Summer Sounds Free Outdoor Concert – Mariachi Mestizo:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
5:30 – 7:30pm | Free
Summer Sounds Free Outdoor Concert – Mariachi Mestizo:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
5:30 – 7:30pm | Free
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The men’s clothing store Bonobos is coming to Broadway Plaza where Skin|17 used to be near Macy’s, according to the latest city permit information. Check out their online store here. This comes a day after we learned that the children’s clothing store Monica + Andy closed right across from this location. It turns out that the founder of Monica + Andy is the sister of Bonobos founder Andy Dunn. Before Skin|17, another men’s clothing store, Ministry of Supply, used to be here.
From their website:
We started Bonobos because we couldn’t find pants that fit. They were either way too tight or too boxy. We fixed it. Now we’ve expanded our playbook to shirts and suits. We started Bonobos because we couldn’t find pants that fit. They were either way too tight or too boxy. We fixed it. Now we’ve expanded our playbook to shirts and suits.
Schedule a one-hour appointment at one of our Guideshop locations. Try on anything you like and have a cold one from the fridge. A knowledgeable Guide will walk you through the entire Bonobos line and help you find your perfect fit. A Guide will place your order and it will be shipped directly to your home or office. Walk out with your hands free.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The baby and children’s clothing store Monica + Andy, which opened late last year in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, has closed.
This sweet looking orange McLaren really turned heads in downtown Walnut Creek on Locust St. Recalling the red McLaren from last year…
1387 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last July we learned about a new personal training and boxing gym called The Star Method that opened in downtown Walnut Creek above CREAM and in the next few weeks they are relocating across the street where Atlas & Athena used to be. Check out their July 13th grand opening party which will include a fundraiser for the inner-city gym Guardian Gym on Facebook here.
From their website:
Adam Nijem is a fitness professional who specializes in boxing and personal training. As a youth he played every sport he could get his hands on and eventually pursued a career in Mixed Martial Arts and turned professional in 2013. After retiring in 2016 he instructed corporate wellness-fitness programs at premier companies in the Bay Area. His training have effectively been used to improve creative team building by using fitness and mental growth to promote confidence. Adam has been giving private lessons for 7 years and taught at the best fight and boutique gyms in the area.
Broadway & The Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare & Song:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, June 21st – Sunday, June 24th, 2018
$40In Broadway and the Bard, universally acclaimed stage and screen veteran Len Cariou gives full voice to an idea that he has harbored since his first prophetic Broadway season of Henry V and Applause; Combining his two great loves – Shakespeare and American Musical Comedy – into one rich and diverse tapestry; outfitting trenchant classical soliloquies and sonnets with inventive musical pairings from beloved writers of the Great White Way – an eighty-minute melding of superb soliloquy and memorable song by a one-of-a-kind master actor of exquisite vintage in what the Bard might refer to as “a most rare vision.”
Plaza Escuela, Walnut Creek
Poke Bar, yet another Poke restaurant has opened in Walnut Creek, this time in Plaza Escuela, where Inge’s Footwear used to be. Check out their Walnut Creek menu here. Now downtown Walnut Creek has four poke restaurants not to mention other restaurants offering poke bowls like Lemonade and Pacific Catch:
Are there any poke restaurants without poke in its name?
Agora at South Main, Walnut Creek
Today, San Francisco-based Pacific Catch Westcoast Fish House opened their second East Bay location at the Agora at South Main apartment complex in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out their menu here. On Friday I had a chance to check out a preview and as you can see in the photos below the contemporary design looks great. Appropriately enough, fish-themed artwork hang on the walls, and I’m happy to report that sanitary door openers in the bathrooms like can be found at Dos Coyotes in Concord are there as well. The lobster roll and guaca-poke (ahi poke + guacamole) and chips were refreshingly delicious. Free parking (if you can snag a spot) is available below ground. I look forward to coming back soon! It’s good to see high quality dining spots sprout up in this section of Walnut Creek.
From their website:
Pacific Catch is a modern, comfortable, Westcoast Fish House that combines fine-dining culinary experience with a casual California lifestyle. Dedicated to delivering high quality seafood with a unique perspective, the menu explores preparation styles and ingredients found throughout the Pacific. We also offer a variety of lunch and dinner “Chalkboard” specials and a rotation of promotions highlighting a specific region in the Pacific, or local, seasonal offerings.
More photos after the jump…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The men’s clothing store UNTUCKit opened recently in Broadway Plaza where True Religion and Just Cozy used to be. Check out their men’s selection here and women’s selection here.
1601 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Earlier this year we learned that Starbucks would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek where Vitamin Shoppe used to be with scuttlebutt indicating it would be one of those fancy “Reserve” cafes but according to a Starbucks district manager I spoke with it won’t be a Reserve. However, at 2,500 sf, and seating (including a bar) for 60, offering nitro cold brew there will be great ambiance.
A short hop away is Coffee Shop and Peet’s Coffee so there will be plenty of coffee options around there.