1571 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
The fashion boutique Scout & Molly’s is coming to downtown Walnut Creek where Atlas & Athena used to be (and recently relocated a few blocks away), right next to another boutique, jinny. Look for a late May opening. Check out the designers they feature here.
Jack London Square
Broadway, Oakland
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
2:30 – 5:00pm | $47Year 4 of The Oakland Bacon and Beer Festival will be Saturday, March 11th from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at the Market Building at Jack London Square, @eatboston, Bison Organic Beer and, Oakland Grown present the fourth annual Oakland Bacon and Beer Festival as a fundraiser for Oakland Grown.
Has anyone seen coyotes on the Lamorinda Trail recently? I spotted these signs in a couple of locations in Moraga. How do coyotes compare to mountain lions? Should I be worried about coyotes or this is only of concern to small animals?
Driving on I-680 in Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville down to San Ramon one can see the coming FasTrak toll Express Lane signs sprouting up. According to the 511.org website, these lanes are free for carpools and motorcycles but will charge a dynamic fee for solo drivers based on the amount of traffic.
Do you support the expansion of these toll lanes?
All Things Tomatoes and More!: Seduction of your Vegetable Spring Garden:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
1:30 – 3:30pm | FreePresented by Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County, Marian Woodard will prepare one and all on our spring vegetable garden: how to be most successful in all things tomato, peppers and eggplants and more, what to look for when obtaining the best plant varietals, and what to look for with some of the upcoming events and farmers markets.
Now that’s a menu I can appreciate. Look at that crust! Spotted outside Slice House in downtown Walnut Creek.
Photo by Flickr user danmoyle
Thanks to local broker Brendan Moran with the The Simply Bay Area Team for the monthly real estate updates for Beyond the Creek.
Click the links below for a complete list of home and condo sales in Lamorinda for last month, February, 2017:
Lamorinda February sales (Acrobat Reader .pdf)
Spotted in downtown Lafayette. It’s a Bumblebee Camaro with a special Transformers emblem on the grill.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 31st – Saturday, April 29th, 2017Three sisters discover secrets, lost opportunities, and new beginnings in this charming story of a bittersweet homecoming.
Stockton, California. 1945. The war is over and American optimism is returning. Also returning are the three Matsumoto sisters – Rose, Grace and Chiz – to their family home, a farm outside of Stockton, to begin their lives again after internment in Arkansas. Successful, prosperous and part of the community before the war, taking up life where they left off proves more complicated than they thought. Balancing comedy, romance and suspense, this tender and truly heartwarming play tells an important story of what it means to be American.
1550 Olympic Blvd, Walnut Creek
It’s been only a few weeks since we learned that the Korean-Japanese restaurant Koja Kitchen would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek but already the signage is up. Check out their menu here.
