August 2025 - Media City Groove

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

By Guest Contributor Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Temperatures expected to soar in the San Fernando Valley

Extreme Heat Watch The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for the Eastern San Fernando Valley (including Burbank) beginning at 1PM on Wednesday, August 20 through Saturday, August 23. The City of Burbank would like to remind everyone to take the following precautions during high temperature days: avoid strenuous activity during peak mid-day heat, if you have […]

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Katie Porter now front-runner in race for CA governor

New polling numbers show former U.S. Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat, is now the front-runner in the race for California governor. The race got kicked into high gear last month when former Vice President Kamala Harris decided not to be a contender for the state’s top job in 2026. Harris had been considered the top choice to replace Gavin Newsom, […]

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The Fantastic Four suffers a big dip at the box office, but holds onto top spot

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ remains in the top spot at the domestic box office. Nevertheless, the superhero/sci-fi flick’s victory last weekend was not pretty. The final numbers show the movie, based on characters from Marvel Comics, dropped a hefty 67% for a take of $38.7 million. Many movie commentators were quick to call this second week tally an indicator […]