Thursday, September 6, 2012

Mega Millions jackpot leaps the $100 million mark: Southland ticket holder gets big money surprise

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has ballooned to more than $100 million! It now stands at $105 million. That’s a huge sack of dough and it’s up for grabs in tomorrow’s draw. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s draw: 16, 32, 39, 41, 53 and the Mega 16. No one bought a ticket will all of those numbers, but one player […]
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Michelle Obama “knocked it out of the park” at DNC

A lot of chatter on the Internet about the speech last night at the Democratic National Convention by First Lady, Michelle Obama. On the Huffington Post , Mrs. Obama got raves for that stunning dress and praise from many commenters on her speech. “Michelle Obama wowed Americans with an emotional speech… and… “set the Twitterverse alight with gushing praise and boosted husband […]
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Mega Millions jackpot spikes to $93 million!

No one scored the big one in last Friday’s Mega Millions draw, which pumped up the jackpot to $93 million. The draw was not a total washout for two lucky ticket holders in the Southland.  Today one winner, Rafael Carmona, dropped by the California Lottery’s Van Nuys office with a ticket holding all the winning numbers from the August 31 […]
Monday, September 3, 2012

Jean Youn: September and the fresh breeze of youth

An advertisement was posted in a newspaper in Ohio in 1979. <Escape from dull everyday life! Enliven senescence!> Qualification: Men of an age between the late seventies and the early eighties. Task: Profound discussion about memories while traveling for a week. Fee: None (Paying a fixed amount for expenses) Benefit: Free traveling costs. ————————————————————- Eight men from the applicants were […]
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Garden Guru: Summer bugs

Lately, I have had customers and my neighbors inquiring about patches in their lawns looking “dry” or spreading patches. The answer: Grubs, which are an “alien” looking fat white worm, are eating at the roots. There are a few organic forces you can use against them and they will go away easily and are environmentally friendly — organic is particularly […]
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Freaky stormy weather rolls through Burbank

A hot humid day in Burbank turned stormy late this afternoon, when some freaky weather rolled through with dark clouds, gusty winds, and rain! Yes, and it was pretty heavy near the hillside area at South San Fernando Boulevard and East Alameda Avenue. The wet stuff began there with a few raindrops around 5 p.m. and  in a matter of […]
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $73 million and unclaimed SoCal tickets worth six figures!

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is packed with greenbacks! This jackpot has been growing for weeks now. Last Friday, no one got lucky and bought a ticket with all of the winning numbers. Those digits are: 25, 34, 45, 46, 49 and the Mega Ball 34. The next change to score this jackpot is tonight. The draw happens after ticket […]
Monday, August 27, 2012

Gas prices heading up for Labor Day weekend, consumers blame oil companies

Gasoline prices are on a roll again — upward!  As the long Labor Day weekend approaches, prices at the pumps continue to creep up. Today the national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.75, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. As usual, prices are higher in California.  Today the state and the Los Angeles/Long Beach (including Burbank) […]