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Fronnie Lewis

Monday, April 18, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 18, 2011
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Burbank Central Library open for business

After being closed for more than a week due to water damage, the Central Library in Burbank reopened today. Burbank public information officer Keith Sterling says, “..first time this length of closure in recent memory.” The library at 110 North Glenoaks Boulevard was shutdown on Saturday, April 9, after a water pipe ruptured in one of the book sections. The pipe […]
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 17, 2011
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Music, art, and good times at Coachella

Thousands of music fans and art lovers are enjoying a hot weekend at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. If you think it’s been hot here — this festival is going in the deep desert town of Indio in the Coachella Valley.   Despite some technical difficulties, Grammy winning artist, Erykah Badu, rocked out with fans at Coachella on the Empire […]
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Gas Scout: On the hunt for the best pump prices in Burbank

 Skyrocketing gas prices are turning motorists into gas scouts — on the lookout for the lowest pump prices anytime they hit the road. If that makes some of ditch the cellphone calls and texting to pay more attention to their surroundings –that’s a huge plus! I spent $20 on gasoline last Tuesday and I got less than five gallons. I didn’t gas-up […]
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Burbank Campaign News: City Council candidate Bob Frutos concedes

This afternoon Media City Groove was sent this press release about the city council race by the Bob Frutos campaign: BOB FRUTOS CONCEDES BURBANK CITY COUNCIL SEAT TO EMILY GABEL-LUDDY Bob Frutos, Chair of the Burbank Police Commission, entered the race for Burbank City Council to participate in his civic duty as a contributor to the betterment of the City and its residents.  After […]
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011
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It’s going to be a hot one in Burbank!

Hot temperatures and tons of sunshine in Burbank today. Bring it on!  No rain this weekend just plenty of gorgeous this-is-why-we-live in Southern California weather. At around 9 a.m. this morning, it was already 73 degrees in B-town. The high is expected to reach into the 90s. The weather forecast includes the possibility of some winds, 15 to 25 mph […]
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Friday, April 15, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, April 15, 2011
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Final tally for the 2011 Burbank General Election

 Burbank city officials sent out a news release this afternoon with the final numbers for the Tuesday April 12 General Election. The numbers changed from those announced earlier, but the winners did not. Emily Gabel-Luddy won the open seat on the city council and voters passed Measure U — the Modernize Utility Users Tax Ordinance by an overwhelming majority. Here are the final […]
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $72 million

Another major Mega Millions lottery jackpot up for grabs tomorrow. On Tuesday, April 12, no one picked all of the winning numbers, but a player in San Francisco did get all but the Mega Ball correct. That lucky ticket is worth $467,776. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s draw:10, 23, 39, 41, 45, and 15. The next draw is Friday at 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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Burbank General Election winners: Measure U by a wide margin and Gabel-Luddy by less than 100 votes

Burbank’s General Election 2011 is history, but it will be talked about for some time. I joined a small group of election watchers in the lobby of City Hall last night, to wait for the returns to come in. It was a long wait! The deadline for turning in those controversial mail-in ballots was 7 p.m. Despite this early deadline the first return numbers were […]
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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Election Day in Burbank!

  If you haven’t mailed your General Election ballot — don’t. Postmarks don’t count. You must deliver your ballot to City Hall or one of the designated drop-off centers by 7 p.m. this evening.  It’s important. Vote! Drop-off Centers: Buena Vista Branch Library 300 — North Buena Vista Street  7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Joslyn Center 1301 — West Olive Avneue  7 a.m. to 7 […]
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