What a sneaky, yet hilarious name for a cocktail lounge, “The Office”! Spotted in Concord. I can only imagine the conversations taking place based on this subterfuge.
What a sneaky, yet hilarious name for a cocktail lounge, “The Office”! Spotted in Concord. I can only imagine the conversations taking place based on this subterfuge.
Whenever I think I’ve seen it all, along comes the next “new” thing. I spotted this boxed water on sale at the Walnut Creek Target recently. Not only is water now being sold in milk cartons, it’s actually called, “Boxed Water is Better.”, which kind of reminds me of Abbott and Costello’s Who’s on first? routine:
Diner: I’ll have the cheeseburger please.
Waiter: And to drink?
Diner: Boxed Water is Better.
Waiter: Really? I didn’t know that! Now, what can I get you to drink?
Diner: Boxed Water is Better.
Enjoy:
Photo by Flickr user svenstorm
Did you know you can become a licensed fortune teller in Lafayette? That has to bring quite a bit of credibility! I’ve heard of licensed real estate agents, licensed contractors, licensed cosmetologists, but licensed fortune tellers?!
From the application process:
“Fortunetelling” means engaging for profit, directly or indirectly, in the act of:
(a) Foretelling, foreseeing or influencing a future act, event, condition or situation, or finding or restoring a lost or hidden thing, condition or situation, whether physical, spiritual, emotional or social;
Now that Christmas is over, let the hoverboard mania begin. Over the weekend I spotted numerous hoverboards all over downtown Walnut Creek including parks and Mt. Diablo Blvd. crosswalks. Although called hoverboards, they don’t actually hover like in Back to the Future Part II; they have two wheels on the ground and movement is controlled based on leaning motions, like a Segway without hands.
Has anyone tried a hoverboard? What do you think? I’m tempted but then I read articles like this and reconsider.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last November we learned that the Broadway Plaza South Broadway parking garage opened in downtown Walnut Creek and now the connected Macy’s parking garage has opened and it’s great! Finding parking in downtown Walnut Creek during Christmas season can be painful but now I generally head straight for the new Broadway Plaza garage and have always found plenty of parking so far. At least until word gets out. Shhh…
Photo via change.org
From a reader:
I’m a 20+ year resident of Pleasant Hill, a dad, husband, and soccer coach/referee. My family is helping to raise awareness about the upcoming sale of the Oak Park Elementary School Site. Contra Costa County will soon decide whether to sell it to private real estate developers, or to the Pleasant Hill Parks and Recreation Department. Parks and Rec want to develop the site as a multi-use open space, with sports fields, running trails, and as a flood basin for the area. We are encouraging the County to sell to Parks and Rec.
I started a Facebook page to raise awareness, and to encourage Contra Costa residents to sign this petition, started by another local resident.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
pleasantoakschoolsite/
Petition: https://www.change.org/p/keep-pleasant-hill-pleasant
Contra Costa Times article: http://www.contracostatimes.com/pleasant-hill/ci_29108922/ pleasant-hill-recreation- district-wants-former-school- site
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Kiehl’s and L’Occitane en Provence were both supposed to open during the Broadway Plaza “reveal” last Friday but when I dropped by on Saturday, neither of them were open and no other new stores were open either. Despite nothing being open on the newly developed side, at the time I dropped by before lunch there was a freshly laid asphalt path from Nordstrom to the soon to be opened Lululemon on the corner of the new development. There was no barrier so I strolled by slowly checking out the new stores when all of a sudden a gigantic forklift vehicle backed up and missed me by a few feet. I caught my breath and moved on to check out the new stores opening such as Kit & Ace, Madewell and Lou & Grey. (When I came back a few hours later, the path to the newly developed side was completely closed.)
On the way to downtown Walnut Creek I noticed two familiar protest signs. Construction started a long time ago so not sure why they decided to start protesting now.
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek on Ice has opened for a new season in downtown Walnut Creek in Civic Park. Check out their schedule and pricing here. They are open through January 18th. Who’s planning to go this year?
The next time you’re in downtown Walnut Creek check for these new Heritage Walk signs with audio commentary to 50 sites. It looks like there are still technical difficulties with the audio part as the phone number is taped over. I called and entered the landmark site number but got a message that the “stop number” was invalid. Hopefully this will be available soon.
From the Walnut Creek Historical Society website:
To continue the Centennial celebration, the Historical Society will launch a self-guided mobile-phone Downtown Heritage Walk this fall – making Walnut Creek’s history available to the entire community at any time.
The Heritage Walk will feature some 50 sites – from Botelho’s Island (now Broadway Plaza) to the Nut House (now the Lesher Center for the Arts).
Each site will be marked with prominent signage on a street lamp post (see photo) that includes facts about the site and details on how to hear the audio (cell phone) tour.
