Local Businesses
by John M. Zukoski on August 31, 2010 | 
14 Comments | Topics: Development · Local Businesses · Opinions
Located at the corner of Dublin Boulevard and Dougherty Road in Dublin, CA, Tralee Village is a stunning retail and residential mixed-use infill project that combines timeless architecture with the ultimate in accessibility and convenience. While most of the retail space at Tralee Village has been leased out, nearly all of the 233 residential units sit vacant. The project’s developer, Pinn Brothers, defaulted on its loan, and lender Wells Fargo has assumed ownership of the Shops at Tralee and the unsold condos and townhomes.
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by Around Dublin Team on August 15, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Local Businesses · Things To Do
Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt is revamping its pricing on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in Dublin, CA. To celebrate the new pricing launch, Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt will have face painting, amazing balloon art by Perry Yan, and a DJ at the Dublin storefront from 1PM-5PM. The new, simpler pricing model was first introduced at Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt’s storefront in Milpitas earlier this month, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Under the new model, all the different flavors will have one price based on the cup size:
- A small cup will cost $3;
- A medium cup will cost $4;
- A large cup will cost $5.
The simplified pricing also extends to the toppings. Toppings are now charged based on the cup size and not the number of toppings selected, so customers can get up to four toppings for each cup size by paying an additional:
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by Around Dublin Team on August 13, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Local Businesses
Fidelity Investments will soon be establishing its presence in the Tri-Valley. Patrick McGaughey and Sam Finne with Terranomics Retail Services have represented tenant Fidelity Investments in a new long-term lease of 4,500 square feet of end cap space in The Shops at Waterford in Dublin, CA. Owned by Loja Real Estate LLC, the property is located at 4500 Tassajara Road. Fidelity Investments will be occupying the former Blockbuster Video storefront. With the Martial Arts studio’s taking over the former Blue Tomatoes Furniture space, two prime locations in The Shops at Waterford are now off the market.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 5, 2010 | 16 Comments | Topics: Development · Local Businesses
Charter Properties has confirmed that a new steakhouse will be opening at Grafton Station before Christmas 2010. The new steakhouse will be owned by an investment group led by a former employee of the Hungry Hunter Steakhouse chain. Currently in the design phase, the steakhouse will be called Cellar 9 Wine Bar & Restaurant. Once opened, the new steakhouse will be in the same building as Karma Fusion Lounge and right across from Dublin Ranch Dental.
The addition of a steakhouse to Grafton Station makes a great deal of sense and should complement Buffalo Wild Wings and Karma Fusion Lounge nicely. In addition to these restaurants, Grafton Station is also home to Lowe’s.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 3, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Local Businesses
Teance is the premier East Bay shop for artisanal tea products, tastings, and culture. Teance’s tea sommeliers help to cultivate an appreciation for their collection of white, green, oolong, pu-erh, and red/black teas. The best and easiest way to appreciate fine tea is by tasting a cross-section of Teance’s rich tea offerings. The Around Dublin Team recommends Jasmine Silver Needle (福鼎茉莉銀針) from the white tea selection, Bi Luo Chun (碧螺春) from the green tea selection, Phoenix Single Grove Honey Fragrance (鳳凰單叢花蜜香型) from the oolong selection, and Lychee Red Premium cold tea (荔枝冰紅茶) from the red/black tea selection.
Every detail inside Teance’s retail store was thoughtfully designed by owners Fu-Tung Cheng and Winnie Yu. Cheng founded Cheng Design and is a respected leader in the field of architectural and interior design. His work in design and architecture is best showcased in Teance’s heated, one pour round concrete tea tasting bar. Water showers from Teance’s high ceiling and into the finely crafted stone basin, creating an airy and outdoor-like setting that goes perfectly with the premium tea collection curated by Yu. Yu’s passion for tea began at a young age in Hong Kong. This passion motivated her to create not just an infrastructure and operation that imports the finest teas from Asia but also a community resource committed to educating the American public about fine teas. The outcome of Yu’s vision was Teance.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 2, 2010 | 3 Comments | Topics: Local Businesses
Bishop Ranch Business Park in San Ramon, CA, has been a tremendous success story since its founding in the 1970s. It is home to many Fortune 500 veterans such as Chevron, Coca-Cola, and AT&T. Many of the factors that have helped Bishop Ranch become the most successful business park in the Tri-Valley can be applied to Dublin’s two largest office centers – the Dublin Corporate Center on Tassajara Road and Heritage Park Office Center off Dublin Boulevard in West Dublin.
Bishop Ranch has created a sense of community for businesses and their employees by developing an extensive and constantly changing roster of special services, amenities, and events. In addition, Bishop Ranch pampers its business tenants with a full-time staff on site to provide facilities and landscaping services. Some of the Bishop Ranch activities and events include the popular Fourth of July fireworks show, Pilates classes, a cycling club, and discounted Oakland A’s tickets. Perhaps the most exciting event is the opportunity to become Top Chef for a Day with Patrick David Schoolcraft at his highly successful restaurant Patrick David’s in Danville. Chef Schoolcraft regularly provides cooking lessons and meals for the lucky winners.
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by Around Dublin Team on July 16, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Local Businesses
The Data Rescue Center, one of Around Dublin Blog’s favorites, was awarded Best of the East Bay 2010 by Diablo magazine.
“The Data Rescue Center is honored to receive the Best of The East Bay 2010 award from Diablo magazine. Customers have really responded well to our free evaluation and quote offer, and our prices are well below the other quotes they may have received before,” said Greg Brewer, CEO of The Data Rescue Center. With growth of over 800% over the past year, The Data Rescue Center is expanding into a new 7000-square-foot headquarters later this year.
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by John M. Zukoski on July 10, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Local Businesses · Restaurants
Kadupul is one of Dublin’s newest restaurants, but they have an established track record for their popular catering business. Located in the San Ramon Valley Plaza at 8939 San Ramon Road in Dublin next to Mountain Mike’s, Kadupul offers a sensational array of authentic Sri Lankan cuisine that is primed with aromatic fresh roasted spices and herbs unique to Sri Lanka’s renowned heritage. Kadupul is the realized dream of owners and operators Aloka Desilva and Eranga Goonawardena. Aloka and Eranga have been operating their successful catering business Lakdiva Foods for over six years. It was after prompting from many of their clients that they decided to open their restaurant Kadupul in Dublin.
The Dublin location is perfect for Aloka and Eranga because the Dublin-San Ramon area is the hub for most of their loyal clients and their restaurant is so easily accessible from I-680. The long-term vision for Kadupul is to blossom into a more formal restaurant with fusion cuisine. “There is a lot that can be done with these brand new flavors,” noted Kadupul’s flavoring expert Aloka Goonawardena.
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by John M. Zukoski on July 7, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Local Businesses
Based in Dublin, CA, HumorSoft is working to provide the first comprehensive searchable database of American humor with text and audio/video content that can be downloaded to a computer, iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device. Once fully rolled out, the content will be searchable on their website and available for download with HumorSoft’s custom applications on computers and smartphones.
HumorSoft’s growing database of content includes movie clips, stand-up comedy video clips, audio clips, and joke generating algorithms to help users deliver the perfect joke for any occasion.
HumorSoft is currently raising funds to implement the full vision of their application, but prototypes are already available:
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