990 Moraga Rd, Lafayette
Campana Music in Lafayette is having a “store closing sale”. The window signage indicates they have been in business since 1947.
990 Moraga Rd, Lafayette
Campana Music in Lafayette is having a “store closing sale”. The window signage indicates they have been in business since 1947.
The Veranda, Concord
The all you can eat SoCal-based shabu shabu restaurant Shabuya is coming to The Veranda in Concord and their Coming Soon signage is now up. Check out their menu here. Interesting that wagyu beef is included in the all-you-can eat option as I thought that was one of the most expensive items on a menu. I look forward to trying this place out since I love shabu shabu.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
In March we learned that Soft Surroundings, a St. Louis-based women’s catalog retailer would be coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and the coming soon signage is now up next to Aldo and although their website still indicates a fall opening, the signage that is up now points to a winter, 2018 opening. Check out their online catalog here.
100 Railroad Ave, Danville
In the spring we learned that Coffee Shop would be opening in Danville where Crafts Creamery used to be and they have now opened. Check out their Danville menu here.
3557 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The home decor and gift store Transitions is closing in Lafayette according to a sign in the window. Although you wouldn’t know it from the storefront, according to the yelp reviews there is a hair salon in back. I’ve walked by there dozens of times and had no idea it was also a salon.
1518 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Earlier this month we learned about a new Vietnamese restaurant called Mangosteen opening in downtown Walnut Creek where Kanishka’s used to be and they are getting ready to open very soon. Interestingly, the owners are from La Sen Bistro around the corner.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The Apple store reopened in Broadway Plaza over the weekend across the street from their previous location in downtown Walnut Creek. Obviously it’s a beautiful store with tall ceilings, and wrap-around, floor-to-ceiling windows allowing plenty of light in. The front of the store showcases their products while the back of the store features a Genius “grove” instead of “bar” to handle support issues with a giant LCD wall screen splitting the two sections up. The LCD screen area hosts various sessions to learn about Apple products and techniques like photography, music, coding and more. Check out and reserve current sessions here. The reason why it feels so spacious inside is thanks to the basement that was added to store their inventory etc.
Right outside in back are several tables with the patio area extending all the way out to the remodeled fountain and benches. Interestingly the Apple logo at the old store was blacked out but protruded nonetheless; check out this photo and more inside photos after the jump. What do you think of the new store? Has it met your expectations?
More photos after the jump…
Cesar E. Chavez Park
11 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley
Saturday, July 28th – Sunday, July 29th, 2018
10:00 – 6:00pm |FreeAt the Berkeley Kite Festival it seems that a fresh surprise awaits around every corner. In one amphitheater you’ll find multi-line competitions of the Bay Area Sport Kite League. In another you’ll find events and other competitions, such as the candy drops and rokkaku battles. Look to the north and you will see the traditional kites of our special guests from the Sode-cho Kite-Flying Society of Hamamatsu, Japan. In the upper field you’ll enjoy the giant creature kite show of the Berkeley Kite Wranglers and Friends.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Along with the new Apple store opening at Broadway Plaza tomorrow in downtown Walnut Creek are new electronic displays with advertisements on one side and a clickable store directory on the other. I wonder what operating system they’re running, not MacOS? Maybe Apple should start selling an embedded OS to compete with Linux… 😜
This week there were three separate killings on BART; a stabbing at the MacArthur station in Oakland; they caught the suspect at Pleasant Hill BART station, a potential homicide at the Pleasant Hill BART station, and a fatal punch that happened at the Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro. According to the SF Chronicle BART violent crime is up 69% over the past decade.
I’ve encountered rather uncomfortable situations while riding BART myself over the years. Do you feel BART is getting more dangerous? What is the worst thing you’ve seen on BART?
