Reminding everyone about the BtC meetup this evening at Sweetwaters Tea & Coffee cafe at 1652 Bonanza St. in downtown Walnut Creek @ 7pm. I’ll be wearing a black Beyond the Creek t-shirt; stop by to chat about the latest scuttebutt or just to say hi!
2035 Salvio St, Concord
Mom’s Touch Chicken & Burger may have closed last month near Todos Santos Plaza in Concord but not to worry as Fresh Tray Chicken & Burger has opened in its place today according to a sign posted in their window. They’ll still be offering chicken sandwiches, popcorn chicken and more.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
In April we learned that the clothing store Johnny Was would be coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and the coming soon signage is now up showing they’ll be opening next month in September. Now that Apple has reopened this part of Broadway Plaza looks completely different with a wide open space making this a great time and location to open. Check out the Johnny Was website here.
Photo by Flickr user kennejima
Japantown
Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore St.
Saturday, August 4th, Sunday, August 5th, 2018
11:00am – 6:00pm | FreeThe Nihonmachi Street Fair considers itself the original “melting pot” of street fairs, with many aspects of Asian-Pacific American life—and San Francisco’s cultural life—expressed through performance, tradition, art, music, food, and community outreach and service.
I’ll be hanging out at the recently opened Sweetwaters Tea & Coffee cafe at 1652 Bonanza St. in downtown Walnut Creek @ 7pm on Monday, August 6th. If you’re in the area drop by and say hi. I’ll be wearing a black Beyond the Creek t-shirt.
Artist Call for Downtown Walnut Creek Art Project:
Walnut Creek Downtown’s 2018 Community Service Day project will coordinate community artwork featured on the downtown’s 40 Big Belly waste bins.
WCD will conduct a public artist call to gather artwork which will be displayed in frames (31 7/16” w x 45” h) attached to the sides of the Big Belly’s as well as the back of the paired units, if logical. Artists are encouraged to incorporate recycling messages into their colorful creations as the newest addition to the City’s public art program. The project will be funded by Contra Costa County’s Solid Waste Authority’s Recycle Smart program. Selected artists will be acknowledged by having their artwork displayed on WCD’s website.
The deadline to submit artwork is August 6th, 11:59 pm
Label each submission with artist name and title of work
Artists should upload their submission via Dropbox by emailing their Dropbox link to services@walnutcreekdowntown.com
Every now and then I read about bicycle accidents; Just yesterday a bicyclist was killed on Reliez Valley Road in Lafayette after being hit by a big-rig truck. I mostly ride on trails without cars if possible although I have noticed more bike lanes out there. However, there are some roads without dedicated bicycle lanes, like winding Moraga Rd. between Lafayette and Moraga which seems rather nerve-racking.
How do you handle bicycle riding? Are there some streets you won’t ride on? Is riding on the street becoming more or less safe?
Planning a Winter Vegetable Garden:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
6:30 – 8:00pm | FreeBelieve it or not, it’s time to start planning and planting your winter garden! Learn how growing vegetables in the winter has its advantages over summer vegetables and what allowances have to be made for the shorter days and less intense sunlight.
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.
