Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
A couple of weeks ago we learned that the fashion store Vince Camuto would be opening soon in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and they have now opened. As you can see in the photo below the Broadway Plaza location features designer women’s handbags, clothing, shoes and accesories. Note that full-priced items are 15% off with code WALNUT15 through March 19th.
3116 Oak Rd, Walnut Creek
A couple of years ago Mika’s Japanese Cuisine opened next to the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek and they have now closed. Look for a new Japanese restaurant, Kama Sushi, to open in this spot. Stay tuned…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last August we learned that NYX Cosmetics would be coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and they are getting closer to opening as you can see from the newly revealed storefront and signage.
2895 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill
A couple of weeks ago we learned that four Navlet’s Garden Centers would be replaced with Sloat Garden Centers and they are all now open according to this Sloat Garden Center page. The four locations are in Concord, Danville, Martinez and Pleasant Hill. Above you can see a photo of the Pleasant Hill store.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Back in December the handbag and accessories shop Toss Designs opened a temporary popup location in Broadway Plaza where the skincare shop Aveda used to be in downtown Walnut Creek and they have now closed.
1928 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill
I can’t remember the last time I visited a video rental store. With Blockbuster gone, and being able to rent movies online, I haven’t been to one in over 10 years. Recently I was checking out the soon-to-open Wisegirl restaurant in Oak Park Center in Pleasant Hill when I passed by a bonafide video rental store (originally based in Lafayette) called Take One Video. Feeling nostalgic, I decided to check it out and realized that not only do they carry uncommon out-of-print films not available on Amazon or Netflix but actually carry blu-ray new releases for $5/week with a $1 discount if it’s returned within 2 days. This is cheaper than renting online at Amazon or Apple!
Not only are the video rentals reasonably priced, but the employees are super-knowledgeable and make great recommendations as well. Having two kids five years apart I was wondering whether one movie was appropriate for my younger child when one employee I talked with steered me away from it and instead recommended a great movie that our whole family enjoyed. I returned it the same weekend so ended up with a $4 rental which isn’t even available to rent online. Check out their website here.
354 Park St, Moraga
Marina Vintage Boutique is “coming soon” to Moraga right next to the Rheem Movie Theater. You can see part of the amazing art deco movie theater styling right above.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Over the summer we learned that the fashion store Vince Camuto would be coming to Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and it’s getting closer to opening as you can see the outside signage is up.
Vince Camuto was a footwear designer who previously co-founded the women’s fashion brand Nine West and passed away last year. More about him in this Wikipedia article here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
In August we learned that the jewelry store Pandora would be coming to Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and they have now opened next to L’Occitane en Provence as you can see by the cool looking mosaic at left.
Note that the mosaic at left was done by Jennifer Kuhns. Check out her website here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
In addition to all the new shops opening in Broadway Plaza recently, including the recently announced relocation of Tommy Bahama, it looks like the Belgian chocolate maker Godiva will be opening a new shop as well, near Macy’s, according to one source. Stay tuned…