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Friday, July 3, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 3, 2009

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Burbank Mayor Gary Bric, his restaurant, & those trash talking e-mails

Photo: from city of Burbank website. I don’t know if Burbank Mayor Gary Bric plays any street basketball, but it’s pretty clear he can trash talk. Earlier in the week, I popped over to Jim Carlile’s Burbank blog and discovered a post from last Tuesday, June 30 about some caustic e-mails he got from the mayor. The town is abuzz with chatter about these e-mail zingers. Mayor […]

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Wildfires & Burbank Fire Service Day

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove –Burbank The Southern California fire season kicked off early with a wildfire that erupted in the Santa Barbara foothills yesterday. The battle is still going on today with water-dropping aircraft and hand crews on the ground. More than a thousand homes have been evacuated and nearly 200 acres burned. Meanwhile here in Burbank, firefighters are keeping a close […]

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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Southland slammed by more stormy weather

More cold temperatures, heavy rain, and snow caused havoc in the Southland today. Flooding, snow, and ice made travel on local highways and roads treacherous, forcing some closures. Most surprisingly, the snow level dropped to around 1500 feet. Late today, falling snow shut down Highway 14 into the Antelope Valley. Hundreds of motorists waiting and hoping to get home to Lancaster or […]

Saturday, August 30, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 30, 2008

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BBQ on Labor Day weekend

Handy Market cooks grilling to the max at a recent July BBQ. The grill team will be smoking in the parking lot of the Handy Market on West Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank today. The market has been open for business more than 35 years. Also, Handy Market has won the Burbank Leader Readers’ Choice Award for the best grocery store 12 years straight. Every Saturday, the market’s […]