I was wandering around the backside of Broadway Plaza the other day as it wasn’t closed off since Edwards Luggage was the lone remaining store open and was wondering how it will look when it’s all over. In the meantime where will people go? The other side of Broadway Plaza? Downtown Walnut Creek? Lafayette? Elsewhere?
There are more and more signs posted like the one below informing people of the redevelopment soon to take place:
Photo by Flickr user vastateparksstaff
Wild Mushrooms, Toad Stools, Fungi – delicacies or deadly killers:
Summit Museum Mount Diablo State Park
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
10:30am – 2:00pmJoin Naturalist Michael Marchiano with his power point presentation on local Mushrooms and other fungi. See what the deadly Amanitas look like and marvel at the colors and beauty in the fungus world. Some local specimens will be on display. 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Summit Audio Visual Room.
3569-C Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The women’s fashion boutique Lanvie will soon be relocating from Broadway Plaza to the Clock Tower in downtown Lafayette on Mt. Diablo Blvd. next to Francesca’s Collections. They also have a Pleasanton location. Check out their website here and thanks to a reader for letting us know about the move!
I wonder what other stores will relocate from Broadway Plaza to Lafayette? Three more retail spaces are available right next to the new restaurant Cooperage American Grille.
Old Broadway Plaza location (across from Macy’s):
I think Moraga Commons Park may be the future birthplace of water volleyball. Summer Olympics 2052? Only time will tell…
A new gift shop called ECHO grove featuring hand crafted items from around the United States is coming to Orinda Theatre Square this spring. Items will include handpicked jewelry, iPhone/iPad cases and more for both women and men.
From their website:
A few months ago, my wife and I decided to open a gift shop devoted to 100% handcrafted items from across the USA. The ensuing months have been a blast, attending craft fairs, meeting really cool people that are doing really cool things with natural and reclaimed materials, just generally keeping alive the spirit of distinctiveness in a world of mass produced individuality. Every day made us believe more and more that people in general are hungry for a dose of the real in this increasingly virtual world.
So yesterday we signed a lease on #112 at Orinda Theater Square in beautiful downtown Orinda, CA (Now with an extra bore, no more disappearing lanes). Our little shop will be a haven where you can come in, browse at your leisure and learn more about the individual artisans that make the amazing and useful gifts for women, men, kids, pets and your home.
Be sure to keep an eye on this space, as well as following us on Facebook and Twitter, as we build our little shop and just maybe bring back an appreciation for the craftsmen, the artisans, the builders and the artists that are the true stars of our crazy venture.
1675 Olympic Blvd, Walnut Creek
The Sports Authority-owned S.A. Elite store located at the corner of Olympic Blvd. and N. California Blvd. in downtown Walnut Creek will be turning into a regular Sports Authority in March. Apparently the focus on running and yoga was too specific so the change to a regular Sports Authority will broaden the base. Their running shoe selection will be cut but there’s always Sports Basement on Ygnacio Valley Blvd.
1280 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Back in October I noted that Hobby Lobby would be opening in Concord in March and although it’s empty inside the signage is now up so the opening should be coming soon…
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
7:30pm | $35On February 11, the award-winning California Symphony will present the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet. Maestro Donato Cabrera will conduct an evening of passionate and romantic music, with selections from Tchaikovsky’s and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Bernstein’s West Side Story, Gershwin and Cole Porter favorites and much more! Tickets are now on sale for the California Symphony’s “Be My Valentine” concert on Tuesday,
February 11, 2014, at 7:30 PM at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Tickets start at $15 for students and $35 for adults. To purchase, call 925-943-7469 or visit www.LesherArtsCenter.org.
1356 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Lots of relocations from Broadway Plaza these days and now the women’s clothing store Bryn Walker has relocated to N. Main St. in downtown Walnut Creek where the men’s clothing boutique Atlas used to be.
