Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Martini Sky, previewed in a March Sprouts, opened May 11 in the Danville Livery after completing an interior renovation and menu overhaul. Martini Sky, formerly Patrick David’s, now offers 80 artisanal martinis and lots of small plates served in a more casual atmosphere. (See the transformation in the accompanying photo.) The shoe store Shuz, which specialized in European comfort and walking shoes, closed last month …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Kids & Teens World plans to open in Danville’s Rose Garden shopping center in mid May near Esin Restaurant and Maria Maria. The business, which sells children’s furniture and outdoor play structures, will keep its San Ramon’s store in the Gateway Shopping Center on San Ramon Valley Boulevard until the lease expires in December. Opening Update: Danville’s new Pet Food Express, previewed in a January column, opened …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Livermore’s new Sauced BBQ & Spirits opened April 25 on First Street next to the Bankhead Theater. The new southern-style restaurant, which replaced Sapphire, focuses on slow-smoked barbecue and popular southern drinks like juleps and sweet tea cocktails. You can read more in earlier Sprouts columns and on the new eatery’s website. Swirl on the Square, located in Livermore’s Blacksmith Square, expanded its hours and …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. De Afghanan Kabob House expanded to Livermore. The Middle Eastern restaurant, with locations in Fremont and Berkeley, opened last Thursday on Railroad Avenue near Grocery Outlet. Savory specialties include Borani Kadoo (sautéed pumpkin seasoned with fresh garlic and peppers) and De Afghanan’s Famous Chaplee Kabob (grilled ground sirloin mixed with scallions and special seasonings). Learn more at deafghanancuisine.com…

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. The Peasant & the Pear owner Rodney Worth will open his fifth Danville area restaurant later this spring. Ferrari's Cucina Povera will replace Stomp in the Blackhawk Plaza, also home to Worth's The Little Pear and the Prickly Pear. Read all about the new pizza-focused eatery in the latest Diablo Dish.Danville recently developed a fun way to encourage shoppers to stop using plastic bags: The town launched a design …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Danville’s new iPho Vietnamese Restaurant opened April 2 on San Ramon Valley Boulevard near the Livery. iPho, Danville’s only Vietnamese restaurant, serves pho (popular Vietnamese soup), traditional spring rolls, grilled pork over rice, vegetarian Pad Thai and other dishes. Until the new full-service restaurant gets its liquor license, you can try a salted lemon soda, jackfruit or red bean smoothie or another option …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. The Danville Yoga Center recently changed hands and is now Danville Yoga & Wellness Center. New owners Maria and Mark Haswell say they will soon add new classes to the studio’s regular class schedule plus will feature new workshops and special events focusing on personal and spiritual growth. Learn more at danvilleyogawellnesscenter.com. Leslie’s Pool Supplies will open a store next to Big 5 in the Crow Canyon Commons…

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Cartridge World opened Feb. 27 next to Subway in the Rose Garden shopping center in Danville. The retail chain is the world’s largest specialty retailer of ink and toner printer cartridges and has more than 650 stores in the United States and Canada, including stores in San Ramon and Livermore. Spring has sprung, and so have garden décor options at Danville’s Yard Art, one of the few remaining businesses in the …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Celebration Salon opened recently on Danville Boulevard in Alamo next to The Peasant’s Courtyard. The full-service salon specializes in hair extensions and hair loss solutions and also offers spray tans, manicures, waxing, eyelash extensions and make-up application. Learn more at www.hair2dye4.me. Just in time for spring sprucing: San Ramon’s new HomeGoods holds its grand opening March 25 from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. The …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. A new clay studio called Color Bundles opened recently in the Alamo Plaza in Alamo. Get in touch with your creative side by making mini masterpieces using soft colorful clay. Color Bundles also features a gift shop selling works by local artists. Learn more at colorbundles.com.Danville’s Art on the Lane recently relocated to a larger space on Railroad Avenue taking over Legacy Custom Framing’s old space. The new …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Danville’s Patrick David’s Restaurant will soon transform into Martini Sky. The restaurant is waiting on city approval for some minor remodeling and should be ready to unveil Martini Sky early this spring. Diners will find a more casual astmosphere with a small plate focus. And, as the name suggests, martinis are part of the change: You'll find a large a cocktail menu featuring  80-100 martinis made with fresh …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our weekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Select Sleep Mattress, a mattress manufacturing company, opened a retail store on Hartz Avenue in Danville next to California Pedaler on Feb. 11. Besides selling custom-built mattresses, the Union City based company also sells bedroom and living room furniture. Learn more at sleepselectmattress.com. After 40 years in business, Danville's Pasta Gondola (aka The Pizza Machine) closed its doors for good on Feb. 13. Read …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Diablo Flooring opened a new showroom in Danville on Dec. 1 on West Linda Mesa Avenue next to Pete's Brass Rail. The locally owned residential and commercial carpet and flooring company also operates showrooms in Pleasanton and Walnut Creek. Tips N Toes Spa on Bollinger Canyon Way opened in mid January in the Canyon Lake shopping center on Bollinger Canyon Way across from Club Sport. The full-service nail salon offers …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. More business news coming your way: Starting today, Patch will run Sprouts & Shutters weekly instead of just twice a month. Look for Sprouts & Shutters every Monday on your Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville Patch sites. JuneBug's Bakery, new a cake design studio and pastry shop, is set to open Valentine's Day on E. Prospect Avenue in downtown Danville. Owner and Danville resident Junell Watson, who …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Livermore’s Lucky Buck moved from Railroad Avenue to a remodeled casino on North Canyons Parkway (right off 580) at the end of December. Now called Casino 580, the cardroom serves 80 seats at gaming tables with poker, blackjack and baccarat. Kitchen 580, Casino 580’s new restaurant, boasts an eclectic upscale “gastropub burger/Asian noodle” menu with such dishes as Tofu Organic Seasonal Vegetable Salad, Angus Beef …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. A new home décor boutique called In Your Space opened Dec. 3 on First Street in Livermore. The 1,100 square-foot shop sells its Vietri Italian dishes, spiced apple candles and other home accessories and gifts next door to Lily Ann’s Lingerie.Bloomingdale's will open an outlet department store in Livermore’s new Paragon Outlets, set to open this November off El Charro Road. For a preliminary list of tenants, see …

  In this special holiday edition of our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column, we're featuring Christmas and New Year's Eve holiday meals and other festive deals. Whether you're looking for a restaurant for the family meal on Christmas Eve or need to brush up on your holiday cooking skills, we have you covered. Several local restaurants have special Christmas-eve menus: Bridges and Blackhawk Grille in Danville and Nonni’s Bistro in Pleasanton, for example, offer prix-fixe three-course Christmas Eve dinners. Prices typically range from $30 to $60 per person. (Some restaurants also offer a …

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news. Del Sole Comfort Shoes opened on South Livermore Avenue in mid November after closing its Tracy location. The store specializes in shoes that offer comfort and stability and carries brands like Ugg, Ecco, Merrell, New Balance and Brooks. The new store is near Dawn Schubert Photography and Main Street Designs. Livermore’s Chevys Mexican restaurant closed Nov. 13. A corporate spokesman said that the restaurant at that…

Wondering what’s moving into your neighborhood shopping center? Our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column highlights the latest Tri-Valley restaurant, retail and other business news plus previews special community shopping and dining events. Livermore’s Sapphire Restaurant and Nightclub, located downtown next to the Bankhead Theater, closed Oct. 31. Livermore Patch is looking into the details behind the closure and will bring you the full story soon. A new BBQ restaurant and sports bar called Sauced BBQ and Spirits will replace the Sapphire nightclub. Co-owner Barrett Gomes says his new …

In this special holiday edition of our biweekly Sprouts & Shutters column, we're focusing on Thanksgiving meals and deals to help you plan your holiday. Are you looking for a specialty baker to help you top off your Thanksgiving meal at home? Maybe you’d like to treat your family to Thanksgiving dinner at a local restaurant? We’ve scoured the Tri-Valley for Thanksgiving options to help you prepare a holiday that’s just right for your family. For some, Thanksgiving just isn't Thanksgiving without a home-cooked meal. But several local restaurants feature Thanksgiving specials for those who …