LUNAFEST Short Films by, for, about Women:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
LUNAFEST Short Films by, for, about Women:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
A couple of years ago construction of Summerhill’s Harvest Court houses in Moraga broke ground and these 3-4 bedroom houses are now on sale “priced from $1,880,000s”. See the available floor and site plans here.
Note: Read my parking alert post from last year here.
A bit scary how Broadway Plaza parking jumps from free the first 3 hours to $25 for 5+ hours!
From a reader:
The lot behind Crate & Barrel has paid parking since January 7.
First 3 hours free, then confusing signage of each hour after.A friend and I were up there today for shopping and lunch. We began at 10 with coffee at Macy’s, then shopped in Macy’s ($50.00), cruised Lush and The Container Store, had lunch at Sunrise Bistro ($60.00), spent an hour or so in Crate & Barrel and finished up at David M Brian ($250.00), going back to the garage at 3:00. We were parked for 5 hrs.
First 3 hours free? . . .you would expect maybe $2.50 per hour after? . . .You would be wrong. It cost us $25.00 to park for those 5 hours!! Twenty-five dollars! That’s either $5.00 per hour or $12.50 per hour depending on how you look at it.
This is atrocious. A Wednesday in winter at the middle of the day? Seriously??
Five hours is not beyond reason for ladies to have coffee, shop, browse and have lunch – we easily might have wanted to take in a matinee too. The garage cost, however, was far, far beyond reason. This is urban robbery and taxes the very people who support those stores, shops and restaurants.
1629 Cypress St, Walnut Creek
A new beauty salon called Lush Lashes opened recently in downtown Walnut Creek where Lashfully / Stript Wax used to be. In addition to lash extensions and microblading they also offer waxing services. Check out their complete services here.
What’s The Buzz: Backyard Beekeeping:
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
10:00am – 12:00pm | $20Are you thinking about keeping bees? Or perhaps you just want to know more about these miraculous garden helpers and how to encourage them to visit your yard? Jan Pinkerton-Spieth, our expert from the Mt. Diablo Beekeepers’ Association, teaches us about bee biology, equipment, installation, seasonal management, bee-friendly gardens, and much more!
3416 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
CG Designs, formerly Taylor & Jacobson, has opened in the El Diablo Forge building in Lafayette on Mt. Diablo Blvd. Check out their website here.
100 School St, Danville
From the owner of Laptop Lounge in Walnut Creek comes a new coworking space called Victory Workspace, located in the historic Shuey Podva house on Hartz. Ave. in Danville. Check out their memberships here, hourly meeting room and event space rentals here and upcoming events here.
Free Admission to Lindsay Wildlife Experience:
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 17th, 2017
10:00am – 5:00pmThe goal of Free Fridays is to open Lindsay’s door to the entire community—some potentially for the first time. As a non-profit organization, Lindsay Wildlife feels a responsibility to make sure everyone has access to up-close and personal interaction with animals and wildlife education.
Main Street Plaza, Walnut Creek
The baby and toddler clothing store Carter’s may be coming (pending lease) to Main Street Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek a couple of stores down from Ross where Beauty Source used to be. Note that yesterday we learned that the fashion boutique Scout & Molly’s is also opening in the same plaza next to jinny.
