Archive for February, 2008
by John M. Zukoski on February 29, 2008 | 
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With an estimated 70,000 visitors traveling through Dublin on March 15th and 16th to enjoy and participate in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival, there will be an army of organizations stepping up to provide visitors with the food, beverage, and other amenities necessary to enjoy a warm Spring day in Dublin. As the temperature gets warmer, you may want to have a bit of ice cream. If so, please look for the Dublin Rotary Club booth where we’ll be serving different varieties of pre-packaged ice cream goodness for $2/serving. Ice cream sale proceeds will go to support many Dublin school and student initiatives.
Many other organizations will be providing support services, as well. If you belong to an organization that is volunteering or marketing at the St. Patrick’s Day festivities, please post a comment below.
by John M. Zukoski on February 29, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Opinions
Well, don’t let the numbers fool you. While the average sale price did drop quite a bit for the week-ended 2/29/08, the decrease was entirely due to a larger proportion of below-market-rate homes relative to market rate homes (3 BMRs out of 6 total). If we exclude the BMR homes, the average sale price actually increased by 3%. Another positive note is that Elan sold another 4 homes this past week. Elan’s success seems to indicate that there is strong demand for living in a transit village. This could be a sign of more good things to come once the East and West Dublin transit villages are fully developed.
by John M. Zukoski on February 27, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Schools
A Gael Force is sweeping through the North Coast as the Dublin High boys varsity basketball team extended their best season since 1973 by dominating the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons in the North Coast Section semi-finals (hosted in Dublin) tonight by a score of 65 – 56.
The Dublin High gym was packed tonight with about 3/4 Dublin fans and 1/4 Bishop O’Dowd fans. The atmosphere was intense and many of the Dublin fans showed their unity by wearing “We Believe” t-shirts signifying their commitment to the team as the “6th Man” .
Dublin took the lead early in the game with a literal 1-2 punch of Tim Scott (#1) and KJ Scott (#2). Tim and KJ rained down 3-point and jump shots for most of the first half . Bishop O’Dowd started playing tough in the 4th period by coming within 4 points with only a few minutes to go…until Dublin’s Johnny Warlich (#11) delivered the knock-out blow by dropping a 3-point shot and 4 clutch free throws with only seconds remaining in the game.
The Dublin High Gael Force extinguished the fire of the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons by a final score of 65 – 56 and secured a trip to the 2008 NCS Division III Championship Game against #1 seed Campolindo at St. Mary’s College on March 1st at 8pm.
WE BELIEVE!!!
by John M. Zukoski on February 26, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Profiles
The City of Dublin is continually re-investing in the community and recognizing it’s citizens for their accomplishments. This past Friday night, Dublin held the 2007 Volunteer Dinner and Awards Banquet at the Dublin Senior Center. The theme of the evening was Mardi Gras – the colors were bold and the decor was inventive. Dublin’s fabulous Assistant City Manager Joni Pattillo coordinated the magical evening as the volunteers, high achievers and sterling organizations of Dublin were recognized for their respective contributions in 2007. The winners for 2007 were:
- Citizen of the Year – Rich Guarienti – member of the Parks commission.
- Young Citizen of the Year – Terrance van Tuyl – a 2nd grader at Dougherty Elementary school that raised over $500 and rode 40 miles in the 2007 Waves to Wine Multiple Sclerosis bike ride fundraiser.
- Organization of the Year – The School of Imagination and Happy Talkers – a wonderful school that provides adaptive programs that are customized to maximize each student’s learning experience to help children reach their full potential.
Each of these award recipients – and all of the nominees – provide a glimpse into the best that Dublin’s community has to offer.
by John M. Zukoski on February 26, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Things To Do
Dublin will be having a line dancing extravaganza at the Dublin Senior Center this Saturday (March 1st) from 7-10pm. Please note that you can buy tickets for $9 up until this Thursday. However, tickets can also be bought at the door for $10.
You can sign-up for this event by clicking here.
The Dublin Senior Center is at 7600 Amador Valley Blvd. Please call (925) 556-4511 if you have any questions about this special event.
by John M. Zukoski on February 23, 2008 | 22 Comments | Topics: Development · Retail
IT’S OFFICIAL!!! About two years ago, there was speculation that Whole Foods would be opening a store in Dublin. About a year ago, there was talk that it might open in the Dublin Ranch Villages…and then about 6 months ago, Blake Hunt Ventures confirmed that Whole Foods would likely open in their new 305,000 sq. ft. retail property across from Sybase and Hacienda Crossing…
Whole Foods just confirmed that they will be opening a 50,000 sq. ft. store by 2010 in Blake Hunt Ventures’ soon-to-be-built Green on Park Place in Dublin. Please click here for the story.
by John M. Zukoski on February 22, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Opinions
Dublin had another great week w/ average home sales prices increasing by 5% for the week ended 2/22/08. We also had a healthy 13 units close this past week. These trends are indicative of pick-up in the market for buyers.
by John M. Zukoski on February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments | Topics: Development
As you’ve probably noticed, there has been tremendous progress on development of the 4 retail buildings at Grafton Station. While there haven’t been any retailers identified for these 4 buildings…Charter Properties was able to confirm that they are in discussions with prospective retailers. We should be receiving a more conclusive update soon. Check back at Around Dublin for future updates.
by John M. Zukoski on February 16, 2008 | No Comments | Topics: Things To Do
What do Sir Isaac Newton, Andy Warhol and a rubber chicken have in common? They’re all part of the innovative curriculum at Camp Galileo, the Bay Area’s fastest-growing summer camp company for Pre-K through 5th graders. And now, thanks to the camp’s expanding universe, more kids than ever before will be able to explore its latest array of art, science and outdoor activities this summer.
Camp Galileo will be opening a new location in Dublin at John Green Elementary School. Camp Galileo’s format consists of 3 chocked-full weeks of science and art topics:
- Campers are grouped by grade level into teams of 16 that remain together for the week.
- Every day campers rotate with their team between Art, Science and Outdoor activities, dividing time equally between the three topics.
- Traditional camp activities like opening and closing ceremonies, skits, all-camp games and team building fill the remaining hours.
This year’s Art & Science Themes are:
- Ancient Egypt & Crime Solver Scientists
- Shape It, Sculpt It! & Amusement Park Science
- Psychedelic ‘60s & Space Explorers
One of the wonderful aspects of Camp Galileo’s program is that they set aside 10% of their available spots for scholarships – or $450K for all camp sites in 2008. Camp Galileo’s program also provides:
- Dublin with roughly 20 summer jobs, and
- John Green Elementary School with much-needed rental fees during the summer.
This year’s Camp Director at the Dublin site is Christina Guerra. There’s a whole bunch of additional information at Camp Galileo’s website.
