WALNUT CREEK, CA — Patch reader Brian Krisch captured this image of clouds over Shell Ridge Open Space. He said the photo was ...

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Over the weekend, the last of the Pine Ridge Mall merchants moved out, leaving behind an empty shell of a beloved mall that ...

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At one of the entrances to Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek, a peculiar sign is stationed in the mulch: “Don’t Location Tag on Social Media,” it reads. “Protect this place.

Ground broke for North Ridge and Prairie West elementaries in May 2022, with plans to move the children from aging Shell Rock Elementary School to North Ridge when it opened in the fall.

In years past, the small Walnut Creek neighborhood was overrun with thousands of visitors to Shell Ridge Open Space. This weekend, new parking restrictions are bringing some peace back to neighbors.

A wildflower war is blooming in Walnut Creek. Each spring, thousands of people caravan to Shell Ridge to take pictures of California’s iconic wildflowers. Among them are influencers who drag ...