Way back in October I noted that Burberry was closing in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and they are now gone as you can see. I wonder if the more accessible Burberry Brit will take its place when the Broadway Plaza redevelopment is completed…
These great chairs were spotted in the patio area at MexCal in Danville. (I posted about their new Orinda location last month).
Danville location:
Back in October I posted a Friday question of the day about the Lafayette Terraces plan to bring an apartment complex for moderate income families to the corner of Pleasant Hill Rd. and Deer Hill Rd. in Lafayette. That plan was rejected by the Lafayette design review commission and now an alternative plan that calls for 44/45 single family houses has been offered. Detailed information about the alternative plan can be found on the City of Lafayette’s website here.
In addition to the single family homes there will be a separate parcel owned by the city for public use with a soccer/lacrosse field, dog park, playground, parking lot and a multi-use trail. It seems there will not be any concrete traffic improvements made with this alternative plan although I imagine traffic wouldn’t be as bad as compared to a large apartment complex with hundreds of units.
If this alternative plan is rejected then it looks like this will go to the courts to get the original 315-unit apartment complex built. With that being said, do you support this alternative Lafayette Terraces plan for single family homes with a separate public space for city residents to use?
There will be a public meeting about this alternative plan on January 22nd at Veteran’s Memorial Building (3780 Mt Diablo Blvd) at 7pm where you may comment and give your opinion.
New Rheem Theatre
350 Park St, Moraga
Saturday, January 18th, 2014
8:00pm – 9:30pm | $12Featuring some of the best comedians from the Bay Area and Beyond. HBO, Comedy Central, Late Night and more!
110 Hartz Ave, Danville
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Gotta Eatta Pita has been open since last month on Hartz Ave in Danville. Check out their menu here. They are open 11am – 8pm every day and offer freshly baked pita, salads, chicken dishes and more. What’s your favorite dish?
Dog Station:
Last month I noted that Banana Republic was moving across the street to where Victoria’s Secret used to be in Broadway Plaza, and the remodel has now begun. Check out the rendering below to get an idea of how the outside will look. More information about the project plan is here.
Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Friday, January, 17th, 2014
8:00pm | $15 – $20One minute and 44 seconds of audio is worth a thousand words:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KI6yynBNMW4 Show starts at 8:00pm. This will be a pass-the-hat party with a Suggested Donation of $15 – $20 per person
1633 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Back in October I noted that a new cafe focusing on South American cuisine called Cafecitos Cafe opened in downtown Walnut Creek, but that didn’t last long as their doors were locked shortly after. However a public notice to sell alcoholic beverages indicates that it will reopen with the same name. I wonder what else will change.
Last month I noted that the women’s boutique White House | Black Market was moving from their old location in Broadway Plaza and they are now open in a new Broadway Plaza spot next to Juicy Couture, right across from the fountain.
The Broadway Plaza website has a coupon:
To celebrate White House Black Market’s relocation, enjoy $20 off your full-priced purchase of $80 or more, now through Sunday, February 2, 2014.
Offer Code: 12043
See the BP page for the conditions.
All Aboard the Diablo Valley Lines:
Celebrating its 65th anniversary, The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society started in 1948 with a group of men with an interest in the hobby, meeting at each other’s homes. They also displayed a 4×8 foot portable model railroad layout at special events such as the annual Walnut Festival held each Fall in a city park. The first permanent railroad came alive in an old Southern Pacific Railroad freight shed moved onto a leased site near the Walnut Creek Southern Pacific Depot in 1950. This location served to house an impressive model railroad layout of 20×40 feet until 1970 when city construction forced the Society to relocate twice in as many years. The Society solved the clubhouse problem by reaching an agreement with the City of Walnut Creek for the present site in Larkey Park. This structure became the first in California (and one of a very few in the world!) to be designed and built specifically to house a model railroad. The actual construction work was finished in two years by members of the Society at no cost to the City. Upon completion in 1974 the building was donated to the City and the building of the railroad commenced.
Commemorate: Families can ‘ride’ the Diablo Valley Lines during their whistle stop show, featuring hundreds of model trains representing the mid-20th century through today, traveling over 4,300 feet of track on one of the world’s most mountainous model railroad layouts. Dispatched by two Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society members, the show includes a dramatic sunset and night scenes with a rainy thunderstorm, a street railway with trolley cars, big freight yards and a large passenger terminal. The elaborate 34×56 foot layout includes a composite of the mountainous area of the Western United States, bridges, tunnels, terrain from desert to snow covered mountains, towns, train yards, electric street cars, wind turbine, ski lift gondola and more. More than 200 train cars and 50 steam and diesel engines are in operation during the show.