Another Italian restaurant? The question has to be asked, as downtown Walnut Creek is home to more than its fair share. There are family favorites (Melo’s Italian Table, Tomatina), old-school classics ...

A popular Chinese chain likened by some as the Starbucks of tea is opening a new store in downtown Walnut Creek. Chagee Modern Teahouse has put up signage to occupy one of the ground-floor vacancies ...

10/1-3 The Noel Jewkes Septet takes over Point Richmond’s Masquers Playhouse for three nights of jazz, with a rotating cast of guest vocalists including Grammy winner Jamie Davis, Dr. Kim Nalley, and ...

Salt and Lime, a new full-service Mexican restaurant, is set to debut in the next few weeks in downtown Walnut Creek. Taking over the former Oyama Sushi space on North Main Street, the newest concept ...

Chanterelle mushroom growing in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Seaweed swaying on the waves, and purple spiny sea urchin populating tide pools along the Sonoma coast. Oak trees dropping acorns in Berkeley ...

For Francesca Giovacchini, a pair of well-made shoes carries more than four decades of craftsmanship—it represents her father’s legacy at Belvedere Shoes. As president and creative director of the ...

9/25–26 Stein season arrives at Civic Park East, where Walnut Creek’s annual Oktoberfest brings bratwurst, live bands, and a Biergarten to the heart of downtown. Admission is free, and the event is ...