Check out the above downtown Walnut Creek scene and you’re probably drawn to the sweet looking red convertible at right. However, what caused me to do a double take was the skateboarder behind the white jeep. What was he doing just standing on his board directly behind the car? I tried make sense of it, but it was only when the light turned green and he whizzed by effortlessly crossing Mount Diablo Blvd. that it all made sense. An electric skateboard!
The Veranda, Concord
Lots of new stores coming to the Veranda shopping center in Concord with Old Navy being the latest. According to an employee from the current Old Navy store at the Willows shopping center located next door they plan on opening sometime in 2019.
DIY Macrame Planter Workshop with Cactus Hound:
Makers Market
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
6:30 – 8:30pm | $90Join macrame maven Jewel from Cactus Hound for an evening of knotting at Makers Market located in our spacious new Walnut Creek location. Jewel will walk students through the process of creating their own modern macrame plant hanger from start to finish.
Students will walk away with a finished plant hanger and knowledge of all the basic macrame knots and techniques that can be applied to future macrame adventures. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the art of macrame this is a great place to start, all skill levels are welcomed!
All materials to construct a large (approx. 4’ long) cotton plant hanger will be provided as well as light snacks and sips.
The fee for this workshop is $90 which includes the plant and macrame creation. This workshop allows only 8 spots so reserve yours today!
If anyone can help with this request please email help[at]beyondthecreek.com and I’ll forward it on to her.
From an email:
My husband and I both grew up in Alamo, and our first date was at Alamo Creek Restaurant (now Lamorinda Pizza). As an anniversary present, I am trying to find a photo, menu, or really anything from the restaurant. I know you post a lot of restaurant openings/closings so I am hoping you might have a photo.
Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center
According to the latest leasing information the beauty retailer ULTA Beauty is coming to the Downtown Pleasant Hill shopping center next to Orchard Supply Hardware and ROSS.
Famed Wildlife Activist who Stopped the Dolphin Slaughter to Speak:
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Ave, Walnut Creek
Monday, March 19th, 2018
9:30am – 12:00pm | $45Enjoy brunch among Lindsay’s owls, hawks, porcupine, and wildlife ambassadors, followed by a riveting presentation by internationally-acclaimed wildlife activist Sam Labudde, on Monday, March 19, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Every year, Lindsay Wildlife Alliance coordinates a world-renowned speaker for their spring fundraiser. This year, the Alliance is partnering with Lindsay’s Conservation Icons speaker series for one of their most fascinating speakers yet! Sam Labudde is the 1991 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, and orchestrator of one of the most successful consumer boycotts in history, after he recorded the first video footage in 1988 of dolphins dying in tuna nets. His campaign led to the Dolphin Safe tuna program, establishing global standards to stop the setting of driftnets on dolphins. More than 95 percent of the world’s tuna companies are now committed to Dolphin Safe fishing practices, and the Dolphin Safe label is now on canned tuna in markets throughout the world.
3513 Clayton Rd, Concord
According to the latest California ABC pending permit information Concord Tap House is opening in Concord in the same center where Fitness Evolution is located on Clayton Rd. I wonder if BBQ will be offered? Stay tuned…
1601 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Yesterday we learned that The Vitamin Shoppe will be closing at the end of March in downtown Walnut Creek with a Starbucks opening in its place. However, according to a solid source this is not going to be any old ordinary Starbucks; rather look for a new Starbucks Reserve to open here featuring a “more intimate small-lot coffee experience”. Find out more about the Starbucks Reserve concept on their website here. Note that a Starbucks Reserve will be opening on Hartz Ave. in Danville as well.
From the Starbucks Reserve website:
Apart from the full-scale theatricality of the Starbucks Reserve™ Roasteries, our bars and stores offer a more intimate small-lot coffee experience. These are the perfect places to pick up Starbucks Reserve™ whole bean coffee, enjoy a handcrafted Starbucks Reserve™ beverage and chat with a barista about all things coffee.
The Veranda, Concord
Yesterday we learned that Super Duper Burgers will be opening within a few weeks in the Veranda shopping center in Concord, and as I walked around I could see quite a few new stores going in with one of the more interesting ones opening here is a Banana Republic Factory Outlet as you can see by the temporary sign in the above photo.
