Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The brick facade is now up at the soon-to-be-opening Amazon Books shop in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. They are still looking for seasonal associates here, which will also feature a cafe. I can’t wait to check this place out, although considering their recent purchase of Whole Foods, I do wonder about the increasing power they have in the marketplace and how it will affect long-term prices.
Photo by Flickr user glenbowman
Little Embarcadero from Taylor to Powell Streets
Saturday, October 21st, 2017
11:00am – 5:00pm | FreeWharf Fest, a free Fisherman’s Wharf festival, returns to San Francisco’s iconic neighborhood for the 5th year. The Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District is throwing the ultimate festival to celebrate San Francisco’s historic waterfront district and invite Bay Area locals to visit the district after the tourist season has ended and before San Francisco’s fabulous fall climate fades away. This year’s festival will include a chowder cook-off competition, exhibitors, and fun family activities and entertainment.
While we wait for Amazon Books to open in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek check out these Amazon lockers in the Lafayette Whole Foods. Are these in all Whole Foods locations? Looks super convenient.
Spotted in Danville. “I’ll take an ‘A’ Vanna!” 🙂
*First person to reply here with the correct name gets a BtC t-shirt.
Although I’m settled down now sometimes I wonder what it would be like to move somewhere new. If you had the opportunity to relocate where would you choose to live? Would you move somewhere more urban or rural? Another Bay Area city? Leave California completely? Years ago, before I moved here I considered Portland. I wonder what my life would be like had I moved there instead.
Musical Benefit for Bread & Roses Presents:
Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Saturday, October 21st, 2017
8:00 PM | $30 suggestedPlease join us for a special evening of award-winning original music to benefit Bread & Roses Presents. East Bay singer-songwriters Victoria Blythe and Greg Beattie of the band Calaveras, Steve MeckFessel and Laura Zucker will perform their original songs. Wine and light refreshments will be served.
Bread & Roses Presents is a nonprofit arts organization bringing hope and healing through live music and the performing arts in over 600 free, high quality annual shows to San Francisco Bay audiences who are isolated in a variety of institutional settings.
Avalon, Walnut Creek
Last spring we learned about a new bar called Hops & Scotch coming to the Avalon apartment complex across from the Pleasant Hill BART station in Walnut Creek and according to their website they are planning to open sometime this fall. Watch for updates on their Instagram page here. Note that this is not related to the upscale diner Hopscotch in Oakland.
I called it back in August when we learned that Ikoi Sushi would be opening in this spot in downtown Walnut Creek. SUSHI it is. To see the original Rinehart’s jewelry clock followed by its replacement, the GELATO clock, click here. I hope this will turn into a more tasteful SUSHI font…
Downtown Lafayette
Mt. Diablo Blvd. at Oak Hill Rd, Lafayette
Sunday, October 22nd, 2017
8:00amThe Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette are co-sponsors of the Lafayette Res Run for Education which is traditionally held on a Sunday in October. Beneficiaries of the event are the local schools and the services and programs of the Chamber. The Run is the city’s most popular “family affair”, involving kids, parents, grandparents, and hundreds of serious runners from throughout the Bay Area. Participants compete in a 10k or 5k Certified Runs and a 2 mile run/walk for fun through downtown Lafayette, around the reservoir (10k only) and back. Sprinters, walkers, the “stroller brigade” and many of Lafayette’s top four legged residents share the streets on that festive Sunday morning.
- 5k Certified Race – flat, “chip” timed course, runners only (NO Dogs or Baby Strollers).
- 10k Certified Race – hilly, “chip” timed course around the reservoir, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK.
- 2 Miles Run/Walk for Fun – No Timing – Fun Run ONLY, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK
1275 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Lots of progress on Gott’s Roadside opening this fall in downtown Walnut Creek where Fresh Choice used to be. Check out their job postings here, and follow updates on their Facebook page here. Check out their menu here. They mention plans for serving the well-regarded, meatless Impossible Burger.
From their website:
Gott’s Roadside is a different kind of burger joint. For anyone who craves delicious, high-quality fare in a welcoming, down-to-earth spot, Gott’s Roadside is a tried-and-true local favorite. We serve juicy cheeseburgers, 100% beef Fearless Franks, beer-battered onion rings and hand-spun shakes alongside crispy Ahi Poke tacos, Chinese chicken salad, and a sushi-grade Ahi burger—try finding those at your average drive-in.
