Pre Cinco de Mayo Warm Up at Walnut Creek Yacht Club:
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
1555 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
6:00pm | $70Menu
Welcome Cocktail
Hibiscus DiabloPicadilla & Plantain Tostones
spiced ground beef, raisins, vegetables
ancho crema, queso frescoScallop Ceviche & Chicharrones
smoked salt, cucumber, radish, jalapeño
olive oil, lime juice, cilantro
Photo by Flickr user itsgreg
When my friend first pointed out this article to me from the San Jose Mercury News about a new app being released in Walnut Creek that provides, “an alert when the green light is about to shine” I thought it must have been meant as an April Fool’s joke. But the app, called Enlighten, is linked to Walnut Creek’s traffic lights and will chime to alert the driver of an impending green light.
Read the article here and tell me whether this is a solution looking for a problem.
1321 Locust St, Walnut Creek
A couple of weeks ago we saw a pre-preview of Coffee Shop in downtown Walnut Creek and they will be opening tomorrow morning at 6am according to their Facebook page:
At last, the announcement a lot of you have been (patiently) waiting for…
Coffee Shop will be open for business tomorrow morning at 6am!
Featured roasts include Stumptown, Sightglass, Four Barrel, Cafe Grumpy, JBC, Bard, George Howell and Kaldi’s. The inside looks stunning, it feels really spacious and looks like a fun place to hang. Check out more photos of the inside below including a closeup of the natural wood-grained bar seating area. Also note the stereo on the table in the photo below. I can’t wait to check this out!
New photos of the inside after the jump…
Walnut Creek Elks Lodge
1475 Creekside Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, May 9th, 2015
$65Your local Ducks Unlimited chapter, CoCoDucks is thrilled to announce the date of our 2015 banquet that will take place on May 9 at 5pm at the Elks Lodge in Walnut Creek. As in years past, the banquet will include games, raffles, both a silent and live auction and a great meal with family, friends, fellow duck hunters and conservationists.
For 2015, we have a great lineup of raffle and auction items including tons of hunting gear, from our friends at TangleFree, shotguns, artwork, a Lake Tahoe vacation retreat, SF Giants and Warriors sports memorabilia, guided hunts from the goose fields of California, pigs in the rolling foothills and swarms of Dove in Argentina.
Banquet info: http://www.cocoducks.
com/2015banquet/ Buy tickets: http://www.cocoducks.
com/tickets/
Spotted these massive black tanks in the La Fiesta Square parking lot last week. Anyone know what it’s for? I like the phone number to call for more info: 1-800-Baker12
Is this for a bakery? 🙂
3566 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The snowboarding and skateboarding store Milosport is closing in downtown Lafayette in mid-June. According to the owner they plan on relocating to Auburn, near Lake Tahoe and Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Check out their Facebook page here.
Lamorinda
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
10:00am – 3:00pm | $35Are you interested in redoing your landscaping? Improving your plants & garden? Adding a play structure for your kids? If so, this garden tour is for you!
Stunning outdoor kitchens, dynamic water features, creative recreation areas and beautiful plants will all be on display at the 10th Moraga Juniors Garden Tour on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The self-guided tour, which takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will showcase five unique gardens in the Lamorinda area. Guests can gather inspiration and ideas while supporting the Moraga Juniors’ 2015 beneficiary, the Contra Costa Crisis Center.
The Crisis Center’s mission is to keep people alive and safe, help them through crises, and to connect them with culturally relevant resources in the community through grief counseling, crisis lines, 211 information and referral, and homeless services.
Ticket price: $35 per ticket.
http://www.moragajuniors.org/events/garden-tour/
1633 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
The wait is over as Ramen Hiroshi is now offering Sapporo, Asahi and Kirin beer which will go great with a bowl of ramen or appetizers such as gyouza, takoyaki or chicken karaage. Yum!
3587 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
A new blow dry and bridal bar, I Do DryStyle Lounge opened last week in downtown Lafayette, confirming the scuttlebutt we heard back last November. Check out their website here. Their services list can be found on their appointment page here. The inside looks really nice, check out more photos of the inside below…
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Sunday, April 26th, 2015
11:00am – 3:00pm | FreeFrom 11am – 3pm, the Lafayette Library & Learning Center will host local businesses and organizations all dedicated to a more sustainable lifestyle:
- Test ride electric scooters from EcoReco.
- The mechanics from Sports Basement in Walnut Creek will be doing minor repairs to get your own bike rolling smoothly.
- Gaze at the future of transportation with CalSol, the UC Berkeley Solar Car Team and their latest car, Zephyr.
- Make sure to test drive the “Most efficient vehicle on the planet” – The ELF from Organic Transit
- Learn about all forms of alternative transportation from theLamorinda Spirit Van, BART, 511.org and California’s High Speed Railproject
- Check out the non-gas options in EV Row – Tesla, BMW i3 and Nissan Leaf
- Veggie Starters – The Lafayette Community Garden will be selling organic plant starts to help get your veggie garden off to a fast start.
- For the Home – Certified, natural products by H20 at Home
- Local Business – Farm Fresh to You delivers organically grown fruits and vegetables to your door
- … and many more!
Great food
- Tasty and sustainable food options like the ice cream bike from Curbside Creamery
- Welcome two of Lafayette’s newest food options: Mariposa, offering fresh, gluten-free baked goods, and Vitality Bowls, a Superfood Café revolutionizing Açaí Bowls®!
