This three-doctor office has been taking care of people's peepers in Castro Valley since 1990. Services include comprehensive eye exams, emergency eye care, contact lens fittings and LASIK and cataract co-management. The spacious waiting room also serves as a glasses showroom with frames from more than 25 designer brands including Juicy Couture, Coach, Armani, Fendi, and Vera Wang, Nike, Oakley and Ray Ban. Weekend appointments are available.
Rowell's Saddlery & Western Wear is located off Castro Valley Boulevard inside the Village Shopping Plaza. Since 1941, Rowell's Saddlery & Western Wear has been providing the Eastbay with the best western gear. Items at Rowell's include full western style attire from cowboy hats to cowboy boots, saddles, horse accessories and even items for the kids. For a large variety and great advice about the old west, visit Rowell's Saddlery & Western Wear.
Barbara Davidson's decades-old dancewear shop is girlie heaven: You open the door to a tulle blizzard of tutus and pink. She concentrates on ballet and ballroom but also sells shoes and clothing in a wide range of sizes for jazz, tap, cheering and praise dance, as well as luau gear, theatrical makeup and a lively selection of maribou and trim. "No costumes," Davidson says. "Unless you want to be a ballerina." Custom orders are no problem, and Davidson, a former dancer and the mom and grandma of dancers, takes time to measure and outfit all her customers with warmth and wit.
Take note independent filmmakers and theatre troupes: For over thirty years, the Douglas Morrisson Theatre has been making costumes for its plays, and because of this, it has assembled quite a collection of costumes that they now rent out. The Theatre also has a small collection of hand props.
Ray has been fixing watches and making keys in what now is Castro Valley's Rite-Aid for more than 20 years. A legacy from the former PayLess (along with the wall of retro clocks above his booth), Ray makes keys for $2-$3 and fixes watches and changes their batteries for rates starting at $8.95. He has a loyal following of old-timers who are happy to wait in line for his services.
Dolphin Graphics provides not only graphic and logo design, photo services and videography but also a complete range of promotional and marketing materials, from T-shirts and pens to banners, websites and printed marketing materials. The firm celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010 and prides itself on providing a complete range of services. It shares the building with Trader Joe's supermarket.
Vortman's Fine Jewelry is a a family business run by two generations of the Vortman family. It has a reputation in the community for providing excellent customer service. Besides offering a wide selection of high quality necklaces, rings, earrings and other pieces, Vortman's sizes rings and repairs jewelry and watches. This business is a member of the California Jeweler's Association and the Better Business Bureau.
This friendly shop does various repairs for jewelry and watches. It also sells replacement watch bands, some jewelry, glass figurines, pillboxes and other collectibles.
While Castro Valley may be one of the smaller suburbs in the San Francisco Bay Area, it does have its jewels and Robin's Nest is at the top of that list.
A fixture of the Castro Village Shopping Center for well over 25 years, Robin and her mother, Lorraine, have brought contemporary fashion to the doorstep of valley residents. While part of this boutique is dedicated to new merchandise, there is also a section of the store dedicated to consignment items.
Vintage to contemporary jewelry hunters regularly stop in to peruse what these two ladies have found for both young and old fashionistas!