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The French Toast At This Diner In California Is So Good, You’ll Drive Miles For A Bite
Some people spend their whole lives searching for the perfect French toast, never realizing it’s been waiting for them in Bakersfield at Milt’s Diner. This isn’t your average eggy bread; this is French toast that will ruin you for all other French toast forever. I’m not being...
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Mento Buru readies for Fat Tuesday celebration at BarrelHouse Brewing
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Mento Buru’s Fat Tuesday party is coming back for it’s 18th year in Bakersfield. The Fat Tuesday party is scheduled for Feb. 17 at BarrelHouse Brewing. One of Bakersfield’s music staples is bringing back the Mardi Gras celebration, a tradition that began in 2006. The free event runs from 7 p.m. […]
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March Meet Provides Fan Access with Time Machine Atmosphere
BAKERSFIELD, CA (February 13, 2026) — The iconic baseball movie Field of Dreams famously said, “If you build it, they will come…” and Famoso Dragstrip is living by that mantra every season with the famed Good Vibrations March Meet. The 68th installment will take place March 5-8, 2026, with four days of racing, car shows, swap meets and drag racing legends on the property. Known as the proving ground for speed and legendary performances Famoso Dragstrip is recognized around the world. The opportunity for old fans to relive distant memories and for new fans to be exposed to the high horsepower history and visual artistry of drag racing is what event promoter Blake Bower believes in.
Porterville Recorder
Wave Of Horror: Homegrown Slaughter Night provides it
The lights dimmed in Theater 2 of the Galaxy 9 Theaters in Porterville on Thursday, and the crowd settled in. near 7:15 p.m. as the latest effort from Elite Films Production rolled onto the screen. What followed in Slaughter Night was a fast-moving, gore-soaked horror ride that drew loud reactions from a packed house and showed off a strong dose of Central Valley talent.
Bakersfield Now
Wuthering Heights review w/Sean Chandler
Bakersfield; Ca — Valentine's Day is this Saturday. Hollywood is after your attention with the latest rendition of Wuthering Heights. This go-around stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The original novel is a about a tragic love story, so how does it hold up? Movie reviewer, YouTuber, Critics Choice Awards and Rotten Tomatoes critic Sean Chandler spoke with morning anchor Aaron Perlman about the film.
Porterville Recorder
Double Feature: PCT, Burton students honored at JTF
Every year since 2019 that Dr. Mary Shaw has had a group of students perform at the Junior National Festival they have been honored in some way. Shaw has taken students to JTF every year for several years now first with the Barn Theater and now with her own Porterville Children's Theater. And again this year her group earned several honors at JTF. But also this year the Burton School District joined the party.
Porterville Recorder
Tule River Parkway Valentine's Pop-Up event Saturday
The Tule River Gardens in Porterville will welcome those to the first Valentine’s Day in the gardens with a Valenties Day Pop-up event to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, February 14. This community event will feature food and craft vendors, free bike helmets and bike safety lights, decorated gardens, and information booths.
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Bakersfield bakeries create Bad Bunny conchas for Big Game halftime show celebration
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Wendy’s closures hit areas in the Central Valley
FRESNO/TULARE COUNTY – In the wake of national fast food closure announcements, multiple Central Valley locations have been added to the tally. Fresno-based franchise operator JEM Management has been feeling the weight of industry-wide trends, closing a handful of KFC and Wendy’s locations throughout the Valley over the last year, with multiple throughout Fresno. Most recently, Wendy’s locations in Selma and Visalia have also had to shut their doors.
Porterville Recorder
Exchange Club again offering Trump Burger at World Ag Expo
Once again when people from around the country and the world pass by the Exchange Club of Porterville's booth at the World Ag Expo for the first time and see the Trump Burger sign on top of the building they may ask is this indeed Trump Burger and is it owned by the President.
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Ramon's Resilience: Porterville pediatrician featured in documentary
What began more than a decade ago as a project featuring the inspirational story of Porterville's Dr. Ramon Resa has become the inspiration for others to share their similar stories. The end result of Resa's story is now a reality in the documentary “Migrant Child Farmworkers: Now High-Profile Professionals.” A...
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Sweet Fix Creamery set to celebrate National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
Did you know that there is a National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day?. It is happening on Saturday and Sweet Fix Creamery is ready with special flavors. The ice cream shop in Bakersfield will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Last year's National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day...
Porterville Recorder
Third McDonald's proposed for Riverwalk Marketplace
A third McDonald's has been proposed for Porterville that would be located in the Riverwalk Marketplace, the Lowe's Shopping Center, at Highway 190 and Jaye. The McDonald's would be in a 42,52 square foot building at the shopping center. The proposed McDonald's is on the agenda for today's Project Review Committee meeting which will be held at 1:30 p.m. The process for proposed projects to be developed begin when they're brought in front of the Project Review Committee.
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Karaoke Night kicks off Week of Welcome with music and connection
Laughter, applause and many voices filled the Fireside Room on Jan. 21 as students came together for a karaoke night hosted by the Office of Student Life as part of their Week of Welcome. From 5 to 8 p.m., students packed into the Fireside Room, some nervous to take on...
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The Great 48 in Bakersfield
Over the weekend of January 15-18, the bluegrass tribe gathered at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Bakersfield for the annual Great 48 event. There were folks from the San Diego Bluegrass Society and the North San Diego County Bluegrass and Folk Club, as well as pickers from Los Angeles, central California, and the northern reaches, and from out of state. Some rode into town on a train with on-board bluegrass jamming.
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Luke Bryan Returns To West Coast For ‘Farm Tour.’
Luke Bryan will make three California stops in May for his 17th annual “Farm Tour.” The singer performs in Shafter, CA, on May 14; Clovis, CA, on May 15; and Elk Grove, CA, on May 16. Support will be announced later. “We had such a great response to the shows out West last year that we decided to come back,” Bryan said in a release. “It was so impactful to learn from the farmers about what affects their operations and families, and our hope is to shine a little spotlight on them for all they do for America.”