Thursday, December 26, 2013
Are you still waiting for some of your Christmas gifts to be delivered? If they were shipped by UPS you may get your packages today or tomorrow. UPS is blaming high volume of packages and bad weather for the delay. FedEx is claiming it has only “isolated” incidents of packages not being delivered on time. Gee, wouldn’t it have […]
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Ho! Ho! Ho! We have beautiful SoCal weather on this Christmas day. The high is expected to reached the 80s today in Burbank! Yeah, winter started last Saturday and we’re getting spring-like weather. Yippee! Along with the sunshine and warm temps, we’re going to have deal with low humidity and a chance of Santa Ana winds in Los Angeles […]
Monday, December 23, 2013
Despite his untimely death, actor Paul Walker, will appear in the next installment of the billion-dollar movie franchise, “Fast & Furious.” His fellow actor, Vin Diesel, made the announcement late yesterday on his Facebook page and posted the above photo saying it was “… the last scene we filmed together.” Also, Diesel disclosed “Fast & Furious 7” will be released […]
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Some special entertainment at the December Burbank Coordinating Council meeting/luncheon at the Little White Chapel, 1711 North Avon Street in Burbank. Three BCR clients sang Christmas carols, while their director Julie Larsen looked on with pride. BCR is a Burbank non-profit that provides day care and activities for children and adults with developmental disabilities. It has operated in Burbank since […]
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Today is the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year, and the start of winter. From here on out, the days will be getting longer. The winter solstice is really an event — the point at which the sun reaches the most southern point in the sky. It happened at 12:11 p.m. ET today. On this the […]
Friday, December 20, 2013
Only a handful of days left before Christmas. Shopping gets real serious now. Yesterday, Target confirmed the theft of 40 millions debit and credit card numbers from its sytem over the past few weeks, adding to the holiday worries of many shoppers. Target is investigating this massive crime along with law enforcement and the Secret Service. It’s one of the […]
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Cloudy skies and showers in Burbank today. Also, there’s a chance of thunderstorms. The roads and highways are slick — so take it easy when driving. The high today in the Media City –only about 55. The cold weather system moving through the Southland is expected to hang around through tonight — before clearing out by tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Yeah, they say you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than winning the lottery jackpot. Well, lightning struck at least twice in yesterday’s huge $648 million Mega Millions game. One winning ticket was sold in Georgia — the other in California. Finally we get some of that lottery moolah. The lucky Cali ticket was bought at Jenny’s […]
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Tom Huber thinks his Burbank store is the luckiest in town and with good reason. Seven years ago, a winning lottery ticket for $1.2 million was purchased at Otto’s Import Store & Delicatessen, 2320 West Clark Avenue. Also, players have bought lottery tickets, including scratchers, at this little European import shop, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. People buy a […]
