[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield.com Chris Maretich has worked in Christmas tree sales since 1977 and he can’t remember ever being this busy. That's nothing new for Maretich this time of year, but typically his energy is devoted toward setting up his five Alpine Christmas Tree lots in the days before they open...
California Ban on Natural Gas Appliances ‘Probably a Done Deal’, Says Homebuilder Rep
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield.com Natural gas-fueled appliances such as water heaters and ranges may eventually become the sign of an older home as policymakers push forward with California's ambitious plan to decarbonize the state. The latest sign of this shift is the pressure facing the California Energy Commission to require developers of...
New River Park Brewpub That Got its Start in Paso Robles Opens on Black Friday
[aggregation-styles] The Business Journal Black Friday marks a big day at Fresno’s River Park shopping center as a highly anticipated new tenant opens for the first time. BarrelHouse Brewing Co. plans to open its doors Friday at 10 a.m., and will also debut a large extended patio. There will be...
What You Learned About the First Thanksgiving Isn’t True. Here’s the Real Story
[aggregation-styles] USA Today After a summer of racial reckoning, is the country finally ready to learn the truth about the 'first Thanksgiving'? The traditional story of Thanksgiving, and by extension the Pilgrims — the one repeated in school history books and given the Peanuts treatment in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"...
Pilgrims Pray on Peak Day of Hajj in Shadow of Coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over every aspect...