July 2025 - Media City Groove

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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The Fantastic Four beat Superman at the box office

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ won the first round in the battle against Superman at the box office over the weekend. In its debut, the Marvel Studios F4 rocketed into theaters with a domestic box office of $117.6 million, taking over the number spot from ‘Superman.’ The action-sci-fi movie took in $218 million worldwide. A good start, but no guarantee it […]

Saturday, July 26, 2025

By Guest Contributor Saturday, July 26, 2025

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Burbank Police announce an arrest for lewd behavior at local business

Friday, July 25, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 25, 2025

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Winning SuperLotto Plus ticket worth more than $30,000 sold in SoCal

The SuperLotto Plus jackpot rolled over again. In last Wednesday’s drawing, no ticket held all of the big money digits, but someone in SoCal did win a pile of money. A ticket with five of the lucky numbers is worth $33,602, according to the California Lottery. That ticket was purchased at Hi Ho Liquor, 845 E. Lincoln Ave. in the […]

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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‘Superman’ blows away the competition again at the box office

For the second straight week in a row, ‘Superman’ sold the most tickets at the box office over the weekend. The new Man of Steel flick crossed the $200 million mark domestically last Saturday and over $400 million worldwide on Sunday. The reboot of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and the latest ‘Smurfs’ movie were no match for […]

Thursday, July 17, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 17, 2025

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‘Superman’ flies high at the box office

The new Superman movie is receiving a lot of attention from audiences. Many wondered if this latest big-screen film based on the beloved comic book character might fall flat with moviegoers, but last weekend’s box office proved skeptics wrong. ‘Superman’ soared to the top of the domestic box office on its opening weekend with a tally of around $125 million. […]

Sunday, July 13, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, July 13, 2025

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Three new SuperLotto Plus winners, two in SoCal

No one hit the jackpot in the SuperLotto Plus lottery draw last night, but three players came pretty close. Their tickets have five of the winning numbers, missing only the Mega Ball. Two of those tickets were purchased in Southern California; specifically, one at Gig World, 16902 Devonshire Street, in Granada Hills, a community in the San Fernando Valley. The […]

Saturday, July 12, 2025

By Public News Service Saturday, July 12, 2025

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CA schools in financial pinch after Trump administration freezes federal funds

Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Panic has set in at school districts across the Golden State as the Trump administration continues to withhold federal funds. Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction, said California school districts stand to lose close to $1 billion immediately. Luis Valentino, retired superintendent of Coachella Valley […]

Saturday, July 12, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 12, 2025

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Burbank School Brd takes another action against Charlene Tabet

The Burbank School Board took another action against beleaguered member Charlene Tabet this week. At its meeting last Thursday, on July 10, the board of education removed Tabet as clerk. Oscar Macias, acting superintendent, presented the case for Tabet’s dismissal. Marcias gave a report noting the board’s decision last month to formally censure Tabet for her failure to disclose […]

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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Demands are growing for Charlene Tabet to resign from the Burbank Brd of Education

Pressure mounts for embattled Burbank School Board member Charlene Tabet to resign. A petition on change.org demanding that Tabet step down is nearing 700 signatures. The petition was initiated by a group of concerned Burbank parents on June 10. The group took this action following the June 5 school board meeting, where a bombshell was dropped regarding Tabet and […]