In September I noted that The Nail Lounge opened on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek and it turns out that The Nail Shop, located across the street next to Anthropologie moved there. So the old post office and this location are now available for lease which potentially could be combined for a larger store to open up.
Broadway Lane
Back in March of last year I posted the first renderings of how the Broadway Plaza redevelopment might look and this week new renderings were posted at the Walnut Creek current projects website. Previously there was consideration of converting the street for pedestrian usage only as well as apartments above the retail stores. Judging by the new renderings both of these ideas have been quashed. The rendering above shows the backside of Broadway Plaza facing Nordstrom. So how do you think it looks?
The Fountain:
More renderings after the jump…
April Martin Designs Trunk Show:
Wish Walnut Creek
2333 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
4:00pm – 8:00pm | FreeJust in time to kick off holiday shopping, April Martin herself is coming to Wish with her entire line of gorgeous jewelry. We are soo excited to see her new holiday designs!
http://aprilmartindesigns.com/ AND introducing Spotted Cow furniture and antiques. This beautiful line of vintage and refurbished furniture will be debuting some of their newest pieces at Wish. You won’t want to miss this event!
Come in and meet April Martin and the gals from Spotted Cow, have some wine and yummy food, and shop shop shop. We will be having a raffle and giveaways too.
To add to the fun, Just Be Yoga will also be having Vino & Vinyasa in the beautiful yoga studio – yep, that’s yoga and wine!
1645 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
The American Express Travel Services store is closing on Mt. Diablo Blvd. in downtown Walnut Creek on December 13th according to a sign in their window. It goes on to note that the employees will continue to work out of their home offices. Once this closes where should people exchange money for trips abroad? Any recommendations?
This took me a while to notice but when women’s clothing store J.Jill moved to another Broadway Plaza location in downtown Walnut Creek they just so happened to move right next to another “J.” store, J.Crew. Coincidence?
Talk about Picasso Masterpieces from the Musee National:
Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Road, Wanut Creek
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
6:30pm – 7:45pm | FreePablo Picasso’s paintings and sculptures are both personal and emblematic of the era in which he lived. This talk includes iconic works from all eras of the artist’s career—his Blue and Rose periods, Cubism, the war years—up to his late works produced in the South of France.
The Lafayette Community Park, located at 480 St. Marys Rd. in Lafayette is home to one of the great tree swings in all of Lamorinda. The tree you see above is really quite massive, and if you look really closely at the photo above you may be able to spot a kid enjoying a swing ride. Take a look at a close-up below for a better look. Suspended high up in the air on a solid branch, the simple wooden slat for sitting allows one to hang on while swinging like Tarzan.
When you enter the park there are a couple of small playgrounds which are quite interesting as well. To get to the swing you’ll need to take a walk around the baseball field at left up a hundred meters or so until you reach the swing. Who has been to this swing before? Is this the coolest tree swing or what?!
33 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
A new salon called Caroline’s Salon offering various services has opened in La Fiesta Square in downtown Lafayette next to the Lesley Evers boutique.
From their website:
Caroline relocated to the bay area from Los Angeles two years ago, bringing 20 years of cutting edge beauty experience to the plate. Her Hollywood resume includes her expert touch on film, TV, print, editorial, and commercial hair and makeup, as well as two Emmy nomminations for hairstyling. An artist to the core, Caroline uses her skill in cutting, color, styling and communication to produce an extremely happy and beautified client!
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
7:00pm – 8:00pm | $5In 1904 President Teddy Roosevelt committed the brains of American engineering and the brawn of America’s industrial machine to build a canal of unprecedented scope and challenge. After an unsuccessful attempt by the French in 1889, the US succeeded in building a fifty mile sea level canal in Panama. Panama Canal’s successful construction was the result of the convergence of extraordinary men, machines, and methods.
Paul Giroux, recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ prestigious Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award for 2013, will share highlights of this remarkable construction feat, illustrating how the right men, the right, machines, and the right methods all came together in 1904 to build a project of unprecedented scope and challenges.
$5/person
To reserve call: 925-283-6513 x103 or email: reserve@LLLCF.org
Boxed meals available for Pre-Purchase: $10 (non-refundable). Call the above number to order. Beer, Wine, Coffee, Tea & Cookies for sale in the Community Hall.
It’s been a few months since vandals smashed in the front doors of Tiffany’s in downtown Walnut Creek but the new doors have finally been installed and they look great. I did notice two small concrete pillars on each side as you can see in the photo below but I’m not sure whether they were there before or were added for extra security.
