1331 Locust St, Walnut Creek
House of Bagels on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek is now offering sushi and salads in addition to bagels. Bagels and sushi, what a combination!
1331 Locust St, Walnut Creek
House of Bagels on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek is now offering sushi and salads in addition to bagels. Bagels and sushi, what a combination!
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The Swedish clothing store H&M is relocating to the backside of Broadway Plaza next to the new GAP store this fall in Walnut Creek. Judging by the photo below it’s going to have have a huge second floor footprint. They are currently located a stone’s throw away at the Broadway Pointe shopping center.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
$40Celebrated pianist Geri Allen is a Guggenheim Fellow and NAACP Award recipient. A respected composer and educator, Ms. Allen’s many honors also include the 2014 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award and has released 20 albums as a leader. Her group will feature alto sax legend and Grammy nominee John Handy. Ms. Allen has collaborated with a pantheon of living masters including Ornette Coleman, Charles Lloyd, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden, Esperanza Spalding and more.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Over the weekend Cleveland-based Arhaus furniture store opened their first Northern California location in Broadway Plaza and it’s situated on two floors in a massive spot on the backside of the plaza Broadway Ln. in downtown Walnut Creek. When I first entered it reminded me of Restoration Hardware in certain respects. The selection is enormous with an expansive second floor which connects directly to the parking garage. Check out their website here.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Movies Under the Stars – Inside Out:
Heather Farm Park (ballfield #2)
301 N. San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Sunset | $2Emotions run wild in the mind of a little girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco in this Pixar adventure. Young Riley was perfectly content with her life when her father landed a new job in San Francisco, and the family moved across the country. Now, as Riley prepares to navigate a new city and attend a new school, her emotional headquarters becomes a hot bed of activity. As Joy attempts to keep Riley feeling happy and positive about the move, other emotions like Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness make the transition a bit more complicated.
1440 Moraga Way, Moraga
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Jack in the Box has closed in Moraga near the Orchard Supply Hardware store. What would you like to see replace it? Chipotle?
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
As you can see in the above photo, the women’s clothing store White House | Black Market has relocated to the backside of Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. They were originally located there several years ago before the redevelopment began.
Bark (& Meow) Around the Block Adopt-A-Thon & Street Fair:
Ninth and Carleton Streets, Berkeley
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016
10:00am – 4:00pm | FreeBe a hero to the animals and clear the shelters at Berkeley Humane’s adopt-a-thon and street fair! 100+ animals available for adoption from 20+ Bay Area rescues, great food, beverages, entertainment and activities for the whole family add up to a fun day that you can’t miss!
• 100+ animals available for adoption from 20+ Bay Area rescues
• Great food, beer & wine from local food trucks, breweries and wineries
• Live music and entertainment
• Games and activities for all ages, and friendly canines (harnessed and leashed, please)!
• Vendors with great pet & other products
• Raffle with unbelievable prizes
(raffle tickets on sale starting 5/9/16 at our Adoption Center)
3597 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The La Boulange Cafes closed in Walnut Creek and Lafayette last September and we learned a while back that Lemonade will be opening this fall in the Walnut Creek location. We now know that Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches will be taking over the Lafayette location on Mt. Diablo Blvd. Check out their Seattle menu here.
From their website:
Our idea is that if we thoughtfully curate every little thing about the sandwich – where the grains for the bread come from, how the animals behind our meats and cheeses are raised, what chemicals we’re keeping off our fruits and vegetables – each sandwich will be a little bit healthier for the planet and for the people who enjoy eating them. And when you multiply that effect by all the sustainable sandwiches we sell every day, you can really start to envision the positive change we can have on the food system, even by rallying behind something as simple as a sandwich.
I’ve been reading a lot about the app Pokemon Go becoming super popular around the country as people use their mobile phones to try to capture virtual creatures based on their current location. I have to admit, to encourage my kids to get out more I installed it to see what it was all about and we went for a walk which was quite entertaining. A recent visit to the Moraga Commons park was teaming with kids staring at their phones no doubt playing Pokemon Go as well. Quite remarkable. Do you play Pokemon Go? If so, what do you like about it?
