Last Friday downtown Walnut Creek had their annual trick or treat event and tomorrow Broadway Plaza will offer Trick or Treating from 5:30 – 7pm:
Join us for some safe and spooky fun this Halloween! Fill your favorite treat bag with goodies from all participating stores. While supplies last.
So who has better offerings, downtown Walnut Creek stores or Broadway Plaza shops?
Back in September Diablo Dish had the scoop on Ike’s sandwich shop coming to downtown Walnut Creek however the lease sign had been up and no work was being done, until now that is. Check out the unmistakable likeness of Ike himself plastered on the windows of the former Red Mango frozen yogurt store a couple of doors down from the Cheesecake Factory. Check out their menu here. I can’t wait to try this place out! Has anyone been to Ike’s before? How are the sandwiches?
From Ike’s website:
Ike’s Place first opened its door on Halloween of 2007. The man behind the sandwich, Ike Shehadeh, always puts his customers happiness first. That is what sets Ike’s Place aside from the rest. When you come to Ike’s Place it is our goal to make you feel like the unique individual that you are. If that isn’t enough to set us aside, did I mention that the bread is baked fresh to order? And our soon to be patented “Ike’s Dirty Secret Sauce” is spread on every sandwich and baked right in the bread, and another layer is spread on afterwards to give it that extra flavor. Mmmmm… are you hungry yet?
I wonder if they’re going to do extensive remodeling inside or whether they can reuse Red Mango’s interior. I think it looks pretty nice in its current state:
It’s interesting how this section of downtown Walnut Creek has morphed into a giant outdoor food court, with Cheesecake Factory, Chipotle, Panera, Buckhorn Grill and of course a Starbucks.
Who knew that downtown Walnut Creek is home to a pole dancing studio? I must have walked by here a million times and the thought never even crossed my mind. Sedusa Studios is located at 1255 S. Main St. next to Children’s Place and offers a variety of classes from Stiletto Basics to Olympic Pole Training. Class are listed here.
From the Sedusa Studios website:
We have twelve twenty foot tall dance poles, beautiful lighting, a large Go-Go Dance cage, and Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors throughout the studio. Pole Dance class sizes are kept to twelve women so that each dancer gets her own pole for the entire class. The huge space, sound system and lighting make the studio a perfect place to hold your bachelorette, birthday or holiday parties. Get your sexy on and come dance with us, soon!
Sorry guys, this is for women only.
Now that SusieCakes in Lafayette is open has anyone had a chance to try them out yet? Any recommended bakery items? As you can see in the photo the signage is now up and when I peaked inside I could see sign mentioning Thanksgiving Pies:
Yum, they all sound really tasty! I can’t wait to drop by and try something.
Photo from Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
The 2012 Lafayette Reservoir Run was held yesterday under sunny skies with plenty of volunteers, a band and cheering friends and family. Thanks to the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and volunteers for taking the time to put on this event to help support the local community.
This year the sponsors moved to the plaza which was nicer than the parking lot across the street. For some reason it felt smaller than last year, or maybe I’m just imagining things.
Looking at the photo above, the guy in the blue shirt looks pretty speedy doesn’t he? Unfortunately he didn’t even place in the top half of his age group in the 10k race but he’s happy nonetheless. 🙂
There is still time to register for the Lafayette Reservoir Run this Sunday, October 28th. The registration form is available here and you can register the day of race. The 2 mile fun run begins at 8am, the 5k race begins at 8:30am and the 10k race begins at 8:45am. For those not running watch out for road closures. From the Lafayette police:
The City of Lafayette will be closing streets for the 20th Annual Reservoir Run, Sunday, October 28, 2012. The Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the event. The roads the course is run on will be closed from 7:00am to 11:00am on Sunday, October 28, 2012. The Course runs on Mt. Diablo Blvd. between First Street and Lafayette Reservoir. Mt. Diablo East Bound will be closed at Paulson Court (Oakwood Athletic Club will be accessible) to First Street. Mt. Diablo West bound will closed at First Street to Paulson Court. One lane on Mt. Diablo’s North side between Happy Valley Road and El Nido Ranch Road will be open West bound ONLY for local traffic with minimal delay’s, all other streets will be completely closed with no access except in the event of an emergency.
All vehicles parked in posted-signed zones on said streets may be subject to tow.
I’ll be running the 10k for the first time. Good luck to all those running and thanks to the volunteers!
Back in the beginning of the month I noted that SusieCakes, a new bakery opening on October 27th in downtown Lafayette will kick it off with a sock hop from 1-4pm. As you can see the inside is finished and I can’t wait to try some of the pastries. Yum!
From the Facebook event:
You’re invited to the grand opening of the new SusieCakes in Lafayette! Not only will there be 50’s music and dancing, we’ll also have:
*Kids’ games & a coloring contest
*A balloon artist
*Face painting
*Complimentary mini-retro desserts, and
*Your photo taken in a vintage carIt wouldn’t be a party without you, so come by, see the new SusieCakes and celebrate with us on October 27th!
SusieCakes is located at 3598 Mt. Diablo Boulevard next to Pizza Antica in downtown Lafayette.
I can’t believe it’s been an entire year that this blog has been up and running. I attempted to make three new posts every weekday and came pretty close. With a new job it’s become a bit harder to keep up but I enjoy checking out the new things going on in the area. Thank you to everyone who reads and participates on this blog. I know it’s small but if anyone has any suggestions on topics you’d like to see or improvements that could be made the coming year please let me know. I can be reached at adam [at] beyondthecreek.com
In case you’re interested, this blog first focused on Walnut Creek and later added Lafayette with occasional posts on Orinda and Moraga. The header image changed from the Neiman Marcus construction to the backdrop of Mt. Diablo, and recently the logo has been updated.
I look forward to keeping up the posts this coming year and beyond, thanks!
From the Walnut Creek Downtown Association website:
5th Annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat
Friday, October 26th from 2-6pmCollect as much candy as you can at participating downtown businesses. Come dressed in your costume!! The WCDBA encourages participants to be eco-friendly!
Participants- please bring your own favorite candy bag!
*Starting location will be at Lesher Center for the Arts*
1601 Civic Drive
To receive a bag and map of participating businesses, you must begin at the Lesher Center for the Arts between 2pm-5:30pm. Children 10 & under must be accompanied by an adult. We hope to see you there!
Special note: This Trick-or-Treat event takes place in the traditional downtown area. Broadway Plaza hosts their own Trick-or-Treating event on October 31st.
