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.
Open House at Camera West:
Camera West
1255 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 17th, 2017
10:00am – 4:00pm | FreePlease join us on Friday, March 17 from 10:30a.m-4:00 p.m for an Open House event at Camera West Walnut Creek. Various reps and products will be on hand for you to try out. Bring your own memory card and shoot with the latest products from Leica, Fuji, Peak Design, Hasselblad, and PhaseOne. This is a free event, please let us know if you’d like to attend.
2nd Ave. & N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Plans are in the works for In-N-Out Burger to come to the corner of 2nd Ave. and Main St. in Walnut Creek where Devil Mountain Cyclery used to be. According to this East Bay Times article, the development will include a “new Starbucks, and upgrades to an existing building currently housing Masses Sports Bar & Grill and several offices.” In the above photo you can see the Masses Sports Bar building in the background. The article points out that the Starbucks “would have no indoor seating and be accessible through a separate drive-through and walk-up window”.
I look forward to a closer In-N-Out but worry about the additional traffic.
1571 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
The fashion boutique Scout & Molly’s is coming to downtown Walnut Creek where Atlas & Athena used to be (and recently relocated a few blocks away), right next to another boutique, jinny. Look for a late May opening. Check out the designers they feature here.
Jack London Square
Broadway, Oakland
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
2:30 – 5:00pm | $47Year 4 of The Oakland Bacon and Beer Festival will be Saturday, March 11th from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at the Market Building at Jack London Square, @eatboston, Bison Organic Beer and, Oakland Grown present the fourth annual Oakland Bacon and Beer Festival as a fundraiser for Oakland Grown.
Has anyone seen coyotes on the Lamorinda Trail recently? I spotted these signs in a couple of locations in Moraga. How do coyotes compare to mountain lions? Should I be worried about coyotes or this is only of concern to small animals?
Driving on I-680 in Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville down to San Ramon one can see the coming FasTrak toll Express Lane signs sprouting up. According to the 511.org website, these lanes are free for carpools and motorcycles but will charge a dynamic fee for solo drivers based on the amount of traffic.
Do you support the expansion of these toll lanes?
All Things Tomatoes and More!: Seduction of your Vegetable Spring Garden:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
1:30 – 3:30pm | FreePresented by Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County, Marian Woodard will prepare one and all on our spring vegetable garden: how to be most successful in all things tomato, peppers and eggplants and more, what to look for when obtaining the best plant varietals, and what to look for with some of the upcoming events and farmers markets.
