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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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City Buzz

Watch out for counterfeit currency Yesterday, City Hall sent out a crime alert e-mail warning about fake $100 bills being passed in Burbank. Los Angeles County businesses have seen a rise in phony $100 bills, according to the crime alert, which is posted on the city website as well. The U.S. $100 note is a favorite target of scam artists and counterfeiters […]
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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Heavy rain in Burbank and Southland

  Stormy weather creating havoc in the Southland today. During the noon hour, Burbank got hammered by a batch of heavy rain. I was about to step outside, when sheets of rain thundered from the sky. Humm, I was expecting a few clouds and drizzle, but not a full blown storm! The bad weather is causing all sorts of problems on streets, roads, […]
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Monday, October 4, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 4, 2010
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Wet weather in Burbank and much of SoCal

Keep those umbrellas handy. I had to use mine a couple times while out and about in Burbank today. The weather watchers are predicting more showers and thunderstorms will roll through Southern California tonight and tomorrow, maybe even Wednesday as well. The Burbank hillside area got dumped on by a fast moving rain cell around 9 :30 p.m. tonight. When it pounds the […]
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Monday, October 4, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 4, 2010
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ShowBiz Bits

 Hot Hollywood Movie Deal I thought it was a bizarre combination when the novel came out last spring: President Abraham Lincoln and vampires. No matter. Hollywood is hot to take this property to the big screen. Several studios were bidding on the project, but over the weekend, 20th Century Fox came out the victor, according to Nikki Finke & Mike Fleming […]
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 3, 2010
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“The Social Network” most popular at Box Office

  The story of Internet social network juggernaut, Facebook, pulled in the most moviegoers at theaters this weekend. “The Social Network” debuted with an estimated $23 million to become the number one film in the country. The drama is loosely based on Ben Mezrich’s book, “The Accidental Billionaires”  (2009). The story centers on how Mark Zuckerberg, as a young Harvard University undergraduate, founded Facebook in […]
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 2, 2010
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Weird weather in Burbank & the Southland

The overcast skies did more than just threaten rain this morning in Burbank . At around 10:30 a.m., I was at the Downtown Burbank Post Office when a patch of rain rolled through.It didn’t last long, but was enough to force folks to scamper for cover.  More unpredictable weather is ahead for Burbank and the rest of the Southland through the weekend. In […]
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Friday, October 1, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 1, 2010
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LAPD Chief Beck makes a promise — what about Burbank PD Chief LaChasse?

In light of the controversial shooting death of an alleged knife-wheeling suspect, Los Angeles Police Chief, Charlie Beck, made a promise to his community in an opinion piece he wrote that appeared on the Los Angeles Times website today.  In the op-ed piece, Chief Beck says he’s “… committed to providing as much detail as I am able to release about the facts of […]
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, September 30, 2010
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ShowBiz Bits

 Lindsay Lohan’s brother speaks out Reports are out that troubled Actress, Lindsay Lohan, has voluntarily entered rehab. This will be the fifth time around for Lohan. Her brother, Michael Lohan Jr., says his sister is “fully committed” to making rehab work this time.  Also, he blamed Lohan’s past failures at getting clean on “leeches” in her social circle. More on […]
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Record heat in the Southland

How hot is it? So hot that the sun loving flowers in my Burbank yard are wilting. Yesterday, the temperature climbed  to 109 degrees in the Media City. Even at 8 p.m. last night is was still 100. More triple digit heat is headed our way today. Other parts of the Southland are suffering in this heat wave, too. On Monday, the thermometer […]
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