Good morning!
Over the weekend we finally got a nice dusting of snow in Kern County. Alta Sierra Ski Resort was blessed with over a foot of snow allowing the resort to open on Saturday January 6 for the first time this year.
🌡️ Weather Forecast:
Today: ⛅ 51 / 33
Friday: ⛅ 55 / 35
Saturday: ⛅ 56 / 42
Sunday: ⛅ 58 / 38
News:
Local Restaurant helps brighten a gloomy day:
This story was shared on Facebook by Bakersfield Tuff and highlights how caring and connected our community can be. The mentioned accident was the horrific 35 vehicle pile up that took two lives on the I-5 west of bakersfield.
Innovative Neurotech startup coming to Bako:
BIOS Health, a UK based neuroscience technology company has announced plans to open an advanced center for clinical trials aiming to develop neural digital therapies in Bakersfield. According to BIOS Health “The center will be built around BIOS’s real-time insights into the nervous system, which provides crucial data previously inaccessible for diseases and conditions linked to the nervous system.” Read the full article here
We’re finally getting a Whole Foods!
Developer Sage Investco has confirmed that they plan to build a Whole Foods Market at the corner of Coffee and Rosedale Highway which is currently a vacant lot owned by PG&E. The developer is expected to finalize the purchase of the property some time this year and has not confirmed when construction will begin just yet.
Fun things to do:
Jan 24 Career Fair
Cool things we’ve found:
Fellow Pizza enthusiasts we have quite the treat for you! Recently we stumbled across this instagram account called Kerncountypizzarankings. This awesome team goes around to Pizza shops and posts their unbiased opinion. While we’d love to go out and try every slice in Kern County our cardiologist is glad some hero narrowed it down for us.