Spotted at Neiman Marcus in downtown Walnut Creek. Best caption in the comment section gets a free Beyond the Creek t-shirt.
Spotted at Neiman Marcus in downtown Walnut Creek. Best caption in the comment section gets a free Beyond the Creek t-shirt.
Towne Center, Lafayette
Check out the progress on the Towne Center condominiums in Lafayette right behind BART. These condominiums broke ground last year and have sprouted an “e”, previously they were known as “Town Center”. I wondered if they considered changing Center to Centre.
Check out the floor plans here. When I dropped by their sales office last month a one bedroom was going in the 700s, 2br in the 800s, 3br 1.5M with a $400+ monthly maintenance fee. If you don’t hear BART this will be a GREAT location to be.
Shadelands Art Center
111 N. Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
Friday, December 2nd – Sunday, December 4th, 2016
FreeCenter for Community Arts (formerly Civic Arts Education) will bring together handmade ceramics, glass, jewelry, paintings, drawing, prints, textiles and much more – all by Community Arts teaching artists and students. Attendees are invited to enjoy a weekend of holiday shopping and crafting at Community Arts’ Shadelands location.
The event will kick off with an opening reception Friday night, with live music, tastings from Calicraft Brewing Company, wine and appetizers. Attendees will also enjoy free craft classes and treats all weekend long. For a full event schedule, please see below. 25% of event proceeds will benefit community arts education.
Admission is free.
3597 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Over the summer we learned that Seattle-based Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches would be coming to Lafayette where La Boulange Cafe used to be and thanks to a reader for pointing out that the signs are now up. Check out their menu here.
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, November 19th, 2016
2:00 – 3:00pm | FreeJoin us for a musical afternoon of jazz piano with the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society. A variety of performers will play standards and new favorites for your musical pleasure.
1250 Locust Street, Walnut Creek
A huge new two story food hall called The Foundry is planned for the empty lot across from the Century Movie Theater in downtown Walnut Creek. According to the Design Review report (meeting tomorrow), the “two-story food hall with three accessory courtyard buildings” will also feature related retail as well as “9,400 square feet of common dining area, a large outdoor patio, and roof top event space.”
The developer, BH Development, last year opened the nearby 1500 Mt. Diablo building that hosts San Francisco-based pizzeria Slice House, Barcelona-based Telefèric, and Rooftop as well as its acclaimed living wall. Stay tuned…
3604 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The popup store The Cashmere Sale has opened for the second year in a row in Lafayette, their only East Bay location. Their last day will be December 14th. Check out their website here.
Walnut Creek Turkey Trot Race:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 24th, 2016
8:00 – 11:00am | $45This Thanksgiving, before the big meal, games, and pumpkin pie why not get a little exercise with a few thousand of your neighbors. The Forma Gym Turkey Trot is an event the entire family can enjoy. There are several races to choose from including Kids Fun Runs, 10K and 5K runs, and festival areas with costume contest.
By running the Turkey Trot you will also be giving back to your local community through our beneficiaries like the Food Bank, WCEF, PEAK, and The Wellness City Challenge.
The event takes place in beautiful Downtown Walnut Creek and goes through a flat terrain of neighborhoods, businesses, and part of the Iron Horse Trail.
1500 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
In June we learned that San Francisco-based pizzeria Slice House opened in downtown Walnut Creek and a new covered patio has opened next door where a parking lot used to be. Check out their menu here.
This is one of my favorite pizza places in the area so I’m glad there is more space now to sit while eating a slice!
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Canadian-based shoe store ALDO is the latest store to open in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out their website here.
