1616 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
The Chinese restaurant OI-C Bowl is closing mid-February in downtown Walnut Creek after quite a few years in this spot. Look for Siam Fine Thai Cuisine to open here. Stay tuned…
1616 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
The Chinese restaurant OI-C Bowl is closing mid-February in downtown Walnut Creek after quite a few years in this spot. Look for Siam Fine Thai Cuisine to open here. Stay tuned…
1639 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Portland-based unisex hair care shop Bishops Cuts & Color, which we learned would be opening in downtown Walnut Creek across from the Lyric apartment complex back in December is now open. Check out their services here. You can see some of their pricing in the photo at bottom. This is their first East Bay location and “customers can expect a laid-back atmosphere, enjoying early MTV-style music videos on the specially curated Bishops TV platform while sipping a free beer (for those over the age of 21).”
Rheem Valley Shopping Center, Moraga
Starbucks is going to reopen very soon, possibly later this week, a short hop from their existing spot in Rheem Valley shopping center in Moraga. Although it’s not a Reserve this one will have a drive thru! The updated interior looks way more spacious as well.
Thanks to everyone who pointed out that the San Mateo-based bikeshare company called LimeBike is now operational at Shadelands in Walnut Creek. One reader sent the above photo at the bus stop on Wiget Lane near Mitchell Drive. Interestingly, it’s dockless so after scanning it from an app it can be dropped off anywhere.
From the Shadelands bike share page:
Dockless bike sharing has rolled into Shadelands with an easy-to-use, high-tech bikeshare program through LimeBike, a San Mateo-based firm that is deploying 500 smart-bikes throughout the 267-acre Shadelands business center enabled with GPS, 3G wireless technology, and self-activating locks.
LimeBike is revolutionizing mobility in Shadelands by empowering people with a fast, healthy, and affordable transportation option. The bicycle has the potential to solve the first and last mile problem in mass transportation, and by utilizing modern mobile technology and a dockless program, LimeBike makes bike sharing universally affordable and available.
The Shadelands Bikeshare Program is free to Shadelands employees. Get ready to hop on: Download the LimeBike app now on your iPhone or Android and sign up with your Shadelands business domain address.
Lafayette Mercantile
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches closed in the Lafayette Mercantile shopping center (where La Boulange cafe used to be) less than one year after opening. You can still check them out in Danville or their San Francisco location.
The Veranda, Concord
As can be seen in the above photo, signage is now up for the gym City Sports Club at the Veranda shopping center in Concord. Check out their group fitness classes here and leagues here.
From their website:
City Sports Club embraces the energy and convenience of metropolitan living. We’re new to the Bay Area, but we believe that you’ll find in our clubs everything that you have come to love about the convenience and sophistication found in today’s greatest modern-day cities. Like any great city, City Sports Club offers its visitors an invigorating diversity of options – from plenty of state-of-the-art equipment, free weights and cardio machines, to personal training and a wide variety of group fitness classes, to a lap pool, indoor cycling, and basketball and racquetball courts. And like the heart of the city, at City Sports Clubs all of these attractive choices are just steps away. Add to this our friendly staff and clean and spacious facilities, and you’ll see why City Sports Club is your lifestyle answer to healthy living.
Orinda Theatre Square
Wild Magnolia, which replaced Table 24 a couple of years ago in Orinda Theatre Square, will be closing at the end of February. A new restaurant called Saffron Indian Restaurant & Bar will be opening in its place. Stay tuned.
1352 Locust St, Walnut Creek
The restaurant Tender Greens in downtown Walnut Creek is going cashless starting January 29th. I rarely use cash these days so am not really surprised by this. Are there other restaurants that don’t accept cash around here? Check out their Walnut Creek menu here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word (and photos) that the clothing store Ministry of Supply closed less than a year after opening in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek. As the note in the window points out, you can still check them out at their San Francisco store on Fillmore Street or online here.
La Fiesta Square, Lafayette
The French-style bakery La Chataigne is hoping to reopen on January 30th in La Fiesta Square in Lafayette. As you can see in the accompanying photo, there’s a bit of remodeling going on.