Range Life Restaurant To Open In Livermore In 2018

LIVERMORE, CA — A new bistro-style eatery will be opening in Livermore in 2018. Range Life, which will be in the located in the building formerly occupied by Charlotte’s Web, will feature season menu items, craft cocktails, and bakery items.

Range Life chef Bill Niles and wife Sarah Niles, sommelier and the restaurant’s general manager, left their jobs and apartment in San Francisco in favor of settling in Livermore. The two restaurant veterans will team up with mixologist Waine Longwell and Livermore High graduate Lauren Heanes, who will help design the eatery, according to their website. Range Life will be located at 2160 Railroad Avenue in Livermore.

In Pleasanton, Total Wine & More celebrated its grand opening on October 26 with free giveaways, live music and tastings. The independent alcohol purveyor donated ten percent of all the wine sales made during grand opening weekend to the Museum on Main in Pleasanton. Total Wine & More is located at 4225 Rosewood Drive in Pleasanton. A second location is open in San Ramon. Visit them at 3161 Crow Canyon Place.

In September, a wine bar with a unique theme opened in Danville. The Auburn Lounge wine bar replaced the AuburnJames Winery Tasting Room on Hartz Avenue. The wine bar, which is under new ownership and management, was completely rebranded and recently debuted with a fun 1930s-themed speakeasy style.

In nearby Dublin, a new restaurant and gastropub opened in August. Owned by Tri-Valley residents John and Jenny Samples, Inc 82 Brewing's branding concept was inspired by the year Dublin was incorporated- 1982. The restaurant features local microbrews and its own label. Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que will be moving into the building previously occupied by the Elephant Bar. The building has been empty since the Elephant Bar closed in 2016.

The Underdog Wine Bar in Livermore shuttered on October 29, according to the Concannon Vineyard website. Underdog opened on the Concannon property in the Livermore wine country in 2010 and offered a variety of cocktails and small plates.

See Also:

• Total Wine & More Open In Pleasanton
• Underdog Wine Bar In Livermore Closed
• Pleasanton Trader Joe's Moves, Celebrates New Location
• Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Opening In Dublin
• Hundreds Lined Up For Free CREAM Ice Cream Sandwiches In Livermore
• Pleasanton Arby's Closed, Starbucks Likely Replacement

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