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A few observations with things I don't get about Bakersfield before I get into the rest of my post:
Why is it that most of the ice cream trucks around town do not look kept up or even clean? Is this a cultural thing?
I took my mom into the Kern Canyon a few weeks ago....
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Oh please Starbucks... free coffee is old news!
1 - Texaco Express Lube (When I got my oil changed)
2 - Cruz Thru Car Wash
3 - My office breakroom (and it's Starbucks coffee)
... Give me some more Bakersfield!
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I'm here until 7 in the morning updating our online election stories with the latest results from the state and Kern County.
But I've decided to take a nap for the next 8 hours so if you want to check the latest county results go here or for the latest statewide results go here.
Just joking.
I...
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No? Then you're behind!
Starbucks will give a free tall cup of brewed coffee on Tuesday to anyone who votes. One cup per customer; it's on the honor system, a company spokeswoman tells us.
Read about the deal here.
Watch the "If you vote, Starbucks buys you coffee" commercial.
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It seems like if you wait long enough a study will come out finding something healthy in your junk-food-of-choice.
Case in point: Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee won't shorten your life span, a new study shows. In fact, coffee might even help the heart,...
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Check out this report from USA Today:
"Thirsty for more business during the worst slump in its history, Starbucks will try to lure more customers by offering two hours of free AT&T Wi-Fi a day.
"The Wi-Fi freebie will be available starting Tuesday to customers who purchase a...
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On my mind this week: the 3rd place. What is the 3rd place, you say? The idea is that everyone has 3 places they "live:" their home, their work, & the THIRD place. What is your third place?
The term the 3rd place comes from a book I have not read called The Great Good Place by Ray...
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This is just a little ditty of a tale starting with an early morning train ride from Bako to San Fran to pick up a car. I had not taken a real train ride before, and I do not know if it was because it was early or just because that is the way it is, but there were not a lot of people on...
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Dagny's never struck us as a particulary religious place. Some will tell you the quad espresso induces mystical visions, but beyond that, the place just seems too anarchic to attract the Wednesday night Bible study set.
Shows how much we know.
On Monday, Dagny's Coffee Co. took over...
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We shared earlier this week that some 7,100 Starbucks shops would be shuttered Tuesday night for barista retraining.
Is the coffee any different now? Service?
Or are you just as addicted as you always were?
— Christine Peterson
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You'll have to for three hours Tuesday night when Starbucks shutters all 7,100 and some U.S. company-owned stores to retrain its baristas.
The coffee purveyor is waiting until 5:30 p.m., so those who need their early-morning fix and mid-day boost don't need to fret.
Can't wait? Stumbled across...
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Have you tasted the new McCafe selections at McDonald's? What do you think?
Watch our video from the first day of taste-tests in Bakersfield.
And read assistant editor John Cox's full report on the unveiling of the new tastes.
— Christine Peterson
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Does it matter how it tastes if it's free?
McDonalds is apparently testing its new espresso drinks in the Bakersfield market by offering free coffee on Mondays. Today it was mocha; next week it's latte. Prices range from $1.99 to $3.29. That's cheaper than Starbucks' prices, which start at $2.65...
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McDonald's is testing out its new McCafe at Bakersfield restaurants.
And according to a big ad in Sunday's paper, every Monday through March 31 you can get a sample of the new McCafe coffees anytime during the day, no purchase necessary.
Assistant editor John Cox was out covering the story...
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File this under Tehachapi-sphere: Seems there's a business up in Tehachapi called Java Mama's that is pushing the concept of adding a little sugar in your coffee.
According to "A Tehachapi Business Owner" posting on TehachapiNews.com, the coffee at Java Mama's is being served by...
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Yes, Starbucks is taking over. Now even in Bakersfield. I stumbled across a site where some bored fool photographed all of them in the Central Valley and posted them online.
In further poking around the site, I learned that the site, Starbucks everywhere, is hosted by this guy named...
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What is your favorite coffee shop and why? Since I work downtown, I often visit Dagny's on breaks. My wife likes Starbucks, especially because of the convenience of its drive-thru windows. What do you prefer, small mom and pop store or corporate franchise?
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Downtown Bakersfield's popular coffee stop, Dagny's, is devoted to the art of coffee, as well as local art. The walls of the cafe serve as a gallery, hosting a rotation of local artists' works.
Then there's the rosetta latte, perfected by a young barista named Nick Minton. Watch this video by...
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Hopefully, chillin' over a cup of coffee with us at Dagny's!
Bakersfield.com Blogger/Commenter Meet-Up
3:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Dagny's Coffee Company
20th and Eye Streets, Downtown
We provide the drinks and food, you provide the talk and company. This is the first of a...
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We've been talking about it for a while, and now we finally have a date! The first of a continuing series of Bakersfield.com blogger meet-ups will be on Saturday, March 17 (yes, St. Patrick's Day) at 3:30 p.m. at Dagny's Coffee Company on the corner of 20th and Eye Streets downtown.
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