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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:54:25 PDT
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A housing development near Cal State Bakersfield is aimed at young, sophisticated customers with active lives.
University Park is Castle & Cooke's latest housing project in southwest Bakersfield. The development, at Gosford Road and...
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:31:40 PDT
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Winter sports enthusiasts from both ends of the Grapevine know the Frazier Mountain area for its snow-covered slopes, while warm-weather adventurers love it for its many miles of hiking trails, campgrounds and off-road vehicle routes...
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:17:27 PDT
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A few miles south of Bakersfield lies a little piece of Mexico. Hispanic culture and mouthwatering ethnic food abound in Lamont, a small farming community.
The town consists of one major road, Weedpatch Highway/State Route 184, which...
Posted by admin
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:10:04 PDT
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Delano is Kern County's northernmost town. After Bakersfield, it is the county's second largest and fastest growing city.
Delano boasts of being the "Diamond of the Golden Empire."
According to Kern County Historical...
Posted by admin
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 15:15:06 PDT
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The area now known as McFarland, located about 25 miles north of Bakersfield on Highway 99, first saw homesteading in the 1860s. Back then, domestic water came from wells. A limited amount of irrigation water came from Poso Creek and the...
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- Mon Aug 13, 2007 08:52:39 PDT
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Mojave is one of those amazing places you can only find in Kern County: a tiny desert town on one hand, home of the country's first licensed spaceport on the other.
That juxtaposition hurtled into the nation's consciousness in 2004,...
Posted by admin
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 08:38:43 PDT
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The "Secret City" nickname once given to this town in the high Mojave Desert may not be working any longer.
With its deep, Old West history as well as a thriving future (thanks to the Navy's largest facility at China Lake)...
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- Fri Aug 10, 2007 17:14:26 PDT
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At its inception in the late 1800s, Rosamond was a bustling mining and cattle town. Today, the small, yet growing high desert community is home to many commuters traveling to nearby Los Angeles County, as well as employees of Edwards Air...
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- Fri Aug 10, 2007 17:01:51 PDT
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Located just 18 miles northwest of Bakersfield is the city of Shafter.
The north Kern County town was founded in 1911 and incorporated on Jan. 19, 1938. Shafter was named after William R. Shafter, a Civil War general who died at the...
Posted by admin
- Fri Aug 10, 2007 16:48:49 PDT
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In the mid-1920s, back in what some people consider the oil industry's heyday here, there were an estimated 7,000 wooden oil derricks as far as the eye could see surrounding the city of Taft and into the landscapes of nearby...
Posted by admin
- Thu Aug 9, 2007 08:45:58 PDT
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Tehachapi is a bustling town that retains the aura of a sleepy little village.
The main street, Tehachapi Boulevard, is littered with small mom-and-pop shops and cozy diners. Despite its provincial exterior, Tehachapi enjoys a...
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- Thu Aug 9, 2007 08:32:59 PDT
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This is a town surrounded by rose fields, and you know it because the air is filled with the scent of roses. In fact, Wasco hosts the annual Festival of Roses, held on the first weekend after Labor Day each year. This year, Wasco will...
Posted by admin
- Wed Aug 8, 2007 17:31:33 PDT
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Edwards Air Force Base, possibly more famous than Kern County, or even Bakersfield, is much more than an air base.
It boasts a bowling alley, fast-food restaurants, ice cream shops and several dining, recreation and entertainment...
Posted by admin
- Wed Aug 8, 2007 17:20:39 PDT
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The Bakersfield Californian is the premiere source of local news, events and the issues that shape the lives of our city's residents. From local columnists who address all aspects of city life, to our investigative reporting on...
Posted by admin
- Mon Aug 6, 2007 16:29:42 PDT
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