Here you go, folks. Gayle Vassar, the city’s community relations manager, kindlly tracked this down for me. Demolition is currently underway at South California Blvd. and Olympic… Read more “What’s going in to the corner where the trees were removed”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Walnut Creek will take your old cell phones and give them out to people in need
If you just upgraded to an IPhone 3G, the Walnut Creek Police Department can take your old phone and ship it off to a phone bank. There it… Read more “Walnut Creek will take your old cell phones and give them out to people in need”
Why? Who is removing the tree grove from Alma Park?
A Crazy, nature-loving reader was alarmed to spot this sight today as he was passing Alma Park, the two-acre city park nestled amid the apartments of Alpine… Read more “Why? Who is removing the tree grove from Alma Park?”
Saturday’s big blow-out Music-A-Thon to save music in the Mt. Diablo schools
Faced with last year’s horrific budget crisis, and the failure of a parcel tax to pass, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District had to eliminate the 4th… Read more “Saturday’s big blow-out Music-A-Thon to save music in the Mt. Diablo schools”
Water main break closes Oakland Boulevard Tuesday
Oakland Boulevard, between Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Almond Avenue, is currently closed, due to a water main break that occured about 2:50 p.m., says a release from… Read more “Water main break closes Oakland Boulevard Tuesday”
Walnut Creek’s automated parking garages will still have a human touch
Over the weekend, I read the story in the Contra Costa Times that Walnut Creek’s three city-owned parking garages are going to go fully automated starting next… Read more “Walnut Creek’s automated parking garages will still have a human touch”
Does Walnut Creek produce good wine?
Apparently it does. Our very own Shadowbrook Winery, located off Northgate Road in the Mount Diablo foothills, scored very well at the recent San Francisco Chronicle Wine… Read more “Does Walnut Creek produce good wine?”
Change of seasons, just in my own little corner of the world
Out with the Christmas tree. Waiting for recyling removal this week. Sigh. In with the camellias. And despite the cold and mists of recent days: how seeing those… Read more “Change of seasons, just in my own little corner of the world”
The drunkards of Walnut Creek? Or rather, just some chatty, friendly homeless guys hanging out in front of the former Sunrise Cafe and Bakery
Last week, I was on a lunch break and driving back to work along California Boulevard, passing Trader Joe’s, when I saw three scruffy, homeless guys sitting… Read more “The drunkards of Walnut Creek? Or rather, just some chatty, friendly homeless guys hanging out in front of the former Sunrise Cafe and Bakery”
A Crazy blogger’s dream involving a giant stuffed rhinoceros and an Orinda soccer mom
Any dream interpreters out there, you’re welcome to offer input on this one, the dream I had just before waking up this morning. I’m driving east on… Read more “A Crazy blogger’s dream involving a giant stuffed rhinoceros and an Orinda soccer mom”
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