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Friday Question of the Day – What is on your Summer Reading List?
Last week we learned the unfortunate news that Barnes & Noble would be closing in downtown Walnut Creek this January. This was my go-to store for book shopping and browsing but considering it’s...
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Friday Question of the Day – Favorite Pet Shop?
This week we learned that Lafayette Pet Shoppe is closing at the end of the month which has me wondering where people shop for pet supplies. As a tropical fish and aquatic plant owner I’m partial to...
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Friday Question of the Day – What is your Worst Traffic Experience?
Photo by Flickr user epSos.de As commuters return home from San Francisco in the evening, I’ve noticed driving on Highway 24 towards 680N that there is a TON of traffic. It looks so congested that I...
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Friday Question of the Day – What is your Favorite (New) American Restaurant?
This week we learned that Danville-based Sideboard Neighborhood Kitchen and Coffee Bar would be opening a second location in Lafayette which got me wondering what are your favorite (new) American...
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Friday Question of the Day – Is Frozen Yogurt Passé?
With the recent reported closings of the frozen yogurts shops Pinkberry and Coco Swirl in downtown Walnut Creek (not to mention Yogurt Park and Red Mango from a few years ago) I’m wondering whether...
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Friday Question of the Day – Would you Cross a Labor Picket Line?
Earlier this week we learned about a labor dispute protest in front of the Apple store in downtown Walnut Creek. One Facebook comment mentioned “crossing the picket line”. Some other comments indicate...
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Friday Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Indian Restaurant?
Earlier this week we learned that Swad Indian Cuisine was relocating in Lafayette which got me thinking about Indian food. Lafayette also has T’s Firehouse Indian Cuisine. For fusion there is...
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Are you Ready for the “Big One”?
Via Southern California Earthquake Data Center On Monday a 4.0 earthquake centered in Piedmont hit at 6:49am. It only lasted a couple of seconds and wasn’t that powerful, but my young kids, having...
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Friday Question of the Day – Are you Happy with the Stores Coming to Broadway...
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek Earlier this week we learned about most of the stores that will be going into Broadway Plaza in their initial phase one plan in downtown Walnut Creek. Plenty of...
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Friday Question of the Day – Is Walnut Creek Boring?
A few days ago I posted about Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical coming to the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek which prompted one comment about, “Lesher options being directed...
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Friday Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Musical Artist/Band?
Having signed up for Apple Music recently I find myself listening to way more music, especially artists and groups I’ve passed over previously, like The White Stripes, Harry Nilson, The Clash, Marvin...
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Friday Question of the Day – Is Broadway Plaza getting Too Many Activewear...
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek This week we learned that the activewear clothing store YOGASMOGA would be joining other activewear shops before year’s end at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, including...
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Friday Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Sport to Participate in?
Photo by Flickr user peterm7 Last week we learned that the Valley Vista tennis club is closing in a few months in Walnut Creek and as someone who played a lot of tennis when I was younger I can...
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Friday Question of the Day – What Natural Event are you Most Afraid of?
Photo by Flickr user nomindsvision This week we learned that killer bees have arrived in the Bay Area, specifically Lafayette. As a kid growing up in the 1980s I remember reading how killer bees were...
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Friday Question of the Day – Cupcakes, Frozen Yogurt, what’s the Next Big Thing?
This week we learned that Sinful Bliss Cupcakes closed in Pleasant Hill with some wondering whether cupcakes have had their 15 minutes. Same for frozen yogurt. These days juice bars seem to be in...
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Friday Question of the Day – Do you Agree with SFBARF for Suing Lafayette...
via Google maps Over the past month there has been a lot of talk about how the San Francisco Bay Area Renters’ Federation (SFBARF) is planning to sue Lafayette over lack of affordable housing...
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Friday Question of the Day – Do you Make Coffee at Home?
Last month we learned that Nespresso was opening in Broadway Plaza and the other day while waiting in line at Peet’s where there is a dedicated beans line got me wondering how many people make their...
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Friday Question of the Day – Do you Heed Food Warnings?
I used to love eating oysters. That is until I learned last month that they, “appear to be an important link in the transmission of norovirus among humans”. I haven’t eaten one since. Three days ago I...
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Friday Question of the Day – Would you live in a Tiny House?
Photo by Flickr user rowdykittens Yesterday there was a talk given about the “Joy of Small House Living” at the Lafayette Library. Sometimes I browse beautiful galleries of tiny/small houses and dream...
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Question of the Day – Do you Play a Musical Instrument?
Photo by Flickr user Raymond Having kids that play musical instruments has enticed me into wanting to play something so I decided to get a basic Epiphone acoustic guitar. Quite a difference from the...
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