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| Aug 11 |
Walnut Creek To Consider Shadelands Growth
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WALNUT CREEK - "For lease" signs dot nearly every corner of the Shadelands Business Park, pleading for tenants in the more than 130-acre campus originally intended to lure high-tech research and development... |
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| Jul 07 |
Plans For New Library Delayed A Year
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Walnut Creek has pushed its plans to construct and open a new library back one year, to give architects more time to work up construction designs.
While city leaders originally hoped to begin construction in 2007 and... |
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| Jun 30 |
Plans For Land Sours Promise
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A small uprising in one of Walnut Creek's oldest and most influential neighborhoods has erupted over what some see as a moral issue that could pit the will of a recently deceased resident philanthropist against City... |
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| Jun 30 |
Walnut Creek Promises Free, Supervised Activities For Teens
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WALNUT CREEK - Keeping teens occupied and out of trouble on summer nights can be tricky.
Some cities have set up teen centers or other activities, then shut them down when attendance dropped off or neighbors... |
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| Jun 23 |
Walnut Creek -- In Two Years, A Five-story ...
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WALNUT CREEK - In two years, a five-story structure with ground-floor retail below condos or other residential units could be constructed on the veterans building site and surrounding properties on Locust Street and Mt.... |
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| Jun 23 |
'contra Costa For Every Generation' Launches Aging-friendly Plan To Improve Services For Seniors
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Marian Murray likes to stay busy.
At 73, the Moraga resident enjoys driving her friends to the Walnut Creek Community Center, where they participate in a variety of Seniors Club activities such as sewing, playing games,... |
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| Jun 23 |
City Eyes Options For Downtown
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After meeting for six months to come up with development ideas for a small area that separates the new downtown from the old downtown in Walnut Creek, a committee led by a planning consultant has made little... |
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| Jun 23 |
Almond-shuey Update Newsletter
(for owners)
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June 2005 Issue of Almonmd-Shuey Update newsletter. Includes articles on "Swinging Shuey Day" Neighborhood Block Party to be held on Sunday, August 7 as well as a General Plan 2025... |
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| Jun 23 |
Update: General Plan 2025
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The Walnut Creek draft General Plan is now available for public review. The entire document can be reviewed on-line (we have posted a link on almondshuey.com) and a hard-copy is available for sale at City Hall for... |
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| Jun 16 |
Builder Agrees To Upgrades
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A developer who wants to convert the Stoneridge apartments to condos has agreed to upgrades urged by the Planning Commission.
Developers of the large complex on Marchbanks Drive have jumped through a few hoops to please... |
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| Jun 16 |
Condominium Conversion Approved
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Pleased with upgrades promised by a developer, the Planning Commission has unanimously decided to allow the Stoneridge Apartments on Marchbanks Drive to convert into condominiums.
Many people living in the one- and... |
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| Jun 16 |
Swinging Shuey Day Set For Sunday August 7
(for owners)
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Mark your calendars for SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 for "Swinging Shuey Day". This date happens to be Homer Shuey's 165th birthday and a fine reason to hold a neighborhood get-together and barbecue.
Steve Reiser, Oakhurst... |
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| Jun 09 |
Walnut Creek To Consider New Improvement District
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Walnut Creek has created a downtown retail district that makes other cities salivate and the Downtown Business Association wants to make sure neighboring areas don't start siphoning away shoppers and diners.
To keep the... |
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| May 31 |
Retirees Stay Close To Home Turf
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You know that retired couple across the street? The ones who bought their home decades ago and now are going to make a small fortune when they sell it? How soon do you think it will be before they cash in and move to... |
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| May 29 |
Planners Revisit Midtown Options
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Although city leaders would like to see a new boutique hotel downtown, they are not willing to sacrifice the "charm" and "character" of the older part of the city where small businesses flourish to make it happen.
A... |
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