Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Sunday, March 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Grand View cemetery needs volunteers

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Historic Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale is still struggling under the weight of an uncertain future. The neighborhood cemetery is scheduled to be open today by court order from noon until 4 p.m. On December 8, 2008, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr approved a series of public openings at Grand View through June of this year. […]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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First Lady Michelle Obama volunteers at a soup kitchen

photo from http://www.whitehouse.gov/ First Lady Michelle Obama continues to reach out to the less fortunate and she encourages others to do the same. Last Thursday, the first lady took time out from her busy schedule to serve food to the homeless at Miriam’s Kitchen, a non-profit organization, in Washington, D.C. Miriam’s Kitchen strives to provide healthy nutritious meals. On the […]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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Winter blooms in Burbank

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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“Watchmen” fires up the Box Office

The comic-book-to-movie trend in Hollywood continues to be pretty much a win-win situation with plenty of dollar signs. The latest comic book to hit the big screen is “Watchmen,” which opened with early morning showings yesterday. The result: “Watchmen” raked in an estimated $25 million on Friday. A great kick-off for the debut weekend of this superhero flick. DC Comics published the vigilante thriller […]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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Burbank City Council race heading into the home stretch

The run-off election is about to heat up for three seats on the Burbank City Council. Since the primary election on February 24, my Burbank hillside neighborhood has seen very little political activity. I have not been bombarded with campaign phone calls nor has my mailbox been stuffed with campaign materials. However, that’s apparently about to change. Yesterday in the Burbank Leader, four of the candidates, […]

Friday, March 6, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 6, 2009

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California Supreme Court to rule on controversial ban on gay marriage

Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times Both sides in the bitter battle over same-sex marriage have had their say before the California Supreme Court, now it’s up to the justices to rule. While lawyers presented their arguments before the high court in San Francisco yesterday, demonstrators, for and against, rallied outside with protest signs and chants. Proposition 8, passed by 52 per cent of the […]

Thursday, March 5, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Chris Brown charged in alleged attack on his girlfriend Rihanna

Google Image Pop and R&B singer Chris Brown was charged with two felonies today as a result of what was apparently a brutal attack on his pop star/model girlfriend, Rihanna, last month. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed the charges this morning, accusing Brown of committing an assault likely to cause “great bodily harm” and making terrorist threats. There are reports all […]

Thursday, March 5, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Superstar Michael Jackson announces “This is it” concerts

from www.michaeljacksonlive.com Today the reclusive King of Pop, Michael Jackson, announced a series of concerts that he described as: “…the final curtain call.” Jackson appeared at the O2 Arena in London where he says he will perform 10 concerts beginning July 8. Along with the media, there were several hundred fans on hand to hear the announcement. Jackson promised: “This […]

Thursday, March 5, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Federal hearing on that Chatsworth train catastrophe & Metrolink orders cameras for its trains

September 2008/Los Angeles Times photo The National Transportation Safety Board hearing on that horrific train collision in Chatsworth last year is over. The question now is what is going to be done to make sure an accident like that never happens again. There were some startling revelations during the two day hearing in Washington DC about that train disaster on September 12, 2008 that killed […]