What better way to celebrate the glorious spring sunshine than a downtown pub crawl on Saturday? The rickshaws are available for the truly legless or the so-chronically-unfit that a one-block walk is simply out of the question. Check out our preview of the event here.
Don't go overboard, unless you want to find yourself on the arrest log we publish every day. Here's Thursday's.
And while we're on the subject of nice weather, eat outside this weekend using our food critic's guide to local al-fresco dining.
And speaking of outside dining, if you haven't read John Grogan's heartwarming and hilarious account of life with the world's worst dog, check out this excerpt from his bestseller, "Marley and Me."
Finally, if you're in the minority of people who don't consider eating and drinking to be pastimes unto themselves, check out our story, video and map of Kern County's great outdoors.