The Bakersfield Condors’ 2025-26 American Hockey League season is underway. It’s a time of year, from October to April, that loyal team fans enjoy due to their love of the sport, a desire to support a team that represents Bakersfield and brings the community together.
Garces Memorial High School's Holy Smoke Fall BBQ on Oct. 9 drew parents and supporters to the campus quad for an evening of music, a steak dinner and an open bar.
As is often the case as we head toward the holiday seasons the movie fare gets a little deeper. As the blockbusters fade with the summer heat, movie-goers prepare to dig into some more substantial cinema.
The 12 women and one man who organized the inaugural Bakersfield Women's Business Conference had no idea how many people would show up that day April 18, 1990, at the Red Lion. But they were hoping for 500 guests.
A dear friend of mine who suffers from chronic pain texted me not long ago to let me know that she would be journaling thankfulness daily. When she sent a look into her plan to help her endure her often intense physical pain, she didn’t know how much I needed to make this a part of my plan a…
In 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed a resolution naming November Native American Heritage Month. The resolution was passed as a reminder that “Native American Indians have made an essential and unique contribution to our Nation.”
The Alopecia Walk took place Sept. 27 at Runner Park at Cal State Bakersfield. The volunteer-led, 1-mile walk brought participants out for an hour in the morning, followed by community engagement and kids activities.
Bakersfield Life magazine celebrated 20 people under age 40 who are making a difference through their careers, volunteerism and giving spirit at an event Oct. 2 at Coconut Joe's Private Beach Club.
Links for Life's Lace'n It Up took place Oct. 4 at The Park at Riverwalk. Participants could join in either a 5k fun run or a 1k celebration walk — with lots of pink to draw attention to the fight against breast cancer.
St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Center in east Bakersfield hosted its annual fundraiser Oct. 2, drawing supporters to enjoy barbecue favorites and cocktails.
Sandwiched between the pages of a Betty Crocker cookbook I received as a wedding gift more than five decades ago is a yellowing, stained note containing a handwritten recipe for Thanksgiving turkey stuffing. My mother gave me the recipe. Her mother gave it to her.
It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Thirty-five-year-old Bianca Vinson of Bakersfield knows that adage all too well. Three years ago, her frustration as a new mother with an uncomfortable newborn sent her on a quest to find relief for him with skin-sensitive clothing.…
Bakersfield College hosted its Alumni Barbecue on Oct. 11 at its Panorama campus. Alumni, friends and community members of all ages were welcome to enjoy good food before the homecoming football game.
The Santa Cruz Mountains wine region is one of California’s most distinctive and rugged appellations, stretching from Half Moon Bay to Gilroy. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Silicon Valley, its steep slopes, cool marine influence and porous soils create conditions ideal for producing …
Today was the hardest day. I had to say goodbye to my grandma — not because of illness, but because her body simply grew tired. Old age came quietly, and slowly, she began to fade.
