The store closings are continuing apace in Broadway Plaza and this time Häagen-Dazs, located next to Macy’s has exited. With winter approaching I imagine this is probably as a good a time as ever for an ice cream store to leave due to the impending demolition and reconstruction of Broadway Plaza sometime after January.
1360 Mount Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Wells Fargo has closed at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and N. Broadway located diagonally across from Nordstrom in downtown Walnut Creek.
1499 N. Main St. is the closest location:
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 11/2/13 at about 5:55PM, the above described suspect entered Tutti Frutti Yogurt in the Palos Verdes Shopping Mall. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The employee cooperated and was not injured. The suspect made off with a small amount of cash and fled on foot toward Geary Road. A K-9 attempted to track the suspect but he was not apprehended.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Walnut Creek Police Department.
Suspect(s): White male adult, 20’s, 5’-9”, medium build. Suspect was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, dark tennis shoes, a gray baseball cap with a black bill, and sunglasses. He was armed with a handgun.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 10/31/13 at 2115 hours an elderly female victim was walking to her car, parked in the lower level of Macy’s Women’s parking garage, in the Broadway Plaza. A male suspect approached the victim and grabbed her purse, knocking her to the ground in the process, causing the victim to sustain minor injuries. The suspect was able to take the purse and jump into a gray 4 door sedan, driven by another male subject. The vehicle exited the structure SB onto Newell Ave.
Described only as possibly a white male adult in his 20’s wearing a white beanie.
If anyone has any information regarding this crime please contact Walnut Creek Police Detective Bill Jeha, at (925) 256-3518.
Back in August I noted that Victoria’s Secret was moving a few stores down in Broadway Plaza and the move is complete. They are now open in the former Bath & Body Works location. This location is significantly smaller than their previous location but keep in mind this side of Broadway Plaza will eventually be demolished in a couple of years so they may reopen in a larger store after the Broadway Plaza remodel has finished.
Old location:
This Macy’s Christmas window display in Broadway Plaza has been up well before Halloween and a reader writes in:
It is all Christmas and has been like that for two weeks now. Can you get a photo of it and do a poll to see how many folks think it is too early seeing that it is before Halloween AND Thanksgiving?
So do you think it’s too early for Christmas window displays? If so, what’s the best time to start displaying?
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 25th – Saturday, November 23th, 2013By Marc Camoletti
Adapted by Robin Hawdon
Directed by Michael ButlerOctober 25 – November 23, 2013
Here comes the brilliant sequel to REP’s hilarious and stylish sold-out hit, Boeing-Boeing. It’s 10 years later, Robert and Bernard are happily settled down, but the shenanigans continue in what many consider to be the most brilliant bedroom farce of all time.
“Hurtling along at the speed of light, Marc Camoletti’s breathtaking farce is a near-faultless piece of theatrical invention.”
– The Guardian
“A nifty farce about double adultery and gourmet cooking.”
– Sunday Times of London
Evening Discussion on Eugene O’Neill:
Swan’s Fine Books
1381 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
7:30pm | FreeSwan’s Fine Books will be hosting an evening discussion group on Thursday, November 7th, on Eugene O’Neill.
Mr. O’Neill, one of America’s most renowned playwrights, was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on four separate occasions.
His plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism, and were among the first to include speeches in American vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society, where they struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair.
Please join us to learn more about Mr. O’Neill; RSVP if you’d like to join us, as seating will be limited to the first 30 respondents.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Parking is available either on-street or in the city parking garage across the street; we will validate garage parking for this evening event.
