3206 Danville Blvd, Alamo
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Maggieray’s Barbecue closed in Alamo late last year. As you can see in the above photo, this is the location where Lamorinda Pizza will be opening. According to their Facebook page expect a late February or early March opening. This is directly across from the Alamo ACE Hardware on Danville Blvd.
If I saw this graffiti tag in San Francisco, Oakland, or other large city I wouldn’t give it a second thought. But when I spotted this on the recently vacated Crogan’s Bar & Grill in downtown Walnut Creek I did a double take. I guess this is to be expected as Walnut Creek becomes more urban.
1444 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Back last May we learned that San Francisco-based MoMo’s would be opening a second location in Downtown Walnut Creek where McCovey’s used to be and they will open next month on February 13th according to SFGate. Their Facebook page notes that there will be 10 craft beers on tap. Check for updates on their Facebook page here.
Signature Homes new development in Moraga across from the Rheem shopping center is complete with “only a few homes” left. Check out the floorplans, starting, “from the high $1,200,000s”, here.
Park ‘N’ Shop, Concord
Right next to the Korean restaurant Ohgane which opened recently in the Park ‘N’ Shop in Concord is another new restaurant where Seoul Jung Sushi Boat & Grill used to be.
1475 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek
The Eastern European restaurant and deli Babushka is getting a makeover as Babushka Bar & Lounge, as it will be known, expands where the deli used to be in front. The deli/grocery has moved to the back where Ivivva used to be before it relocated to Broadway Plaza.
How’s the borscht?
Earlier this week a gigantic tree fell in the Peacock Alley parking lot next to La Finestra Ristorante in Lafayette Circle, crushing numerous unoccupied cars. Check out the photos below and this NBC Bay Area article for more details.
3591 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Earlier this month we learned that Powell’s Sweete Shoppe closed in Lafayette which caused quite a bit of concern to Facebook readers who only read the headlines when in actuality everyone who read the article here knew that there was no problem as it was going to be replaced by a new candy store called Zoonie’s with the same owners. Zoonie’s has now opened and I’m happy to say it’s almost identical to Powell’s with the exception of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang playing instead of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, a new color scheme and missing vintage Candy Land game boxes. An employee noted that new candies will be appearing soon in addition the usual sweet fare.
This week I’ll be posting photos from the epic Women’s March in downtown Walnut Creek. The photo above shows women from CorePower Yoga cheering on protesters as they march on North Main Street.
Thanks also to a reader for submitting the photo below. If you have a photo from the Women’s March in Walnut Creek that you’d like featured this week please email womensmarch[at]beyondthecreek.com and I’ll try to get it up.
