A reader e-mailed a few days ago with the news that Chili’s on Locust is closed. Indeed, a sign posted in the door says as much, advising… Read more “Chili’s in downtown Walnut Creek closes suddenly. Oh well.”
Category: Economy Watch
Walnut Creek’s unemployment reaches nearly 8 percent, a big jump from last year
Many top economists say the recession is over, but they also agree that job growth is going to lag for some time and that, especially in California,… Read more “Walnut Creek’s unemployment reaches nearly 8 percent, a big jump from last year”
New “Olive Bar” in Walnut Creek: Are there enough fancy olive oil lovers around to sustain this business?
I stopped in the other day at We Olive, the new shop on North Main Street that sells products made from olives, including an extensive selection of… Read more “New “Olive Bar” in Walnut Creek: Are there enough fancy olive oil lovers around to sustain this business?”
Cost Plus woes: I hope we’re not going to be looking at another empty storefront
If you need some new dining room furniture, now’s the time to head to Cost Plus. The retailer of imported and affordable home furnishings, accessories, exotic food,… Read more “Cost Plus woes: I hope we’re not going to be looking at another empty storefront”
Blockbuster on Walnut Creek’s Mt. Diablo Boulevard closing: 50 percent off sale going on
Just passed by Blockbuster on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, our family’s local store for renting DVDs, and saw that the store in closing. Soccer Son saw that there… Read more “Blockbuster on Walnut Creek’s Mt. Diablo Boulevard closing: 50 percent off sale going on”
Grace under pressure: Walnut Creek (and my employer) for their handling of salary cuts and other tough choices in this sucky economy
Yesterday, I received some unpleasant news, job-wise. No, I didn’t lose my day job. Phew. But, like a fair number of us in our suburban community, I… Read more “Grace under pressure: Walnut Creek (and my employer) for their handling of salary cuts and other tough choices in this sucky economy”
Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession
City executive staff volunteering to take pay cuts … The city asking police and other unionized employees to reduce their compensation packages … Hiring freezes … A… Read more “Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession”
Another empty storefront likely coming to WC: Smith & Hawken closing all its stores
The garden store chain, which started with a Mill Valley store selling high-end English gardening tools, is going out of business and closing all 56 of its… Read more “Another empty storefront likely coming to WC: Smith & Hawken closing all its stores”
Word of more empty storefronts in downtown Walnut Creek: Viking Home Chef and the months-old Little Star Café among the casualties
Just learned this week that Viking Home Chef at the prominent but increasingly empty corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Locust Street closed its doors. And, after… Read more “Word of more empty storefronts in downtown Walnut Creek: Viking Home Chef and the months-old Little Star Café among the casualties”
Another WC retailer in trouble
Z Gallerie, a Southern-based home furnishing retailing company, that has a major storefront on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to the San… Read more “Another WC retailer in trouble”
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