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“Romeo & Juliet” with a modern, Mojave twist
After a successful opening, Romeo & Juliet returns to Theatre 29 for its final weekend. Here is reporter Adeline J. Wells with a review of the desert-inspired adaptation. I had the pleasure of attending the opening night performance of “Romeo & Juliet: A Mojave Reimagining.” Directed by Liz Wessel and presented collaboratively by Theatre 29 and the Joshua Tree Shakespeare Company, the production tells the story of the famed, tragic lovers through a local lense.
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The Results of Body XChange Being Bought By Planet Fitness
This week, Body Xchange left members distraught with an Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeGb7PmqX0c/?psln=cGl1bHV4YWpkNmZr) announcing that all Bakersfield locations would be shutting down. This announcement came with no warning, with many members finding out with a sign plastered at the entrance on their way to work out and employees finding out a few hours before the post.
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Trip to ‘Crystal Lake’ ends up being killing experience
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The summer of 1982 changed Brad Caleb Kane forever. That’s when he saw “Friday the 13th, Part III” and it became what he describes as “the gateway drug to the wider world of film genre.” He would eventually become a TV and film producer/writer with projects ranging from “Fringe” to “Black […]
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Road-Trippers Who Detour Off Highway 99 Find Family-Style Basque Dining at This Bakersfield Restaurant Open Since 1954
A glowing neon sheep was the last thing I expected to steer my lunch plans on a long California drive. One quick exit later, I was seated at a long table, passing bowls of soup and beans with total strangers like we were cousins at a reunion. The place looked...
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How This Farm-to-Table Eatery Keeps Bakersfield Locals COMING BACK for Fresh Comfort Food in Bakersfield, CA
In downtown Bakersfield, Locale Farm to Table Eatery has earned a devoted following by keeping things fresh, thoughtful, and full of flavor. 🌿. The restaurant focuses on locally sourced, sustainable, and organic ingredients, turning everyday comfort food into meals that feel special without being complicated. From hearty sandwiches and creative...
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7 Basque Dishes from the Boarding Hotel Tradition of Nevada, Idaho and California
I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The Basque boarding hotels that opened in Elko, Winnemucca, Boise, and Bakersfield starting in the late 1800s were not restaurants in any conventional sense. Historian Jeronima Echeverria, in Home Away From Home, her 1999 history of Basque boardinghouses from the University of Nevada Press, describes them as the center of Basque immigrant life across the West. Sheepherders came off the range after months alone in the high desert and needed a place to sleep, eat, and speak their own language again, and the hotels gave them a bed, a bath, and a seat at a long pine table with whoever else showed up.
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Planet Fitness acquires Bakersfield’s Body Xchange Health Club locations
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Body Xchange Health Clubs announced that they have been acquired by Planet Fitness. The announcement was posted on their social media pages. The company said that starting October 5, Planet Fitness will assume responsibility for the management and servicing of Body Xchange memberships. In part,...
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Eyewitness News talks with Bakersfield filmmakers about upcoming movie set in city
Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Bakersfield filmmakers are preparing to bring a new movie to the city, with plans for the project to be set in Bakersfield. Eyewitness News reporter Jake Shriner recently sat down with local Bakersfield filmmakers to talk about the upcoming film. No additional details about the movie, including its title, production timeline or release plans, were provided.