Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr. Walnut Creek
Friday, March 22nd – Sunday, April 21st
8:00pm & 2:00pm | $48
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr. Walnut Creek
Friday, March 22nd – Sunday, April 21st
8:00pm & 2:00pm | $48
Last December I noted the opening of the Wax Parlor on Cypress St. in downtown Walnut Creek, and now they have moved to a larger location a couple of stores down where Unveiled Bridal used to be at 1513 Cypress St.
Some things in life are taken for granted. Summertime. Hot weather. Children smiling. Picking blackberries before school lets out for summer. That is until one day when the Los Perales school administration decides that the blackberry bushes enjoyed by kids and parents for years are considered a “hazard” and *poof* all of sudden they are gone. Apparently, despite the fact that they were behind a fence as you can see in the photo above, they had reached a size which necessitated their removal. I wonder how many injuries or complaints Los Perales received that caused them to take action. Or maybe the occasional trimming was too bothersome or expensive so they razed them instead. (Even non-thorny bushes were cut down).
Sorry children of Los Perales, as you walk home from school in a couple of months there will be no blackberry pickings for you. I know you learned a bit about nature and where food comes from and such, but you’re going to have to look elsewhere from now on. Some things in life are taken for granted.
Last week a Walnut Creek resident won a $33 million lotto jackpot after spending $5 on lottery tickets at the Heather Farm Shell Station in Walnut Creek. The Contra Costa Times reports that a man who was recently laid off and his wife who is a hair-dresser held the winning ticket and the woman is planning on going back to work while the man plans to start his own business.
Before taxes the lump-sum amount ends up being about $23 million, so after taxes let’s say $12 million. What would you do with that kind of money? Is it better to just not play the lottery and save the money one would spend on tickets? Considering the problems many people have after big winnings the safest thing to do is to pretend like nothing happened although that has to be hard to do.
The Italian restaurant Mondello’s which closed a few years ago in Moraga next to 24 Hour Fitness is being replaced by a “home/made kitchen cafe & bakery”, opening soon according to a sign in the window. Not sure if that’s going to be the name “home/made kitchen” but what’s the point of the /? I look forward to seeing how this turns out.
Stores tend to expand or go out of business over time in Walnut Creek but Inge’s Footwear in downtown Walnut Creek is actually contracting to about half its size (to the left) and a new 2625 sf retail space will open up on the right side. According to a leasing page which you can check out here, it includes on site parking in the rear. I always thought this space was huge for Inge’s so this definitely makes sense for everyone involved I imagine.
Word on the street is that a salon will be opening up in the other spot.
Photo by Flickr user samcgivern
Mitchell Canyon, Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
1:00pm – 3:00pm | $20Weekend hikers age 12 and up will marvel at the wildflower explosion at Mitchell Canyon, on a Saturday hike sponsored by Lindsay Wildlife Museum. On March 16 from 1-3 PM, adults and kids can discover wildlife and spring plants bursting into color in the hills around Mount Diablo. (Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Register online at www.wildlife-museum.org.
Last month I noted that Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop was opening soon in Walnut Creek and now the signage is up at the N. Broadway and Ygnacio Valley Rd. location so it can’t be long before it’s open now. Thanks to a reader for pointing this out.
Take a quick look at this photo and you may think so what, but that little black (matte finish) car in front is a Think car, a Norwegian electric car company. Has anyone ever seen one before? This may be the rarest car I have ever seen in Walnut Creek. I think it’s between this and the 1930s Packard Eight I spotted in front of Nordstrom last April.
From Wikipedia:
Think Global was an electric car company located in Oslo, Norway, which manufactured cars under the TH!NK brand. Production of the Th!nk City was stopped in March 2011 and the company filed for bankruptcy on June 22, 2011, for the fourth time in 20 years.[1] The company was bought soon after by Electric Mobility Solutions AS and production ceased in August 2012 with no more announcements regarding future production.
Last week I noted the closing of Colton Piano in downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. and now a kitchen and bath studio called “At Home with Baystone” will be opening up in this location soon.