Spotted at Walnut Creek City Hall.
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.
Spotted at Walnut Creek City Hall.
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.
So March 9 is the definitive grand opening day for Neiman Marcus. This sign is located next to the Burberry store in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek. It seems like the Neiman Marcus signs are multiplying weekly as opening day approaches.
Nothing Bundt Cakes is holding multiple grand opening events today onward. 20% of the proceeds from the Walnut Creek store will benefit the Walnut Creek Education Foundation today. That’s great that they’re doing that. There will also be fun events the following day on Saturday:
Fri., Jan. 20, 9am-6pm – 20% of proceeds
from the Walnut Creek bakery will benefit
the Walnut Creek Education Foundation and
20% from the Dublin bakery will benefit
Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE)
Sat., Jan. 21, 10am – Free Bundtlets for a
Year for first 50 customers with purchase
Sat., Jan. 21, 12-3pm – Family Fun event
featuring entertainment for the kids and lots
of delicious cakes!
Wed., Feb. 1, 5:30pm –
Ribbon cutting with the Walnut Creek
Chamber of Commerce and
Mayor Bob Simmons
Located in the heart of downtown Walnut Creek, at 1382 N. Main St. this looks like it could be a sweet rental. It’s a 2br 1ba at $1400/month, but a Craiglist posting for this address was recently removed so it may have already been rented out.
Legally Blonde The Musical is opening February 10th and will run until March 3 at the Hofmann Theatre at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. Pricing options are $17 – $48. Will this be any good?
When you think of downtown Walnut Creek and theaters, you probably think of Lesher Center, but that’s not the only theater downtown. The Diablo Actors’ Ensemble Theatre is located next to Peet’s Coffee at 1345 Locust St. and offers various performances including the upcoming play, Frankie & Johnnie in the Clair de Lune which opens this Friday January 20th. From their website:
Diablo Actors’ Ensemble believes theatre enriches our lives and enriches the cultural life of our community. DAE is dedicated to presenting the highest quality live theatre within our resources. We hope to entertain, engage and challenge our audiences. DAE provides a nurturing environment for artists with whom we work which allows for passionate, creative interaction and engagement. Most importantly we hold the ensemble in the highest regard in a celebration of the human spirit.
I’ve must have passed this place hundreds of times but have never ventured in, has anyone been to a performance, and if so would you recommend it?
You have to have an eagle eye to spot these signs as they are at the bottom of some Walnut Creek light poles. This one was spotted in front of Main Street Rags in downtown Walnut Creek. Another one next door had a plumbing company on the sign. Might be useful if a dog is in need of a plumber.
The jewelry store sign says “OPEN”, the storefront display cases are empty. Picture taken around 2pm in the afternoon.
Dragon’s Pond, a new Chinese restaurant featuring Hunan and Mandarin cuisines will be opening within 2 weeks at the old Da Lat Vietnamese downtown Walnut Creek location (1353 Locust St.), which closed a few months ago. There is a loose connection with Da Lat as the new owners are distant relatives. Anyway, as you can see by the picture above it’s not completed yet, but it looks quite nice and I look forward to checking it out when it opens. One commenter noted previously the over-abundance of Vietnamese restaurants in Walnut Creek so this is a nice change for downtown. As far as downtown Walnut Creek Chinese restaurants go, there is also OI-C Bowl on N. Main St. and PF Chang’s across from Nordstroms.
