1360 Mount Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Wells Fargo has closed at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and N. Broadway located diagonally across from Nordstrom in downtown Walnut Creek.
1499 N. Main St. is the closest location:
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 11/2/13 at about 5:55PM, the above described suspect entered Tutti Frutti Yogurt in the Palos Verdes Shopping Mall. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The employee cooperated and was not injured. The suspect made off with a small amount of cash and fled on foot toward Geary Road. A K-9 attempted to track the suspect but he was not apprehended.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Walnut Creek Police Department.
Suspect(s): White male adult, 20’s, 5’-9”, medium build. Suspect was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, dark tennis shoes, a gray baseball cap with a black bill, and sunglasses. He was armed with a handgun.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 10/31/13 at 2115 hours an elderly female victim was walking to her car, parked in the lower level of Macy’s Women’s parking garage, in the Broadway Plaza. A male suspect approached the victim and grabbed her purse, knocking her to the ground in the process, causing the victim to sustain minor injuries. The suspect was able to take the purse and jump into a gray 4 door sedan, driven by another male subject. The vehicle exited the structure SB onto Newell Ave.
Described only as possibly a white male adult in his 20’s wearing a white beanie.
If anyone has any information regarding this crime please contact Walnut Creek Police Detective Bill Jeha, at (925) 256-3518.
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
6:30pm -7:30pm | FreeDesigned for: Kids (5-11), Teens (12-17)
Tim Green is coming to the Lafayette Library!
The best-selling author, lawyer, TV broadcaster and former professional football player will join us to share his latest book and to discuss how he made his life dreams come true.
Tim knows it’s not easy growing up but it sure can be fun! He’ll share his compelling stories of what he’s learned about being successful at home, on the field and in the classroom.
Books are available for sale and signing after the event.
Adults/$5, Youth/Free
Space is very limited – reserve your seats today!
To register call 925-283-6513 x103 or email reserve@LLLCF.org
Back in August I noted that Victoria’s Secret was moving a few stores down in Broadway Plaza and the move is complete. They are now open in the former Bath & Body Works location. This location is significantly smaller than their previous location but keep in mind this side of Broadway Plaza will eventually be demolished in a couple of years so they may reopen in a larger store after the Broadway Plaza remodel has finished.
Old location:
This Macy’s Christmas window display in Broadway Plaza has been up well before Halloween and a reader writes in:
It is all Christmas and has been like that for two weeks now. Can you get a photo of it and do a poll to see how many folks think it is too early seeing that it is before Halloween AND Thanksgiving?
So do you think it’s too early for Christmas window displays? If so, what’s the best time to start displaying?
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 25th – Saturday, November 23th, 2013By Marc Camoletti
Adapted by Robin Hawdon
Directed by Michael ButlerOctober 25 – November 23, 2013
Here comes the brilliant sequel to REP’s hilarious and stylish sold-out hit, Boeing-Boeing. It’s 10 years later, Robert and Bernard are happily settled down, but the shenanigans continue in what many consider to be the most brilliant bedroom farce of all time.
“Hurtling along at the speed of light, Marc Camoletti’s breathtaking farce is a near-faultless piece of theatrical invention.”
– The Guardian
“A nifty farce about double adultery and gourmet cooking.”
– Sunday Times of London
Anyone remember when Odwalla sold unpasteurized juice back in the nineties? I do, and I also remember when Odwalla started pasteurizing all their juices due to an E. coli infection contamination of their apple juice that caused the death of a child and serious illness in others.
From a Food Safety News article:
When the outbreak was over, one child was dead from complications arising from her E. coli O157:H7 infection, and more than 65 individuals were confirmed infected with the bacteria in the western U.S. and British Columbia. Of these reported cases, more than a dozen developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening condition that causes the body’s major organs – particularly the kidneys – to fail.
It’s with this memory that I asked around at Whole Foods in Lafayette about the safety of their new fresh, unpasteurized juices they seem to be heavily promoting lately. Apparently the Odwalla scare of the nineties was before their time as one of the responses I got was in effect, “of course it’s safe, why wouldn’t it be?” Another Whole Foods employee looked at me like I was joking. So I smiled back and thanked her for letting me know. However I noticed this warning on the back of an apple juice container:
This product has not been pasteurized and, therefore, may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems.
Now, I’m not a lawyer, but I see two potential issues with this notice. One, they forgot to add “and death” after the ’cause serious illness’ part, and secondly, they didn’t mention that even healthy adults could potentially become seriously ill.
Will you give your children Whole Foods tasty, fresh squeezed, unpasteurized juices? Or is it better to be safe than sorry?
3420 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Back in August I noted that the Lafayette Art Gallery sculpture garden was removed due to the expanded parking lot for the new Cooperage restaurant and a few weeks ago noted that the Klein Gallery was replacing the Lafayette Art Gallery. Now, the Lafayette Art Gallery is open in a more spacious building on Mt. Diablo Blvd next to Bo’s Barbecue. I stopped by and it looks great. The outside area in back is really nice as well although it won’t be used for their sculptures. However, I’ve been told that sculptures will be placed outside near the building itself.
From their website:
After 14 years on Lafayette Circle, the Lafayette Art Gallery will open it’s doors on October 8, 2013 at a new, and greatly expanded location, in the historic Forge complex of Lafayette.
The new space was formerly occupied by the Pacific Wildlife Galleries, and has been designed expressly for displaying art, photography, ceramics and jewelry. The new Gallery space is next door to the well-known Bo’s Barbecue, and adjacent to The Artisan Bistro. With nearly double the square footage, the new space will accommodate additional artists, sculptors and ceramicists.With the newly available space, the Lafayette Art Gallery has added a new focus on ceramic art: the gallery will now be featuring an award-winning group of ceramic artists whose work includes sag- gar fire, rake-pit fired, wood-fired and low- and high- fires work. The new ceramicists include James Aarons, Coreen Abbot, Steve Allen, Michael Berkeley, Lauri and Kurt Fehlberg, Lesley Jensen, Olga Jusidman, Judy Bolef Miller, Virginia Rigley, and Cheryl Wolff – all are well-known artists who have their own stable of collectors.
The grand opening reception will take place on Saturday, November 9th.
Check out part of the inside:
