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Friday, November 5, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, November 5, 2010

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Photo Gallery: Halloween flashback & upcoming Christmas haunt

Burbank Mayor Anja Reinke officially opened a haunted house The “Nightmare at the Museum” haunt was a smashing success. Steve Ferguson, Chair of the Burbank Park, Recreation, and Community Services Board and one of the organizers, reports over 2,800 people visited this Halloween haunt on California Street in Burbank last month. They raised more than $4,000 for the Family Service Agency of Burbank. The […]

Thursday, November 4, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Best selling author looking for a few good co-authors

Publishing superstar, Janet Evanovich, has made a bundle off of her popular Stephanie Plum mysteries, and is now out to hook up with some fresh talented co-authors. Number 17 in the Plum series titled, “Smokin’ Seventeen,” is due out next year. The wacky world of former lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, is headed to the big screen as well. Katherine Heigl reportedly has signed on to […]

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!!!

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 […]