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Wednesday Rental Option – Park Place Apartments (Walnut Creek)

January 4, 2012 4:30 pm

Park Place Apartments is located at 1310 Alma Ave:

We are located 5 minutes walking distance to Main Street, were you can find all the shopping you need, and good eats.
We are also located 1 mile from the Bart and 5 minutes from the movie theaters.

We are taking deposits on our 1bedroom 1bath apartment home thats on the 3rd floor facing Alpine going for $1575.

We also have a 4th floor 1 bedroom 1 bath apartment home facing the court yard and pool going at $1550.

We are pet friendly community, and have a beautiful ski resort style home. We have a laundry facility on site, house an upper and lower garage that is gated for our wonderful residents. Each home will have a dishwasher, stove, AC, and fridge. The wonderful community also has a pool and Jacuzzi were you and your loved ones can relax and enjoy.
Right around the way there is a two caracole grills for barbequing where you can enjoy throwing on some burgers and steaks with the great ambulance of the landscaping of trees, flowers, and the quietness feeling of being on vacation. Or, if you like the convince of being in your own home on your patio we do allow you to have gas propane grills too.

Any opinions on this place?

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Judging Clubs – Redux Lounge

January 4, 2012 11:30 am

Located at 1411 Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek, Redux Lounge is a dance club that has a funky exterior. Never been inside. It seems like it changes names every few years but always stays a club for some reason. Anyone ever been here? Do you like it?

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Ironic Sign of the Day

January 4, 2012 8:30 am

Spotted at the Atlas store on N. Main St. in Walnut Creek in December, the sign says, “WELCOME Come in, it’s cool inside!”

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Plaque of the Day

January 3, 2012 4:30 pm

Located right by the Cheesecake Factory, this plaque says:

Site of the original
Walnut Creek
Grammar (Central)
School
1871-1956

I wonder what these Walnut Creek students think of what’s there now.

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Judging Museums – Lindsay Wildlife Museum

January 3, 2012 11:30 am

Lindsay Wildlife Museum, located at 1931 First Ave near downtown Walnut Creek is a small museum that houses live wild animals and also offers various educational exhibits. From their website:

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a unique natural history and environmental education center where live, wild animals are just inches away. Visitors can listen to the cry of a red tailed hawk, go eye-to-eye with a gray fox and watch a bald eagle eat lunch. More than 50 species of live, non-releasable, native California animals are on exhibit.

Tens of thousands of children learn about the environment in their classrooms through our traveling education programs and on-site tours of the museum. Nature and science-oriented classes and trips are offered for adults and children. More than 600 volunteers help feed and care for wild animals, teach children and adults about nature, and support the museums mission in many other ways.

They are open year-round, and tickets are a reasonable $7 for adults and $5 for children, free for children under 2. I’ve visited more times than I can count and my children always have a fun time there. Anyone ever volunteer there? What’s it like behind the scenes?

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Interrogation by Walnut Creek Police

January 3, 2012 8:30 am

I’m sitting at the Civic Park playground in Walnut Creek watching my kids play over the weekend when I noticed right behind me someone was being questioned by a few police officers Apparently there was some kind of altercation between the man sitting and a guy on a nearby bench.

Although not exactly exciting, after several minutes I decided to take a photo of the scene. As I was quietly aiming the camera while trying to keep my eyes on my kids, the police officer at the far right in the photo came up and blocked the scene. I then turn around fully and ask whether there is a problem. He then asks whether I was filming. Unsure the point of him asking, I asked whether there is a problem filming. “No, it’s a free country.” he replied. “So can I film this?” I checked again. “Sure.” he replied. Finally as I was ready to take some more shots the scene ended peacefully. Now what I want to know is, if it’s ok to film police incidents in public, why would he approach me in the first place? Was it to intimidate me? Simple curiosity? Something else? Can someone shed some light on this?

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2011 11:59 pm

Hope everyone has a safe and fun celebration! Will be back with regular postings beginning Tuesday. Thanks for reading these past few months. If anyone has suggestions on what kind of things Beyond the Creek should focus on in 2012 please let me know.

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Arrest in Beating Case at Vice Lounge

December 31, 2011 4:55 pm

Brian Palma

Johnny Lopez

Vice Lounge, located at 1251 Arroyo Way in Walnut Creek was the site of another arrest last night. According to the Walnut Creek police:

On 12/31/11 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Firefighters from Station 1 came upon a beating victim near Arroyo Way and Civic Drive while on an unrelated call for service. The Firefighters began treating the victim and flagged down a passing patrol car. The victim advised he had been pistol whipped by a group of unknown subjects who ran off. Officers quickly set up a perimeter and located two suspects in a nearby stairwell. Security staff from VICE Lounge assisted officers in identifying the suspects.

During the course of the investigation probable cause was developed that linked the two suspects to the beating. The two were identified as Brian Palma and Johnny Lopez. Both Lopez and Palma were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Officers did not locate a firearm but did find a bloodied metal object that appears to have been used in the assault.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening head injuries. Both suspects were taken to Martinez County Jail where they are being held on $50,000 bail.

There were several people in the area during this incident. Walnut Creek PD encourages anyone with information to contact us at (925) 943-5844.

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Judging Restaurants – Tiki Tom’s

December 30, 2011 11:30 am

Tiki Tom’s, located at 1535 Olympic Blvd. across from Urban Outfitters in Walnut Creek looks like an interesting restaurant bar judging from the surfboard. Any fans? It gets mixed reviews on Yelp.

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Where’s the Bench?

December 30, 2011 8:30 am

Broadway Plaza is a great place to shop, with plenty of artwork and places to sit while sipping on a drink from one of the several cafes nearby. So when a reader recently pointed out that the circular bench that used to be next to Nordstrom was missing, I couldn’t believe it. Why would they do such a thing? If anyone from Broadway Plaza or elsewhere knows what happened please let us know. We miss it.

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