Written by Bakersfield Magazine
Oh, reality television. We love to hate you and we hate to love you. No matter which way you phrase it, the drama, the over-the-top challenges, and the heated competitions keep us glued to our TVs several nights a week, mainly because we’re secretly hoping for a cat fight. And it’s even harder to pull our eyes from the TV set when someone from Bakersfield is in the running...
Written by Maureen Buscher-Dang
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Domestic violence is a topic most people don’t like to discuss. The same can be said for sexual assault.
It may be because domestic violence takes place within a home and involves family members; friends feel it’s not their place to intrude. Also likely is the fact that people are uncomfortable talking about the ways fellow human beings abuse one another, especially family members...
Written by Juliane Torczon
Written by Tracie Grimes
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There isn't much you can do with $10 in today's economy. But instead of telling you what you can't do with a 10-spot, we're once again showing you what you can eat for just that amount. Bakersfield is filled with great places (we found over 50) that offer a lot of tasty grub for very little green. Dig in!
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Written by Juliane Torczon
Written by Tracie Grimes
“I remember being so excited when I started working at State Farm,” Pete recalls. “I had been working in the restaurant business where I didn’t know what my schedule was from week to week and started this great job that had the same hours every day, didn’t have to work weekends or nights...I thought, ‘This is IT!’ ” Then Metallica rocked his world...
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This community-minded businessman has been running companies since he was a teenager, starting with a video cassette rental store. While he did his fair share of country dancing at Trout’s in the early ‘90s it wasn’t until 1999 that Rockwell officially came on board to work with Vern Hoover to give Trout’s a shot in the arm...
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Written by Alan Tandy
Written by Mayor Harvey L. Hall
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Those of us who live and work in Kern County know just how dynamic this area is. Sure, we’ve long been heralded as a leader in the oil and agriculture markets, but our county is home to a diverse group of industries that has grown to include renewable natural resources, logistics, corporate headquarters, food processing, and healthcare services...
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Maybe it was the exhilaration you felt on the swings, or the eagerness with which you climbed up to a slide. Possibly it was the way a jungle gym became a battleship or fabulous mansion. But whatever it was, it’s a feeling or memory only made at a park. Parks play a big role in our lives and seem to always be there for us...but how?