Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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City Buzz

It’s your right. Vote! The candidates have had their say, now it’s time for the voters to speak. The polls opened for the November 2 General Election at 7 a.m. this morning and close at 8 p.m. tonight. If you still have your mail-in ballot, don’t worry. You can drop it off at any polling place or surrender that ballot and step into […]

Monday, November 1, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, November 1, 2010

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Horror wins the Halloween Box Office

Movie fans were gong-ho for horror flicks on Halloween weekend, propelling “Saw 3D” to the top of the Box Office. “Saw 3D” debut with a respectable $22.5 million, acccording to the final figures out today. “Saw 3D” is now the number one movie in the country. This is the seventh and reportedly final chapter in John “Jigsaw” Kramer’s torture series of challenges and tests for his […]

Monday, November 1, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, November 1, 2010

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Write a novel in a month — thousands are trying to do it in November!

Writers around the world are pounding computer keys or scribbling as fast as they can in notebooks — as part of the annual Write A Novel in a Month project. It kicked off today and writers have until November 30 to produce 50,000 words — that’s a short novel of 175 pages. Last year, 165,000 writers reportedly took the challenge and 30,000 […]

Sunday, October 31, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 31, 2010

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Happy Halloween!!!

Watch out for the trick-or-treaters!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 31, 2010

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It’s Halloween time!!!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 30, 2010

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A wet start to the Halloween weekend

We got some rain early this morning in Burbank and could get more before the day is done. So keep that umbrella nearby. The weather forecast is for cool temperatures in the 60s and overcast skies with some occasional sunshine. The rain should be gone by tomorrow. The weather watchers are predicting sunny and dry conditions on Halloween in the Media City and the rest of […]

Friday, October 29, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 29, 2010

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Burbank haunted house makes a killing before Halloween

This is the big weekend for Halloween haunted houses. As I mentioned earlier, last Saturday I attended the opening of “Nightmare at the Museum,” a delightfully ghoulish experience at 907 North California Street. A skilled crew of professionals and volunteers worked for weeks to construct this scary haunt. “Nightmare at the Museum” was open for visitors both Saturday and Sunday last weekend and made a […]

Friday, October 29, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 29, 2010

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Traffic accidents involving pedestrians spike on Halloween

A scary Halloween statistic is out about traffic accidents in California involving pedestrians. Allstate Insurance Company reportedly conducted a review of claims involving pedestrians over the past three years in the state and discovered a dramatic increase in October accidents around trick or treat time. The insurer revealed in a PR Newswire release that its figures show the number of people […]

Friday, October 29, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 29, 2010

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So You Think You Can Write: Harlequin’s new search for authors

The world’s leading publisher of women’s fiction, especially romance, says it’s “hungry to find talented new writers for Harlequin Books” In a PR Newswire release, Harlequin announced it’s hosting a five day “So You Think You Can Write” event starting next Monday, November first, to “discover aspiring new authors.” Harlequin Enterprises Limited produces books for women at the rate of over 110 titles […]