Locust St, Walnut Creek
Yesterday I noted that The Nail Shop moved across the street on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek and this looks like it’s related to SoCal based Veggie Grill possibly opening up in the old post office next door according to Diablo Dish. Check out their menu here. Note that SoCal based Tender Greens is right next to this location on the other side.
This week the Walnut Creek City Council approved a plan to double parking meter rates in downtown Walnut Creek to $2 per hour, charge on Sundays, extend the meter time from 6pm to 8pm, and increase parking meters outside of core downtown locations according to this article in the Contra Costa Times.
On the other hand, the first hour when parking within city-owned garages will be free which is nice, and the meters will begin at 10am instead of 9am. The increased revenue will support downtown programs and there will be more metered spaces available when you do need them.
I can only imagine how packed the free garages will become when this takes effect in the Spring. It’s not going to be pretty in which case I may have to think about trying out the city garages and try to get out within an hour. So do you support the parking meter changes approved by the Walnut Creek City Council?
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
8:00am | $33 – $43Please join us on Thanksgiving Morning, November 28th, for the 21st Annual Forma Gym Walnut Creek Turkey Trot to help raise money for both the Contra Costa County Food Bank and local public schools, as well as to promote physical activity. We hosted 6,000 runners and walkers in our 5K, 10K, and Kids’ Fun Runs in 2012 and anticipate an even larger crowd for 2013. We thank you for your support and look forward to sharing Thanksgiving morning 2013 with you and families at this annual holiday tradition.
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?!
