Last Thursday was steady. If you’re Israel and Chris Vasquez, the father-and-son team behind Wood-Dale Market’s new store in the Grand Island Shopping Center at Ming and Buena Vista, steady is good. Steady is doable. Steady may mean that a weekend crush is imminent. It’s nice to see the little guy compete, the little guy…
When it comes to shopping centers with impressive food choices, it’s hard to beat the new complex just south of Stockdale Highway on Buena Vista Road. It’s taken some time, as it seems the impressive opening of Broken Yolk was a lifetime ago, but since then we’ve seen the new Me-N-Ed’s, Haveli Indian Grill and…
This year we’ve had a real burst of growth in Thai, sushi and Indian restaurants, and what’s happened here at Haveli Indian Grill was inevitable. Fast casual — think Chipotle — remains a hot niche in the restaurant industry, and the bright folks here thought what better way to add a fresh twist on this…
Israel Vasquez said it all when he explained on a recent local radio show why he decided to open a second location for his iconic Bakersfield meat market in Bolthouse Properties’ Grand Island Village shopping center. “We are your upscale meat market. There’s no better (location) than the Seven Oaks area,” noting he wanted a…
Kern Business Journal Name: Bruce Davis Title: Senior Vice President of Development Company: Bolthouse Properties, LLC About the company/organization: Bolthouse Properties holds agricultural land and invests in commercial retail and office properties that will have a positive impact on local communities. The company is the current master planner/developer of the land in the Seven Oaks…
A trail runs through it – complete with a late October celebration you may want to put on your calendar. Have you noticed our new neighborhood trail? The beginning portion of the Stephan J. DeBranch Memorial Trail was named in honor of Bolthouse Properties’ late Senior Vice President of Development. The multipurpose trail, which was…