Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Another rainstorm rolling through Burbank and the rest of the Southland today. Rain will be falling off and on, sometimes heavy, this morning. Weather watchers are calling this a fast moving storm — saying we should begin to dry out by this afternoon. However, a cold and very windy system is hitchhiking on this storm — and it will bring some […]
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Mega Millions lottery fever is likely to afflict even more folks in the next few days. The reason: the Mega Millions jackpot has exploded and is now $237 million !!! Again, no one picked all of the winning numbers in yesterday’s draw. The lucky numbers: 6, 18, 36, 40, 49 and the Mega Ball 7. Two California players did win […]
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
25 films added to the National Film Registry The disco-boogie classic, “Saturday Night Fever,” (1977) is one of 25 films selected for the National Film registry of the Library of Congress. The announcement was made today. More than two thousand films were nominated by the public for the inclusion in this year’s group. The films are selected not because they’re the best […]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with bags and bags of greenbacks. Those winning six numbers proved to be elusive again for lottery players in last Friday’s game. No one ticket had all the lucky digits. Those hot Mega Millions numbers are: 15, 16, 27, 40, 52, and the Mega Ball 16. The Mega Millions jackpot is hovering at around […]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The still soggy Southland got dumped on by another storm system. A sunny Christmas Day brought out joggers in shorts and tee shirts in the Media City, however, dark clouds rolled in during the late evening bringing rain and gusty winds. At 8:30 p.m. Christmas night, rain was pounding Burbank and would continue to do so, off and on, for several hours. Early this […]
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas greetings from the First Couple included a joint message to everyone on this special day. Remarks of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Weekly Address The White House December 25, 2010 THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody. Michelle and I just wanted to take a moment today to send greetings from our family to yours. THE FIRST LADY: This is […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
“Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” has become a holiday tradition for young and old. There is some debate over — was it Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston, Jr. who originally wrote the poem back in the 1800s. No matter, the wonderful words are timeless and conjure up the magic and hope of Christmas Eve. There are many variations of […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
Around 500 Burbank families are enjoying a happier holiday season thanks to the giving caring spirit of the Burbank Coordinating Council, its donors, and volunteers. The council is like the “little engine that could.” Nothing stops it — least of all a few days of record breaking rain and chilly temperatures. Going strong since 1946, the council is the driving […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is bulging with holiday money — at least $168 million! For weeks now players have been unable to pick all six winning numbers in the Mega Millions game. Same goes for last Tuesday’s draw. However, four tickets bought in California came pretty close — every winning number except the Mega Ball. Each ticket is worth $195,910. One of those lucky tickets was […]