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Q: Why does Bright House Cable continue to broadcast Fox (channel 6) in standard definition? If you can find out, when will it be updated to high definition, and, if it is not soon, who should consumers lobby for the upgrade?
-- Jerry Johnston
Why does the local FOX affiliate NOT broadcast in HD? FOX is scheduled to broadcast four of the five BCS bowls and the Super Bowl, but Kern County will get none of them in HD?
-- Larry Rhoades
A: Fisher Communications Inc., new owners of CBS...
Location:
South Union and Planz,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: There is a “shopping center” coming up on South Union Avenue near Planz Road but it seems like construction has not progressed. There is a sign that mentions a grocery store coming in. What is the status and expected completion date of this project? –– Elisa Velarde A: The future shopping center does have a grocery store tenant signed up and planning to move into the space, according to Superior Construction, the company developing the commercial...
Location:
Stine Road and Panama Lane,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: I was wondering when the new Body Xchange on Stine Road and Panama Lane (just south of the Kern Schools branch) was going to break ground and begin construction? When is the target date for completion? It seems the sign has been sitting in that vacant field for almost two years. — David Camacho Jr. A: Body Xchange does have an agreement to lease at the new development slated for the southwest corner of Stine Road and Panama Lane, gym president John Ovanessian said....
Q: Are there still descendants of Bakersfield's founder, Col. Thomas Baker, living in Bakersfield?
Thanks, Steve Henslee
A: Yes.
Members of the Kern County Historical Society put us in touch with the colonel’s great-great grandson, Chris Brewer.
Brewer, who lives about 60 miles north of Bakersfield in the Tulare County city of Exeter, sent an e-mail with this information:
“There are still a number of descendants of Col. Baker living in Bakersfield. My sister, his...
Location:
7th Standard Road and 65,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: I’ve noticed that a new Subway sandwich shop and a new Starbucks coffee shop are soon to open on Merle Haggard Drive near Highway 65. When are they slated to open? — Bryan Jackson A: Subway expects to open in February at the Merle Haggard Drive location, corporate spokesman Justin Johnson said. The exact opening date depends on when the commercial property’s landlord makes the space available, he said. Starbucks predicts its new store will open by spring,...
Location:
Central Park,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: After so MUCH promising news from the city government about the proposed location plan to build a federal court here in Bakersfield, why don’t I hear any new news about it? What is the update now? Are they still planning to build here in Bakersfield? — Arman Domingo A: What can we say, Arman? It’s the federal government. Bakersfield City Council member Sue Benham, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and others are monitoring this lengthy process to make sure... |
