Happy Monday! A new week begins with St. Patrick’s Day and there’s a bit of luck in the air. Be sure to wear your green today or risk being pinched (is that still a thing?).

Today’s brief includes:

• 🍀St. Patrick’s Day

• 🍽️Dinner Idea

• 📈Rising Cost

• 🍗New Restaurant

• 📆Events

• ...and more

Enjoy!

Weather Forecast

🍀Monday - 60°🌦️ | Tuesday - 61°☀️ | Wednesday - 68°☀️

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Don’t have time to slow-cook corned beef and cabbage (or you don’t like it). Here’s a quick alternative:

One Skillet Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

Don’t forget to wash it down with some Guinness🍻

📈Rising Costs

Bakersfield residents could see steep increases in water and sewer rates starting in July. The City Council is considering a 50.8% water rate hike over five years and a nearly 300% sewer charge increase. Monthly water bills could rise from $43.46 to $64.72, while annual sewer fees may jump from $239 to $950. Officials cite aging infrastructure and rising maintenance costs as key reasons. If approved, these hikes will significantly impact household expenses for 165,000 residents.

source: bakersfield.com

🚨New Restaurant Alert 🚨

Dave’s Hot Chicken is coming soon to the Gosford Village on the corner of Coffee and Stockdale. This Los Angeles based food joint will serve a trendy Nashville style fried chicken. The date of opening is unknown so stay tuned.

source: kget.com

March Events

• Succulent Workshop - 3/18 - Wine Me Up

• Bakersfield Amazing Race - 3/22 - Wall Street Alley

  • Teams of 2-4 will compete in fun challenges while navigating on foot. This is a trivial scavenger hunt of wit to the finish line with a dash of cat-and-mouse.

• 5k Color Run & Family Walk - 3/22 - 11000 Kern Canyon Rd.

• Friendship Bracelet Night - 3/26 - Jerry’s Pizza

  • Gather your friends and prepare for a night of creativity, drinks, and food.

• AKC Dog Show - 3/27-3/30 - KC Fairgrounds

• Spring Nature Festival - 3/29 & 3/30 - Wind Wolves Preserve

• Bakersfield Marathon - 3/30 - Kern County Museum

Plan ahead

• Haggard Boxcar Music Festival - 4/5 - KC Museum

• Mac & Cheese Fest - 4/19 - Location TBD

• Mud Factor - 4/26 - Kern County Raceway Park

• 3^rd annual Give Big at the Park - 5/3 - The Park at River Walk

• Lil Wayne Concert - 5/10 - Dignity Health Arena

• Luke Bryan - 5/17 - Sillect Farms in Shafter

• Lightning in a Bottle - 5/21-5/25 - Buena Vista Lake

• Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Comedy Show - 6/20 - Fox Theater

• Nick Swardson: Toilet Head - 10/11 - The Fox Theater

Kid Brief

• 3/29 - Blue Zones Project Kids Run (at 2pm)

  • Adults aren’t the only ones to participate in a fun run. Blue Zones Project is partnering with the Bakersfield Marathon to host young runners (12 and under) for a chance to run a 1k loop during the marathon. Go to bakersfield.run and use code: save15bzp2025

• 4/12 - Monster Truck Wars - KC Fairgrounds

• 4/25 - Movie in the Park “A Bug’s Life” - River Walk Ampitheater (free)

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