Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Sunday, August 21, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, August 21, 2011

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“The Help” gets promoted to top spot at box office

“The Help” got a boost to number one at the domestic box office with a weekend estimate of $20 million. The comedy-drama is about a young southern white woman and her relationship with the black “help” during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer star. “The Help” is based on the 2009 bestselling novel […]

Sunday, August 21, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, August 21, 2011

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Guest Blogger: New vs. old

Do you like the word ‘new’? Usually, when something is new, it is good. Whether it’s a new item or new thought, it often makes people feel good to have new things. A lot of areas in the United States have the word ‘new’ attached to them, like New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and New Orleans. The […]

Saturday, August 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Be-Boppin’ in Magnolia Park today

Another street party in Burbank today. Be-Boppin’ in the Park is set to get underway at 3 p.m. on Magnolia Boulevard, between Hollywood Way and California Street. This is the fifth year for this festival of vintage and classic cars, music, food, and community scene. They’re expecting somewhere around 15 thousand people to show up for this street party, according to […]

Saturday, August 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Flashback: Party of the Century in Burbank

Friday, August 19, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, August 19, 2011

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Talk of the Town: Burbank City Attorney’s retirement party e-mail

Quite a bit of talk in B-town about the fairytale-like e-mail announcement sent out to all Burbank City employees yesterday. The e-mail invited folks to save two upcoming dates, September 29 and October 28, for bashes honoring the retirement of controversial Burbank City Attorney, Dennis Barlow. While the invite probably got chuckles from some — it got scorn from others who […]

Thursday, August 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Crime Alert: Suspected child predator arrested in Burbank

Burbank Police announced the arrest of a suspected child predator late today. Burbank PD was alerted to the suspicious activities of the alleged predator by the Lake Havasu Police Department, according to a press release. An investigation by the Burbank PD resulted in search warrants being served at the home and place of employment of 48-year-old Stephen Fowlow. Investigators reportedly found evidence […]

Thursday, August 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, August 18, 2011

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More economic worries: Stocks take another dive

The stock market took a beating again today. Some dramatic swings in the market over the past few days. Worries about the country tumbling into another recession reportedly caused the market to plunge more than 500 points today. When the market closed stocks had gained some ground — ending the day down 419 points. More on the stocks and the economic […]

Sunday, August 14, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, August 14, 2011

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Guest Blogger: The benefits of a few good laughs

When I turn on the news on television, it seems like there’s a lot more bad news than good news. Whether we’re talking about the debt problem we’re having in the US or the riots in England and other problems in Europe, Asia, and Africa, it seems like there’s a lot more bad things going on than there is good. […]

Saturday, August 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 13, 2011

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Presidential Race: Michele Bachmann wins in Iowa

Minnesota Congresswoman and GOP presidential hopeful, Michele Bachmann, is celebrating a major victory today. Bachmann won the first big Republician test of the 2012 campaign for the White House., the Iowa straw poll. On the official, Michele Bachmann for President website, the candidate posted this statement: “THANK YOU IOWA! We did it! I am excited to announce our campaign was the […]