Today is National Start Walking Day, a campaign by the American Heart Association which recommends a 30-minute walk each day. The benefits of vigorous, regular exercise can improve blood pressure and blood sugar levels, help maintain body weight and lower the risk of obesity, enhance mental well being, reduce the risk of osteoporosis, as well as reduce the risks of breast and … [Read more...] about Today, April 8, Is National Start Walking Day
Recreation
Foreigner’s Lou Gramm to Rock Swim Beach on Fourth of July
For those looking to have a “Hot Blooded” Fourth of July weekend in Big Bear, the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District is offering a lakeside concert featuring Lou Gramm of Foreigner, the band behind “Jukebox Hero” and “Feels Like the First Time.” Tickets are now on sale for the Fourth of July concert, to be held at Swim Beach on Big Bear Lake; ticket prices range from … [Read more...] about Foreigner’s Lou Gramm to Rock Swim Beach on Fourth of July
Farmer’s Market Open Today, and Each Tuesday, at the Big Bear Convention Center
Today marks the first day of the sixth season of the Big Bear Farmer’s Market, which is offered seasonally at the Big Bear Convention Center on Tuesdays. The Farmer’s Market opens at 8:30am each Tuesday, and stays open at the Convention Center parking lot, on Big Bear Boulevard at Division, until 1pm. Vendor booths at the open-air shopping mart include produce, arts and crafts, … [Read more...] about Farmer’s Market Open Today, and Each Tuesday, at the Big Bear Convention Center
Just 80+ Years–And One Week–Later, Historic Cabin Moves from Juniper Point to Big Bear City
The historic 1920s cabin on Juniper Point had been scheduled to make the move from its lakeside perch to the Big Bear Valley Historical Society’s museum in Big Bear City a week ago but, given highway logistics, that move was postponed until last night. Just before 1am, the rustic cabin that once housed a post office and grocery store traveled down Highway 38 on a flatbed truck, … [Read more...] about Just 80+ Years–And One Week–Later, Historic Cabin Moves from Juniper Point to Big Bear City
After 50 Years As a Local Spring Tradition, Daffodil Gardens to Close on Easter Sunday
A mountain tradition for over 50 years will be closing on Easter Sunday. That tradition is the popular spring field trip to see the acres of beautiful daffodils in Running Springs, which Gene and Dale Bauer have offered to the public, free of charge, since 1957. The fields of many varieties of blooming daffodils survived the Slide Fire of 2007 because, as Gene tells KBHR, the … [Read more...] about After 50 Years As a Local Spring Tradition, Daffodil Gardens to Close on Easter Sunday