Spotted at the corner of S. California Blvd. and Botelho Dr. in downtown Walnut Creek where the pizzeria Project Pie will be opening soon.
Spotted at the corner of S. California Blvd. and Botelho Dr. in downtown Walnut Creek where the pizzeria Project Pie will be opening soon.
The Gardens at Heather Farm
1540 Marchbanks Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, October 5th, 2014
4:00pm – 7:00pm | $65What: Walnut Creek’s Centennial Celebrations continue with the 17th Annual Wine & RosesGala to benefit The Gardens at Heather Farm. The al fresco evening begins with a Champagne Stroll in the Rose Garden, followed by a wine and beer tasting, small bites, raffle and silent auction, accompanied by live music from the Dirty Cello Band.
When: Saturday, October 5; 4-7pm.
Where: The Gardens at Heather Farm Park, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA.
Tickets: $65/person in advance, $75/at the door. All proceeds benefit The Gardens.
Purchase tickets: Visit www.gardenshf.org or call 925-947-1678.
Recently I decided to run in Mulholland Open Space in Moraga (which has amazing views) when I encountered this regulation:
“Animals that are under a person’s control are permitted on the paved portion of Donald Drive without a leash.”
I can understand having leash rule, I can also understanding having a no leash required rule, but I cannot for the life of me understand a no leash required but must-be-in-control rule. Can someone enlighten me? This is done for legal reasons only, right?
Macy’s in downtown Walnut Creek in Broadway Plaza has been covered in black fabric for a while now and details on how it will look when it’s finished are being reviewed by the Walnut Creek Design Review commission. As you can see in the above rendering the red look is out, replaced with a lighter motif centered with a large glass opening. Natural light is great so I’m glad this is happening. There will also be a 57,000 square foot addition which you can see in the photo at bottom.
Moraga Commons Park
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
10:00am – 4:00pm | FreeThe 16th Annual Moraga Pear & Wine Festival will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Moraga Commons Park from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
This is a family friendly event with activities for all ages celebrating Moraga’s Pear history! Join your friends and neighbors for: entertainment with DJ RyanO, wine tasting with Lamorinda Winegrowers Association, grape stomping, pear pies, jumpies, food, local artist booths, community booths, and more!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 am All Booths Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Entertainment with DJ RyanO 11:30 am Pear Recipe Submissions Due to Judging Table 12:30 pm Adult Pear Pie Eating Contest 12:45 pm Youth Pear Pie Eating Contest 1:00 pm Pear Recipe Winners Announced 1:15 pm Grape Stomping 4:00 pm Booths Close
Apartment at Brio Apartments in Walnut Creek (photo from liveatbrio.com)
In June I noted the progress on the BRIO apartment complex in Walnut Creek and they are now leasing apartments with pricing details here. One bedrooms (one bath) start at $2,120 for a 667 square foot size and two bedrooms (two baths) start at $3000 for a 1020 square foot size. Check out more photos of the apartments here. Amenities are listed here. What do you think of this pricing, worth it?
(rendering from liveatbrio.com)
Rheem Theatre, Moraga
According to this Contra Costa Times article the The New Rheem theater in Moraga is not profitable to the owners so for a cool $4.75 million it can be yours for the taking. Moraga Councilman Dave Trotter noted that, “Over the past two decades, our community has mobilized and worked to save the Theatre and keep it open. It may now be necessary for the Moraga community to do that again, and I believe the Town government has a legitimate role to play in making that happen.”
Should these theaters be allowed to go the way of the Pleasant Hill Dome Theater and be demolished to make way for newer buildings or should the the city government get involved to help save these iconic theaters so they can continue hosting festivals such as the California Independent Film Festival?
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Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Monday, October 6th, 2014
6:30pm | FreeOn Monday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m., award-winning poet Travis Mossotti will stop at the Walnut Creek Library on his Bay Area poetry tour, reading from his latest collection, “Field Study.” This collection, funded in part by the Sustainable Arts Foundation in San Francisco, is steeped in Central Coast history and focuses on conservation efforts for mountain lions and current redwood logging activity going on in the area. Join us for a unique evening of ecology and poetry!
Travis Mossotti was awarded the 2011 May Swenson Poetry Award by contest judge Garrison Keillor for his first collection of poems, About the Dead (USU Press, 2011), and his chapbook My Life as an Island was published by Moon City Press in 2013. His second full-length collection Field Study won the 2013 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize and was published in 2014 with Bona Fide Books. Mossotti is currently the Poet-in-Residence at the Endangered Wolf Center, and his poetry has been published in recent issues of the Antioch Review, Southern Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, and elsewhere.
In July we learned about a new garden growing various fruits and vegetables in a sliver of space next to the parking lot at Civic Dr. and Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek and as you can see in these photos the melons, orange peppers and eggplants are growing nicely. How cool is that!? I wonder if this is related to the restaurant Lettuce (visible behind the orange peppers in the photo below)?
Orange peppers:
Eggplant:
