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Scott Cox got such a puny punishment for stealing Chad Vegas' campaign signs that bcom blogger witbee thinks Cox has license to break more laws:
I didn't listen this morning so I don't know what he said. I can't imagine he actually ate any crow, though. The station pretty much bent over for...
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We stumbled across this review of the new Tilted Kilt on our Inside Guide section (no, we're not alerted whenever the word 'boob' appears on bakersfield.com).
The in-depth review includes this great line:
"He is a boob man, but didn't seem too impressed by any of the girls that passed...
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You may remember our correspondence with Jorge from Radio Free Bakersfield, where he explained the name and nature of his podcast.
He wanted to link to us from his site.
Just got an e-mail from him, stating simply: You are bannered.
This makes us almost as giddy as when those pesky atheists...
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Last Rites
Can the Condors save baseball in Bakersfield?
So is this the end of minor league baseball in Bakersfield? If I were in Vegas, I’d be putting a few bucks on Sam Lynn Ball Park being vacant come April 1.
But there might be an unlikely player in saving baseball. Who? How about an...
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Bakersfield.com blogger meandpete has posted a very personal story about her 14-year-old daughter who is due to give birth in October. Read how she's coping and comments from fellow bloggers.
Perhaps she can find solace in Mas magazine's latest cover story, about a local woman who got pregnant...
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Is it just us, or is this disagreement a classic? Two bloggers argue about who has spent the most time abroad.
Blogger1: "I've also stopped believing your insistence that you've been to Europe. I think the closest you've been to Europe is the food aisle at World Market. IF...
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Queeristan says it's time to "lawyer up."
Box Turtle Bulletin says County Clerk Ann Barnett is not honest.
Whitney Weddell tells KGET Barnett threw a temper tantrum.
Good As You calls Barnett's actions "homo-hostility."
Haven't found any blogs out there yet that support...
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One blogger's advice on where to eat if driving through Bakersfield mentions Logan's Roadhouse.
Has anyone seen this movie?
Talking of local restaurants, Arizona Cafe got a glowing review on Your Words. Read it here.
And our Cheapskate blog tells you where to get such deals as free burgers and...
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We've begin to look forward to Tuesday mornings and the weekly release of the Radio Free Bakersfield. Great music, wacky DJ (Jorge), no commercials. Puts Bakersfield's actual radio stations to shame. We're not sure what this station has to do with Bakersfield, but we don't care. As one of the...
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Bakersfield Jam's Mateen Cleaves says he wants to return to Michigan State and work as an assistant under Tom Izzo. Read the interview here.
Cleaves also talks about playing with Lebron James, getting advice from Magic Johnson and having his jersey retired at Michigan State.
What Mateen wasn't...
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Just to prove that there's a blog related to every imaginable topic, Bakosphere salutes Thumbing Through, a blog dedicated to thumbs.
In today's post, Thumbing Through recounts the story of Ronnie Gene Crowder, who grew up herding cattle from the Kern River Valley. Crowder was roping steers when...
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Video: A Scot with a dodgy accent and two Bakersfield Condors with cool sunglasses and bald heads debate what's more manly, ice hockey or the upcoming Scottish Games?
Meanwhile, Dan and Teri Gregg travel from the midwest to the Pacific Coast and back. and recount their adventures. Yesterday they...
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Bakersfield and Kern County pop up in several off-site blogs. Here are a few fresh posts:
A traveling adjunct professor learns to survive in Bakersfield while driving between here and Santa Barbara every day (and adding in a weekly trip to Palmdale). Snow storms? No problem.
Owls, sandpipers...
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Bakersfield resident Sandra Rubio had 16 potted sago palms stolen from her front yard over the weekend. Check out Bakersfield.com's video about it.
It's amazing the lengths people go to to steal palms. Apparently, it's worth risking getting caught, since palms can sell for thousands of dollars...
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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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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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This is kind of a cool site -- if you've got extra change and a flexible schedule: OneSky Jets has all kinds of charter flights out of Bakersfield.
Just go to the site, put "BFL" into the search field (BFL is the FAA designation for Meadows Field) and see what comes up.
As I write...
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I've heard of flying squirrels, but not flying puppies. That's until I ran across this story on Prince Andy, a 6-month-old Labrador is gaining attention in the world of competitive dog leaping. Yup, competitive dog leaping. There's enough interest in organized leaping competitions that ESPN...
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Back in May we were excited to discover that Bakosphere's resurgence coincided with that of blogger John Jones, a.k.a. Black Dog. This week, however, a customary visit to The Black Dog Experience yielded only a Blogger "Page Not Found" placeholder.
One of his earlier posts on...
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Former Bakersfield Condors defenseman Glenn Mears has fired up a blog on the Condors site called Mears' Minutes. Mears' first post deals with life as a parent-coach.
And Condors player Scott Balan has a new blog ("Balan's Box Office") in which he is reviewing movies, giving flics...
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The Bako-centric blogosphere extends way beyond just what's to be found in Bakersfield.com's People community, or even on our sister sites like Bakotopia. That's why this blog was started, after all, to talk about and pass on all the cool stuff happening at the intersection of Bakersfield...
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You might have noticed the return of Bakosphere, a group blog tucked in that ever-growing spot where Bakersfield and the Web collide.
Bakosphere originally was launched in December 2005 on the Typepad blogging platform that once powered all of Bakersfield.com's blogs. After periodic bursts of...
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Longtime local blogger John Jones, whose retired blogs include the original "Black Dog," "Oilfield Trash," and "Along Came Jones," is back at the keyboard, having launched "The Black Dog Experience, " the final incarnation of [his] blogging," in...
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Daniel Greus of Bakersfield has raised an issue of longstanding debate: At what point should veterinarians be expected to donate their services -- or at least loan their services -- to give animals a peaceful death.
Greus, writing about his own personal experience this...
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I’m always amazed at the popularity of street racing videos online. Longtime local site Bakersfield Street Racing has its share of video and some good message boards, but most of their video is dated.
I happened across a site called Streetfire that has some fresh stuff from last...
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Bakosphere is about what happens Bakersfield and the Web collide.
When it was first launched in December 2005, during our Typepad-hosted staff-blog days, by a team of staffers from TBC's interactive media department and the newsroom webteam, Bakosphere was a bunch of different things. Both a...
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Today's my first day back on the job after almost 2-and-a-half-weeks on vacation, and let me tell you, you all have been keeping busy! It took an hour-and-a-half this morning to sort through about 1200 emails (a mix of spam and violation reports), and I've been spending the rest of the day...
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Many of the long-time regulars here may remember "Bakosphere," from our Typepad-hosted staff-blog days. Started under the radar in December of 2005 by a team of staffers from TBC's interactive media department and the newsroom webteam, Bakosphere was a bunch of different...
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