Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Monday, January 5, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 5, 2026

Categories

31st Annual Critics Choice Awards handed out last night

Awards The Hollywood awards season officially got off to a shining start with the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards last night in Santa Monica. The horror/supernatural film with heart and soul, Sinners, received 17 nominations, the most of any film. When the ceremony was all over, the vampire flick was honored with four awards: Best Original Screenplay (Ryan Coogler), […]

Monday, January 5, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 5, 2026

Categories

SuperLotto Plus winner in SoCal holding a ticket worth more than $31,000

SuperLotto Plus Someone in SoCal is kicking off the new year with a bundle of extra money. That’s because they bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket for the Saturday, January 3 draw, and it has all the winning numbers except the Mega. That lucky ticket is worth $31,315, according to the California Lottery. The one-dollar SuperLotto Plus ticket was purchased […]

Sunday, January 4, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 4, 2026

Categories

State investigators reviewing two officer-involved shootings in Southland

OIS Investigations Two officer-involved shootings last month on New Year’s Eve are under investigation by the California Department of Justice. On Friday, January 2, State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the review of the Southland shootings in a press release. The first incident reportedly occurred in a parking lot on Foothill Boulevard in Fontana at around 1:36 pm on […]

Sunday, January 4, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 4, 2026

Categories

Winning 2026 Burbank Rose Parade float on display

2026 Rose Parade Winner The Burbank Rose Parade float is enjoying a few more hours of glory. Despite the rainy conditions, “All Paws On Deck” floated along designated streets in the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1st. Burbank’s 2026 entry came home with the theme award for the best presentation of “The Magic in Teamwork.” The Burbank […]

Sunday, December 28, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 28, 2025

Categories

Snoop Dogg’s biopic and 27 other projects get awards from the state

Film Production The state continues to try to put the brakes on runaway Hollywood production. Earlier this month, the governor’s office announced 28 films are receiving awards in the latest round of the expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program , through the California Film Commission. Among them is a Long Beach-set biopic produced by hip-hop icon/entertainer Snoop […]

Sunday, December 28, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 28, 2025

Categories

SuperLotto Plus ticket worth nearly $30,000 sold in Long Beach

Lottery A SuperLotto Plus ticket purchased in SoCal for last night’s draw turned out to be a super bargain for one local player. That ticket is reportedly worth $29,920, according to the California Lottery. A SuperLotto Plus ticket still costs only $1. In the Saturday, December 27 draw, no ticket held all of the winning digits. They are 6, 9, […]

Thursday, December 25, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, December 25, 2025

Categories

Powerball ticket worth $2.8 million sold in SoCal

Lottery Christmas came a day early for someone in SoCal holding a Powerball ticket worth almost $3 million! The ticketholder missed getting a piece of the historic Christmas Eve $1.817 billion jackpot by one number, the Powerball. A single ticket purchased at a gas station in Arkansas beat the odds and scored the jackpot. It took 47 draws before […]

Sunday, December 21, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 21, 2025

Categories

President Donald Trump’s approval rating declines sharply in 2025

Polls President Donald Trump’s first year of his final term has been a downer for the voters. A recent Emerson College poll on the president’s approval rating shows it has flipped since he took office in January. Trump entered the Oval Office for a second term with an approval rating of 49% and a disapproval rating of 41%, but by […]

Sunday, December 21, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 21, 2025

Categories

Powerball ticket worth more than $2.3 million sold in Southland

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Ventura County The holiday season just got brighter for someone in the Southland holding a Powerball ticket worth $2,323,527! The ticket was purchased for last night’s draw. No one hit the Saturday, December 20, super-big $1.5 billion jackpot. However, a ticket bought at Wright’s Market, 2691 Ventura Blvd. in Oxnard, had five of the […]