all the new stores listed:
Of these stores, I’d be most curious to check out, “Le Savarin Bakery”, and “Dwight’s New Yorker Delicatessen”. Also listed is:
What I’d like to know is what kind of health food was sold back in 1951? I never even realized they had health food stores back then! Does anyone remember these stores?
Photo by Flickr user luchilu
From the Contra Costa Performing Arts website:
Friday Morning Concert
May 25, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Grace Presbyterian ChurchSonata for Violin and Piano
Francis Poulenc(1899-1963)I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Intermezzo
III. Presto tragicoCandace Sanderson, Violin
Kay Andre, Piano
“Frondi tenere…Ombra mai fu” from opera Serse
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)‘O del mio dolce ardor’ from opera, Paride ed Elena
Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)An Die Musik, D 547
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Nacht und Träume, D.827 (Op.43 No.2)Ah! Chloris
Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)Del cabello más sutil
Fernando J. Obradors (1897-1945)
Frühlingsnacht No. 12 Liederkreis, Op.39
Robert Schumann (1810 –1856)Abraham Avililes-Scott, Lyric Tenor
James Greening-Valenzuela, Piano
Photo by Flickr user myxi
Lafayette Police is warning people to be careful about thieves at open house events. There have been two recent incidents in Walnut Creek:
Be aware of suspicious subjects walking around during open house events. Walnut Creek has reported that the following subjects are suspected of thefts from at least two open houses in their City. A tall black male and heavy set Hispanic female, both in their late 20’s to mid 30’s. The female has tattoos of laces going up her calves. The vehicle associated with them was described as a large, white SUV.
Guanatos Ice Cream just opened their second location in the Countrywood Shopping Center in Walnut Creek a couple of weeks ago. Their first store in Bay Point has been in business for 5 years, and according to their website:
We are a family owned company that shares our grandparent’s recipes.
Check out their flavors here. Some of the more intriguing flavors are, avocado, corn, chongos zamoranos, nassberry and cheese! They also offer sorbet.
Take a look at the inside:
Check out more photos including a close up of the avocado flavor after the jump…
The two fountains in downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. are getting a huge facelift and the one you see above in front of Wells Fargo should be finished by the end of the week. The artist for this fountain is Ene Osteraas-Constable from Wowhaus, and a Walnut Creek Arts Commision agenda has the details:
Wowhaus for the fountain in front of Wells FargoGeologica, by the artist team of Wowhaus (Ene Osteraas-Constable and Scott Constable) isinspired by tracing water to its elemental source: the earth itself. Ceramic and glass mosaic evokegeological stratification. Glints of reflective glass throughout the piece echo veining in layeredstone, leaving the impression that the fountain might have been hewn out of a single, massiverock. In the center of the fountain lies a 30” “geode”, a rock-like spherical form that is sliced toreveal a beautiful, shimmering geode-like pattern. The geode hovers just at the surface of thewater. Striking at a distance, the complex patterning of the fountain draws viewers in, invitingthem to walk around the entire piece to observe the intricate details of the mosaic and to discover
the sparkling geode in the fountain’s center. Water will flow over the surface of the geode as itrises from the center of the sphere.
The other fountain will be installed by early June. This is going to look amazing when completed. I can’t wait to check it out when they turn it on!
I just found out that the largest and most comprehensive news blog covering Contra Costa, CLAYCORD, has included this blog, Beyond the Creek as part of the Friends of Claycord section. This is a huge honor to be included as Claycord sets the benchmark in terms of delivering local news from around Contra Costa.
