Bakersfield Magazine

Wow! Just smell the morning air, perfumed with blooming citrus and late spring flowers. There are also the evening scents from barbeques as the weather warms up. We love to barbeque in Bakersfield!

THIS might be a common saying around junkyards, thrift stores, and garage sales, but it can also be applied to the backyard and garden.

Just a half century after Columbus landed his ships in an undiscovered America, a Portuguese sailor named Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into Point Mugu Lagoon...

When Colonel Thomas Baker’s bones were laid to rest in 1872, they were placed in a very specific location. That’s because Baker, himself, selected the site for his eternal resting place...

Not everyone agrees where or how the Great Fire started but much evidence points to a stove at the Kelsey residence, near 20th Street and Chester, when Mrs. Kelsey’s Sunday dinner transmogrified into a city-wide inferno...

There are so many amazing things to discover about Kern County that we’re just waiting for the day when we run out of tidbits! Thankfully, longtime freelance writer Donna McCrohan Rosenthal continues to unearth fascinating facts about our past, present, and future that we are excited to share year after year...

We live in Kern County, where a variety of vegetables and fruits grow in abundance. Instead of eating the same food every day (which may become a little boring), we can try something off the beaten path every now and then...

My father is my hero. He taught me respect, and I try to apply that to my life every day...

It’s time to say goodbye to the rich, heavy meals of winter and turn to lighter fare...

For children who are living with a disability, life can be riddled with obstacles. Everything from basic communications to engaging in social activities can be more challenging...