In the past few weeks there have been an enormous amount of restaurant closings in downtown Walnut Creek and beyond. Is this typical for summertime or is something out of the ordinary happening? Out with the old, in with the new?
In the past few weeks there have been an enormous amount of restaurant closings in downtown Walnut Creek and beyond. Is this typical for summertime or is something out of the ordinary happening? Out with the old, in with the new?
Photo by Flickr user jlevine
Gettin’ Wriggly With It: Build A Worm Composting Bin:
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm | $25 per householdDon’t toss your precious food scraps into the green can. Use them to make the best fertilizer EVER! Keeping a worm bin at home is easy, takes mere minutes each week, produces NO odors, and is fun for the whole family. Your garden and houseplants will thank you. This hands-on bin-building workshop provides everything you need to get started, and you will go home with complete ready-to-start bin, including the worms! $25 fee is for ONE household, and includes ONE worm bin. Children welcome.
1690 Locust St, Walnut Creek
More restaurant action in downtown Walnut Creek as Andy Sushi, which opened a few years ago, closes, to be replaced by a new restaurant called Tacos Walnut Creek. Thanks to everyone who emailed about this and especially to one reader who also sent a photo.
1561 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
The home theater installer Pro Home Systems which relocated next door a couple of years ago in downtown Walnut Creek has closed.
Stars & Stripes 5K Walk & Run:
Todos Santos Plaza
2175 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Thursday, July 4th, 2019
8:15amThe race will include special medals for all finishers, custom age group medals for 5-year age group divisions, and more!
Proceeds from this race benefit Shelter, Inc and their efforts to re-build lives, one family at a time, by giving them a home, the skills and the resources to live the life they deserve.
1372 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Last month the Mexican restaurant Cinco de Mayo closed in downtown Walnut Creek and Patron Mexican Grill has now opened in this spot. Anyone try this place yet? How does it compare to Cinco?
The Mercer, Walnut Creek
The women’s fashion boutique VICI, with locations in Newport Beach and Walnut Creek, is expanding at the The Mercer apartments in downtown Walnut Creek late summer. Check out their online selection here.
From their website:
OUR CLOTHING is a curated collection of Women’s & Young Contemporary brands. Offering a range of casual pieces to beautiful statement dresses, VICI is known for eye catching patterns, on trend colors and beautiful drapes. Our style is always changing, growing and embracing new trends that meet the needs of our clientele. Our passion is styling for the busy mom, working woman, and Pinterest loving fashionista, keeping you chic and always comfortable.
Cal Shakes Theater
100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda
Wednesday, July 3rd – Sunday, July 21st, 2019In a city of “haves” and “have-nots,” can a good person stay good even as their fortunes rise? The Good Person of Szechwan is a fable for our times exploring the lengths to which one must go to keep clean in a dirty world.
by Bertolt Brecht
adapted by Tony Kushner
translated by Wendy Arons
directed by Eric Ting
1352 Locust St, Walnut Creek
The fast casual restaurant Tender Greens closed last Friday after eight years in downtown Walnut Creek. According to a sign in the window their lease was up and since this was their “poorest performing restaurant” they decided to not renew their lease. It’s been a couple of years since Lark Creek closed next door, but Bierhaus is planning to open in the fall in that spot. Interestingly, one employee I spoke with said the property is owned by the city and they didn’t budge on lowering the rent and he blamed the city for focusing on the Broadway Plaza area for development over this area.
If you miss Tender Greens you can always check out their Berkeley location which remains open.
