Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Sign advertises the search for new hires at the Burbank Walmart location April 6, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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Burbank Walmart set to open soon – hiring underway

The converting of the old Great Indoors site into a new Walmart Supercenter is nearly complete in Burbank’s Empire Center. “We currently project opening in June,” according to Delia Garcia, Director of Communications for Walmart. After months of controversy, the remodeling has been steady and uneventful. The Walmart Supercenter will be around 143, 000 square feet and Garcia says it”will offer […]

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Woman under umbrella in the rain scurried across the parking lot of the Lakeside Shopping Center in the 300 block of North Pass Avenue Burbank April 8, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 9, 2016

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More cloudy skies and rain for the weekend

Burbank is getting a serious dose of April showers. It started last Thursday afternoon with showers steady enough to force many Burbankers to bring out the umbrellas and cold weather gear. Yesterday began with some cloudy threatening skies in the morning, which soon opened up to deliver rain off and on most of the day. Stormy weather is in the […]

Thursday, April 7, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, April 7, 2016

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Universal Studios’ Harry Potter land opens today

Harry Potter fans are in hog heaven with the opening today of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City. Tickets for the long-awaited opening of this fantasy attraction were sold out days ago online. Several special deals such as the VIP Experience and Front of Line ticket option are sold out as well for Friday, […]

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill 110 North First Street, Burbank Friday, April 1, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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New Wood Ranch restaurant in Burbank staffing up

Hiring officially got underway yesterday for the most anticipated restaurant in B-town — the Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill. For months now, extensive renovations have been underway at the old location of the Elephant Bar, 110 North First Street, across from the Islands Restaurant at East Orange Grove and First Street. A while back, Alejandro Benes, a partner in the Wood […]

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2016 poster

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 3, 2016

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SoCal Scene: Festivals of books, music, art and beer

Saturday-Sunday April 9th and 10th — The largest literary festival in the country is gearing up for next weekend. The 21st Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is expected to draw thousands of bibliophiles to the USC campus. More than 500 authors, celebrities, musicians, artists, and chefs will engage and entertain. Among them: Buzz Aldrin, Joyce Carol Oates, James Patterson, […]

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Photo: FLLewis/ Media City G -- Smart & Final Extra! 3830 West Verdugo Avenue Burbank March 30, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 31, 2016

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New Smart & Final store opens in Burbank

The new Smart & Final Extra! is open for business in Burbank. Smart & Final kicked off a soft opening on March 23 at 3830 West Verdugo Avenue. The warehouse, grocery, and discount chain is hoping it has the winning formula to make the location profitable. A couple of different supermarkets have occupied the space just in the past couple […]

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- U.M. Liquor 401 North Victory Boulevard Burbank March 30, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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Top winning Fantasy 5 lottery ticket sold in Burbank

Someone’s fantasy of holding a winning lottery ticket has come true in Burbank. Yesterday’s top winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold at U. M . Liquor 401 North Victory Boulevard. That ticket is worth $71, 819. That lucky ticket has all of the winning digits: 11, 18, 23, 32, 39. U.M. Liquor owner, Baldev Singh, was proudly telling his customers […]

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Burbank Beat: Downton Abbey, art festival, Annual Care Walk

Tuesday, March 29 — Behind the scenes at “Downton Abbey” at the Buena Vista Library , 300 North Buena Vista Street, begins 7 p.m. tonight. English actress, comedy writer, and author, Diz White, will take the audience on a colorful , amusing, and visual journey of Cotswolds, an area in south central England, where she has a cottage. Also White will include the […]

Sunday, March 27, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 27, 2016

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Easter 2016 – Pope Francis tweets about Jesus

Jesus Christ is risen! Love has triumphed over hatred, life has conquered death, light has dispelled the darkness! — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 27, 2016