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This Old-School California Diner Serves Pumpkin Pancakes With Pecan Butter That Locals Crave Year-Round

Pumpkin pancakes in October? That makes perfect sense. Pumpkin pancakes in the middle of summer? Now that is the kind of breakfast decision worth celebrating. One old-school diner has made the seasonal favorite a year-round temptation, serving fluffy pumpkin pancakes with pecan butter that gives an ordinary morning a delicious autumn twist.

Bakersfield, CA · 25d
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Zoe Kazan continues family tradition with ‘East of Eden’

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Zoe Kazan spent the last decade working as an actress on such projects as “Ruby Sparks,” “The Big Stick” and “The Walker.” Her passion for being in front of the camera came after she fell in love with the novel that is considered to be John Steinbeck’s masterpiece – East of […]

Bakersfield, CA · 22d

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Zach Braff comes ‘Clean’ on having ‘Hands’ in drama, comedy

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Zach Braff has become so closely associated with the slightly silly, big-hearted Dr. Dorian on “Scrubs,” it is easy to forget he has tackled dramatic roles over the years. He will even remind you that his early roles tended to be more serious than funny. The dramas featuring Braff include “Garden […]

Bakersfield, CA · 23d

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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.

Mojave, CA · 22d
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Why Kern County Families FLOCK To This Classic Pizza Kitchen In Bakersfield, CA

Sun-Thu: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Fri-Sat: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Generations of Southwest Bakersfield residents have gathered under the red-and-white signs of Stine Road to celebrate Little League victories and Friday family dinners. Operating at 3500 Stine Road, the kitchen bypassed automated conveyor-belt shortcuts and mass-market...

Bakersfield, CA · 24d

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Ryan McPartlin faces fear for ‘Silver Bells’

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Laura Osnes’s answer to why all entrepreneurs who roll into small towns looking to do business as part of the storyline for a holiday movie are handsome is that they aren’t all good looking, but they are “VERY good looking.” She’s speaking from experience as Ryan McPartlin – whose character of […]

Bakersfield, CA · 23d

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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.

Bakersfield, CA · 25d

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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 […]

Bakersfield, CA · 25d

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Ladies, Bows and Bullets event held

Women gathered at Success Lake Wildlife Area on Saturday for the California Sierra Chapter of Safari Club International’s annual Ladies, Bullets & Bows event, a day dedicated to outdoor education, hands-on learning and introducing more women to the outdoors. This free event offered participants the chance to explore a...

Tulare County, CA · 24d

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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...

Bakersfield, CA · 26d

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Greek Food Festival in Bakersfield draws crowds, sells out pastries

Bakersfield's Greek Food Festival drew fans of Greek cuisine and culture, with organizers hoping to surpass last year's 8,000 attendees.

Bakersfield, CA · 26d

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Cinnamon Roll Fundraiser benefitting 2026 Bakersfield Christmas Parade sells out

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — All pans in Wednesday’s cinnamon roll drive have sold out. The fundraiser took place across from the KGET studios on Wednesday beginning at 6 a.m. on Compassion Corner at 22nd and L streets in downtown Bakersfield. The deadline for float and participant entry into the Bakersfield Christmas Parade is Oct. 23. […]

Bakersfield, CA · 24d

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Ghost Stories : Shadows on the Seventh Floor the Retelling of Padre Hotel’s most infamous Ghost Story

If you’ve driven through Bakersfield, you have undoubtedly seen the Padre Hotel. The hotel towers over 18th and H Street—it has been the centerpiece of our city’s skyline since its grand opening in April 1928. But beneath its rooftop lies a dark history filled with tragedy and its most infamous story belongs to the ‘phantom children’ of the seventh floor.

Bakersfield, CA · 10-07

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Dozens gather to mark Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park's 50th anniversary

Dozens gathered to celebrate 50 years of Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, founded in 1908 as a haven for Black families.

Earlimart, CA · 27d

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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...

Bakersfield, CA · 28d

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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.

Bakersfield, CA · 10-08