Teleferic Barcelona
1500 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
6:30PM | $65Join us in an exciting evening of Spanish wines, expertly paired with 6 courses by our heads of the kitchen.
Teleferic Barcelona
1500 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
6:30PM | $65Join us in an exciting evening of Spanish wines, expertly paired with 6 courses by our heads of the kitchen.
1550 Olympic Blvd, Walnut Creek
Well, that was fast! Thanks to everyone who sent word that the Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant (and food truck) Koja Kitchen would be opening yesterday in downtown Walnut Creek where Citra Grill used to be. Although the Walnut Creek menu is not available yet check out their other location menus here. Looks great, what are the must-order dishes?
From their website:
What is a KoJa?
KoJa (aka Korean-Japanese) is a special gourmet sandwich infused with a unique combination of Korean & Japanese flavors. To step it up a notch, KoJa Kitchen substitutes the traditional wheat buns with freshly made crispy garlic rice buns.
We take what is best of both cuisines and reinvent them in a way that is fun and delicious to eat for our KoJa Kitchen fans.
LUNAFEST Short Films by, for, about Women:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
Note: Read my parking alert post from last year here.
A bit scary how Broadway Plaza parking jumps from free the first 3 hours to $25 for 5+ hours!
From a reader:
The lot behind Crate & Barrel has paid parking since January 7.
First 3 hours free, then confusing signage of each hour after.A friend and I were up there today for shopping and lunch. We began at 10 with coffee at Macy’s, then shopped in Macy’s ($50.00), cruised Lush and The Container Store, had lunch at Sunrise Bistro ($60.00), spent an hour or so in Crate & Barrel and finished up at David M Brian ($250.00), going back to the garage at 3:00. We were parked for 5 hrs.
First 3 hours free? . . .you would expect maybe $2.50 per hour after? . . .You would be wrong. It cost us $25.00 to park for those 5 hours!! Twenty-five dollars! That’s either $5.00 per hour or $12.50 per hour depending on how you look at it.
This is atrocious. A Wednesday in winter at the middle of the day? Seriously??
Five hours is not beyond reason for ladies to have coffee, shop, browse and have lunch – we easily might have wanted to take in a matinee too. The garage cost, however, was far, far beyond reason. This is urban robbery and taxes the very people who support those stores, shops and restaurants.
1629 Cypress St, Walnut Creek
A new beauty salon called Lush Lashes opened recently in downtown Walnut Creek where Lashfully / Stript Wax used to be. In addition to lash extensions and microblading they also offer waxing services. Check out their complete services here.
Free Admission to Lindsay Wildlife Experience:
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 17th, 2017
10:00am – 5:00pmThe goal of Free Fridays is to open Lindsay’s door to the entire community—some potentially for the first time. As a non-profit organization, Lindsay Wildlife feels a responsibility to make sure everyone has access to up-close and personal interaction with animals and wildlife education.
Main Street Plaza, Walnut Creek
The baby and toddler clothing store Carter’s may be coming (pending lease) to Main Street Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek a couple of stores down from Ross where Beauty Source used to be. Note that yesterday we learned that the fashion boutique Scout & Molly’s is also opening in the same plaza next to jinny.
Open House at Camera West:
Camera West
1255 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 17th, 2017
10:00am – 4:00pm | FreePlease join us on Friday, March 17 from 10:30a.m-4:00 p.m for an Open House event at Camera West Walnut Creek. Various reps and products will be on hand for you to try out. Bring your own memory card and shoot with the latest products from Leica, Fuji, Peak Design, Hasselblad, and PhaseOne. This is a free event, please let us know if you’d like to attend.
2nd Ave. & N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Plans are in the works for In-N-Out Burger to come to the corner of 2nd Ave. and Main St. in Walnut Creek where Devil Mountain Cyclery used to be. According to this East Bay Times article, the development will include a “new Starbucks, and upgrades to an existing building currently housing Masses Sports Bar & Grill and several offices.” In the above photo you can see the Masses Sports Bar building in the background. The article points out that the Starbucks “would have no indoor seating and be accessible through a separate drive-through and walk-up window”.
I look forward to a closer In-N-Out but worry about the additional traffic.
