The Duggans, who anticipate an April opening for the Walnut Creek Original Joe’s, are part of a wave of restaurateurs who want in on Broadway Plaza’s estimated 6 million annual visitors.

The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday approved a new Chick-fil-A restaurant on the corner of Oak Grove Road and Citrus Avenue with one big concession to neighbors: no drive thru.

Walnut Creek's Calicraft is in major expansion mode and just opened an outdoor 6,500 square foot beer garden in its current Shadelands business park lot. (Artist rendering courtesy of Calicraft) ...