American Iron Car Show:
Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center
60 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
Sunday, August 12th, 2018
10:00am – 3:00pm | FreeStroll down Crescent Drive in Pleasant Hill and view the spectacular cars of yester-year. Vote for your favorite.
428 Railroad Ave, Danville
Crumbs Breakfast & Lunch opened last month in Danville where Country Waffles used to be. Check out their menu here. How do the waffles compare?
The Veranda, Concord
Two kiosks selling cell phone cases and sunglasses popped up recently at the Veranda shopping center in Concord with what looks like more on the way in a different section of the mall. I wonder if they’ll stay open longer than the Liberty Bell Plaza kiosks did in Walnut Creek.
Hacienda de las Flores
2100 Donald Dr, Moraga
Friday, August 10th, 2018
5:00 – 9:00pm | FreeJoin the fun at Hacienda Nights, featuring food trucks, lawn games & fun for all ages.
Food Trucks:
Yummi BBQ
Flavors of Cali
Cosa Nostra Pasta Truck
Sip & Slide
Golden Gate Gyro
Izzya’s
Canyon Club Brewery
Somebody really loves pineapples. 🍍🍍🍍 Spotted in the Downtown Pleasant Hill shopping center.
Sunvalley Shopping Center, Concord
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that last week Brookstone declared bankruptcy and is closing all stores including the one at the Sunvalley shopping center in Concord. According to an employee they are expecting to close within the next couple of months.
Downtown Walnut Creek
Thursday, August 9th, 2018
6:00 – 9:00pm | $45This one-of-a-kind culinary event, with wine-tasting stops, is not to be missed. All proceeds benefit Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Outreach Programs, bringing arts education to underserved students and at-risk teenagers incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System.
Check in at Massimo Ristorante and then sip, sample and stroll your way through downtown Walnut Creek to the following locations:
1518 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Mangosteen, a new Vietnamese restaurant from the owners of La Sen Bistro opened the other day in downtown Walnut Creek where Kanishka’s used to be. Check out their menu here.
Orinda Theatre Square
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Anytime Fitness is coming to Orinda Theatre Square where Entourage Spa and Salon used to be (since relocated across the street). Find out more about the membership here and coaching and training services here.
Free Movie – The Wizard of Oz:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, August 9th, 2018
6:30pmDorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
