Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Monday, March 24, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 24, 2014

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Important step today for Nickelodeon expansion plan

An ambitious plan to greatly increase the Nickelodeon Animation Studio campus on West Olive Avenue, between Victory Boulevard and Lake Street in Burbank, is set to go before the Burbank Planning Board tonight. The project would more than double the office space of the cable and television network from 72, 232 square feet to 185, 992 square feet, according the […]

Sunday, March 23, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 23, 2014

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News & General Info

Feud over fashion designer L’Wren Scott’s funeral and burial

A lot of chatter on the Internet about the apparent feud surrounding the late designer, L’Wren Scott. The celebrity stylist and longtime girlfriend of rocker, Mick Jagger, committed suicide last Monday in her New York apartment. Jagger reportedly is planning a funeral for her in Los Angeles in the next few days. That apparently does not sit well with some […]

Sunday, March 23, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 23, 2014

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Around the Southland: Celebrity mansion listed for $50 million

It was supposed to be their dream home, but now NFL star, Tom Brady, and his wife supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, have put their custom designed Brentwood estate up for sale. The asking price: $50 million, according to Trulia.com . The celebrity couple spent years supervising the work on the European style country estate, which sits on nearly four acres and […]

Saturday, March 22, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 22, 2014

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Director Ron Howard designs doodle mugs

Academy Award winning director, Ron Howard, is showing his artistic side in a new way. Howard has designed a collection of colorful mugs to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which are for sale on Amazon.com . The art work for “Cowboy Rerun,” “Bar Scene, “Dragon Fly,” and “Highway USA” began as doodles Howard does while on the phone. […]

Friday, March 21, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 21, 2014

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Twitter celebrates 8th birthday — who has the most followers?

Twitter is singing a birthday song today. In 2006, on this day the first tweet was sent out using 140 characters or less. Eight years later, millions of tweets, sometimes with images, photos, and videos, are sent out daily. Twitter has become a juggernaut — difficult to control — hard to ban. Turkey Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, became irate at the […]

Friday, March 21, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 21, 2014

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Starbucks offering booze in some stores

You make soon be dropping into your favorite Starbucks for more than a cup of Joe. After promoting itself as a great place to buy coffee, the chain is now working on being your favorite happy hours place as well. As part of a new Starbucks Evenings program, some of its outlets are offering wine and beer along with a speciality […]

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 20, 2014

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News & General Info

Another earthquake! We felt it in Burbank

Another earthquake! The Media City got hit by a quake at 7:17 p.m. this evening. The U.S. Geological Survey place the shaker at 7 miles west of Universal City. Here in Burbank, it felt like a sharp quick shake or jolt. It measured 2.7 magitude. Not a biggie, but enough to rattle some nerves. It was just on Monday, March […]

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 20, 2014

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Sunny and warm on first day of spring in the Media City

The sun is shining and the temperature is warm on this the first day of spring in the Media City. The roses and other flowers are opening up, filling the air with color and fragrance. As lovely as it is — there is a nice change in the forecast for the next few days. Today’s high is expected to be around […]

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 20, 2014

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Health Alert: A case of flea-borne typhus in Burbank

A case of flea-borne typhus discovered in Burbank. The Los Angeles County Vector Control has confirmed the case, according to a community bulletin sent out today by the city of Burbank. Endemic typhus fever (aka: murine typhus or flea-borne typhus) is a disease caused by a bacteria known as Rickettsia. The disease is not transmitted person to person. Infected fleas spread […]