Peet’s Coffee and Tea was no longer selling pumpkin, eggnog and gingerbread flavored lattes when I stopped in Wednesday evening. So, I guess the Christmas season 2011… Read more “Easter is Coming”

‘Tis the season, truly, to deal with all the ghosts of Christmas and of life. Who knew? While I have always loved the holiday season, I’ve had… Read more “The Holiday Nostagia Blues”

Police arrested a 44-year-old custodian with the Mt. Diablo Unifed School District on charges he molested a child, according to a news release.  John A. Astor was… Read more “Walnut Creek custodian arrested”

It’s now a dusky  looking building that appears empty, except for a shelf of file folders visible through one of the darkened windows. But back in the… Read more “New development could replace one of Walnut Creek’s first foodie temples”

The probe into the death of a 47-year-old Hayward man has led to a shift in crime scenes, jurisdictions, investigating agencies and suspects. Walnut Creek police took… Read more “Revolving suspects in homicide with Concord man now in jail”

Another homicide took place in southeast Walnut Creek, with the death Monday night of a 48-year-old Hayward man whose body was found at the San Miguel Drive… Read more “Homicide in Walnut Creek”

When I awoke this morning at 4, the temperature outside was in the 30s. The cold air was slanting in through the window open a few inches… Read more “Cat sleep”

Danville Patch’s David Mills asks a very intriguing question of people who live in Alamo: where do they do their serious shopping? Do these Alamo-ites, many with… Read more “Walnut Creek or Danville? If you live in Alamo, which is your cultural and retail mecca?”

 Five people were arrested Saturday night in connection with two separate “grab and run” thefts from Broadway Plaza department stores, with two customers in the second case… Read more “Good Samaritans save the day from holiday season shoplifters”

It’s called Beyond the Creek, and its publisher, Adam Silverman, is someone like a lot of us who spends time in downtown, takes note of what’s new… Read more “Introducing a new Walnut Creek blog!”