Friday, December 6, 2013
The Mega Millions jackpot is zeroing in on another milestone today. Right now this elusive money pot is hovering at $291 million — but it could easily crack the $300 million mark before draw time. The winning numbers from last Tuesday’s game: 7, 12, 41, 44, 59 and the Mega Ball 3. No one in California came close to hitting […]
Thursday, December 5, 2013
South Africa mourns. The world mourns. Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95 today. Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader/freedom fighter who once spent 27 years in prison, only to come out in 1990 still convinced racial oppression and segregation were wrong in South Africa or anywhere else on the planet, leaves behind an incredible legacy. Here’s President Obama’s statement about the […]
Thursday, December 5, 2013
It’s that time of year again. The annual “Holiday Basket Program” is in full swing and volunteers are needed to help provide a little of the Christmas cheer to some low-income families with school age children in Burbank. The Burbank Coordinating Council is the lead organizer and it gets assistance from “… churches, PTAs, studios, individuals, businesses, clubs, city offices, and […]
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Scribes for some of television’s most popular shows topped the list of nominations for the 2014 Writers Guild Awards. The guild’s outstanding achievement in TV nominees were announced today, along with those in the radio, new media, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation categories for the 2013 season. Here are the nominees in some of the major TV categories: […]
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Today Olympic skating champion-turned-author, Kristi Yamaguchi, made an appearance at The Rink in Downtown Burbank, to the delight of some local school children. Yamaguchi’s original flight from Oakland got cancelled, but she hopped on another one and arrived shortly before noon at The Rink. Her first duty was to pose for photos and do interviews with the media. Yamaguchi was […]
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Brrr! It’s seriously cold in Burbank. You need to pull the heavy stuff out of your closet and wear some of it! A short while ago, I was out walking in the 50 degree temps. Not bad in the sunshine — definitely cold in the shady areas. The high today in the Media City, may only reach into the […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Universal Pictures announced today that it will be donating ” a percentage of proceeds” from the upcoming home entertainment release of “Fast & Furious 6” to Paul Walker’s non-profit Reach Out WorldWide. Walker and his friend/fellow racing enthusiast, Roger Rodas, were killed in a fiery crash last Saturday afternoon in Valencia. The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were riding in, apparently […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The Rink in Downtown Burbank is getting some star power tomorrow. Olympic gold medal winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, is scheduled to appear at the temporary ice rink, behind Burbank City Hall, on Wednesday, December 4. Since winning the Olympic gold in women’s singles skating in 1992, Yamaguchi has been very busy with various projects from professional skating to entertainment to philanthropy […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The latest Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs tonight, but it’s going to take a lot of luck to win this one. New lottery rules went into place last October, so the odds of winning the jackpot have been jacked up from 1 in 179 million to 1 in 259 million. Lottery officials need to change their promotional […]
