Kitchen Table Closing in Walnut Creek

April 12, 2016 8:30 am

1373 Locust St, Walnut Creek

Thanks to everyone who sent word that the independent cookware and gift store Kitchen Table is closing in downtown Walnut Creek. According to a sign in the window they will be closed until Wednesday to prepare for the “huge retirement and store closing sale” beginning on Thursday, April 14th.

Only a few years ago downtown Walnut Creek was home to five cookware stores, Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Viking, Le Creuset and Kitchen Table. Once Kitchen Table close there will only be two left: Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table.

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Lululemon Reopens in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek

April 11, 2016 11:30 am

Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek

The activewear clothing store lululemon has relocated from their downtown Walnut Creek location to Broadway Plaza and are now open. In October we learned about the metal tree design being overlayed on the storefront as as you can see in the photo above it has come to fruition, very cool looking! Check out updates on the Walnut Creek lululemon Facebook page here.

Previous downtown Walnut Creek location:

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Progress on Broderick Walnut Creek – Hiring Job Fair Today

April 11, 2016 8:30 am

1548 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek

The iconic Hubcaps sign is gone from the Hubcaps diner in downtown Walnut Creek, replaced by the soon-to-open Sacramento restaurant Broaderick Roadhouse and today from 9am – 2pm there is a job fair so it looks like the opening will be happening soon as noted previously. Check out their menu here.

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Walnut Creek Restaurant Week April 17th – 24th in Downtown Walnut Creek

April 7, 2016 4:30 pm

Walnut Creek Restaurant Week:

Downtown Walnut Creek
Sunday, April 17th – Sunday, April 24th, 2016
Walnut Creek Restaurant Week is a culinary celebration of spectacular cuisine at incredible prices. Entice your appetite and delight your palate with prix-fixe menus offered at over two dozen restaurants. With cuisines that encompass American, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese and Mexican (just to name a few), experience why our delicious community has been called, “The East Bay’s most popular dining destination.”

Experience a weeklong event throughout Walnut Creek’s vibrant & ever-growing culinary scene.

Tickets, passes or coupon are not necessary! Just ask for the Restaurant Week menu at the participating restaurants below:

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Progress on Safeway at the Orchards and Whole Foods in Encina Grande across the Street in Walnut Creek

April 7, 2016 11:30 am

The Orchards at Walnut Creek Safeway

Lot of progress being made at the two new supermarkets going up across the street from each other on Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek. Safeway used to be located at Encina Grande which closed in September and is being replaced by Whole Foods (see photo below). A new Safeway is being built right across the street in the new Orchards at Walnut Creek shopping center, expected to open by year-end. With Nob Hill Foods around the corner there will be plenty of food shopping options for people living nearby which will be great.

Encina Grande Whole Foods:

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Catch a glimse of the La Fogata Mural in Downtown Walnut Creek

April 7, 2016 8:30 am

As you stroll by Vineyard Vines on N. Main St. from Mt. Diablo Blvd. in downtown Walnut Creek you may notice a painting of half of a flowerpot jutting out from the wall where the restaurant La Fogata is located. The building where Vineyard Vines is located used to be a parking lot and the flowerpot is part of gigantic mural which was never actually painted over. To see the original mural click here.

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Help Solve the Downtown Walnut Creek Flag Mystery

April 6, 2016 10:00 am

From a reader:

I’ve seen this flag outside this establishment (across from the [Walnut Creek] library) — but I can’t figure out the significance of the colors. It’s blue and black. Any ideas?

I wonder what the significance is, anyone know?

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Yoppi Yogurt Closes in Ygnacio Plaza in Walnut Creek

April 6, 2016 8:30 am

Ygnacio Plaza, Walnut Creek

The frozen yogurt shop Yoppi Yogurt closed recently in Ygnacio Plaza in Walnut Creek, next door to Yalla Mediterranean.

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Wednesday Night Fever in Downtown Walnut Creek on April 6th

April 5, 2016 4:30 pm

Wednesday Night Fever:

Cypress Street, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
5:00pm – 8:00pm | Free

It’s time for bell bottoms, groovy tunes and anything tie-dyed as Walnut Creek Downtown celebrates the ’70’s with a funky festival of live music, food and fun. Disco on the dance floor to 70’s tribute band The Billy Martini Show, spin the lucky Wheel of Walnut Creek Fortune for a chance to win great prizes and enjoy tasty treats from two different Food Truck Mafia food trucks along with a selection of local craft beer and wine.

Check out the mind-blowing Astro Botanical Giant Inflatable Art Exhibit and Civic Arts’ interactive art booth featuring a mobile screen printing art cart. Spring shopping at local retailers and arts and crafts booths. Families will enjoy KettleTopia Hot Kettle Corn and lots of interactive games.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY:

The Billy Martini Show- A 70’s Tribute

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March 2016 Walnut Creek Home / Condo Sales

April 4, 2016 2:00 pm

Photo by Flickr user danmoyle

Thanks to local broker Brendan Moran with the Moran Real Estate Group for the monthly real estate updates for Beyond the Creek.

Click the links below for a complete list of home and condo sales in Walnut Creek for last month, March, 2016:
Walnut Creek March sales (Acrobat Reader .pdf)
Walnut Creek March sales (Excel)

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