To support cancer patients Lazarex Cancer Foundation is having a charity chowdown at 1515 Restaurant for $50 this Sunday January 6th from 4 – 7pm. Price is $50.
To support cancer patients Lazarex Cancer Foundation is having a charity chowdown at 1515 Restaurant for $50 this Sunday January 6th from 4 – 7pm. Price is $50.
Vice Ultra Lounge, the Walnut Creek night club on Arroyo Way, scene of several fights throughout the years leading to the city increasing enforcement by cutting hours and beefing up weekend patrols has closed. More on the closing at Crazy in Suburbia.
In the video above you can see the owner Matt DeLima talk sarcastically about how much the city “helped” him over the past four years Vice had been open.
This week Vice Ultra Lounge closed with the owner sarcastically ‘thanking’ the city for all the help throughout the years. That’s not surprising but a headline to an article in this week’s Lamorinda Weekly got me thinking. It’s titled, “I Do Not Like Going to Walnut Creek!” Lamorindans Share Their Concerns and Interests for 2013″. In the article, which you can read here, one Lafayette mom mentions how she doesn’t like going to Walnut Creek. Fine, not everyone likes everything, but why did the editors choose that the headline? I wonder.
For the question of the day I’d like to know what you really think of Walnut Creek as a suburban city. Is there something about it that bothers you? Or do you enjoy it with caveats? As for me I think Walnut Creek is a fun place to walk around with plenty of parks, trails, shopping and restaurants. Not to mention the best secret koi pond in the East Bay.
From the Lafayette Art Gallery:
Heart by Mariann Mortensen
Tokens of Affection
January 8 to March 9When it’s cold outside, come in and enjoy the warmth of Lafayette Gallery’s winter show “Tokens of Affection.”
You’ll experience the glow that comes from work created from the heart, including unique cards and gifts, ceramics, paintings, prints, glasswork, jewelry and photography, all created by local artists who love what they do. Valentines cards and more will arrive just in time for you to select and give to that special person.At the Lafayette Gallery you’ll always find a selection of art that includes contemporary, traditional, fun and sophisticated styles in a range of prices. So stop in at the Gallery, experience artworks that will warm your heart, and share the warmth with those who are dear to you!
This Saturday January 5th will be the last day for the the restaurant and lounge Petar’s in downtown Lafayette across from Chow. They have been in business since 1959 according to their website which would make this one of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in the area. Apparently lease issues combined with less diners caused them to throw in the towel but it was a nice, long run. Diamond Dave, who has been performing at Petar’s for over 25 years will be performing there on Friday and Saturday night there for the last time. Note that this is not the end of Diamond Dave; he’ll be at Dan’s in Walnut Creek on the 10th.
Thanks to a reader for the tip (before Diablo wrote about it). Diablo Dish notes that, “some big-time restaurateurs that have expressed interest in taking over the prime Lafayette spot”. Who is going to miss Petar’s?
Hot Honky-Tonk Piano by “Hap” O’ Hallihan on the Ricky Ticky. Spotted at Rainbow’s End thrift store in downtown Walnut Creek. Anyone know the year?
Back last February I noted that the wax salon Stript Wax Bar opened with Lashfully in downtown Walnut Creek but now Lashuflly has the place to themselves as Stript moved to Lafayette across from Artisan Bistro at 1040 Brown Street in a comfy homelike building.
Slated to open next January, Eden Housing’s Lafayette Senior Housing is progressing nicely as you can see by the wood framing in the photo. Located at 3426 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in downtown Lafayette it will have 46 rental homes for lower income seniors. Seniors qualify if they earn between 20 – 50% of the Contra Costa median income. And to BBQ lovers out there note that this is located right next to Bo’s Barbecue.
From the developer’s website:
Lafayette Senior Apartments, Eden Housing’s thirteenth development in Contra Costa County, will provide 46 new affordable rental homes for lower income seniors. This exciting new community is conveniently located in downtown Lafayette in close proximity to transit and amenities. Lafayette Senior will be affordable to senior households earning 20% to 50% of the Contra Costa County Area Median Income, and will include 17 apartments targeted to seniors with physical disabilities.
Designed to create a healthy living environment, Lafayette Senior will include many sustainable features for energy and water conservation. Other highlights include an onsite manager’s unit, a community room that opens onto an outdoor patio and formal garden, two sunrooms that overlook a second courtyard, a computer learning center/library, an exercise room, and raised planters for resident gardening.
Residents living at Lafayette Senior will have access to supportive resident services designed to help them “age in place” and live independently for as long as possible.
Photo by Flickr user Zen Curmudgeon
From Mighty Fine Guitars:
First up, this very Saturday night, at 9:00 p.m., right in The Big Room, immediately next-door to Mighty Fine Guitars, will be one of my very favorite bands, Houston Jones. Buckle up, folks.
I can hardly recommend these fellows highly enough. In fact, if you don’t absolutely love this band within the first 20 minutes, your Suggested Donation will be cheerfully refunded. They call their music “high-octane Americana,” and the Chronicle says Houston Jones is a “confluence of sublime talent.” Billboard says, “These guys are a rare treat.” Three of these fellows were in the very first iteration of The Waybacks all those years ago. In fact, Yours Truly will be jumping up on stage to join HoJo for a couple of numbers over the course of the evening. In the words of Shakespeare or the Beatles or Mae West or whoever it was, “a splendid time is guaranteed for all.”
Saturday, Jan 5, 8:00pm
HOUSTON JONES + STEVIE COYLE
The Big Room at Lamorinda Music
83 Lafayette Circle (next to The French Bakery, which is next to Chow
Lafayette, CA 94549
925.268.8226 / YAK.ANT.TACO
Pass-the-hat show with a Suggested Donation of $15 – $20. BYOB
Despite the “We’re Moving” sign in the window, Wags & Whiskers Pet Boutique will be closing by end of January. Located on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek this is disappointing news for cat and dog fans.