Entertainment

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Job Seekers: Dodgers hang out the help wanted sign

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for new talent. You don’t have to be able to throw a fastball or hit a home run. The baseball organization is accepting applications and resumes right now for the part-time seasonal union position of Ticket Seller. The qualifications include excellent verbal communications, outstanding customer service, and at least a high school diploma or GED. […]
Friday, March 25, 2011

Lottery Fever!!! Mega Millions jackpot grows to $312 million

The Mega Millions jackpot just keeps getting richer and richer. It has grown from $304-to-$312 million and could be even larger by draw time tonight at 8 p.m. Lottery fever has hopeful players slapping down a lot of green hoping to win a share of that jackpot. This Mega Millions jackpot is now the largest in the nation.  The all […]
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Mega Millions jackpot swells to $304 million!!!

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is stuffed with the kind of money that could probably help balance the budget in a few cash-strapped cities or school districts. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s game. That resulted in more moolah being added to the jackpot, which now stands at around $304 million.  The lucky digits: 1, […]
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor: 1932 – 2011

Actress Elizabeth Taylor reportedly died this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here in the Southland. The Hollywood superstar passed away at the age of 79. The cause of death, congestive heart failure, according to the Los Angeles Times website. The Times has photos and more on a complex woman who became a film legend.
Friday, March 18, 2011

Coming up this weekend in Burbank…

“Maple Syrup”  Saturday The community is invited to a big breakfast fundraiser for the Venture Crew 201 Boy Scouts, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 19, at the Light House (formerly Magnolia Park United Methodist Church) in the Fellowship Hall at 2828 West Magnolia Blvd, Burbank. The “everything you can put syrup on” breakfast includes, pancakes, corn fritters, French […]
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wow!!! Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $201 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is now super-rich. This morning another load of money got dumped into the double-M jackpot, after no one picked all of the correct numbers in last night’s game. Tuesday’s winning digits: 10, 11, 12, 28, 43, and the Mega Ball 45. Three tickets bought in California matched all but the Mega Ball. Each of those tickets is worth $168, 654. […]
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

ShowBiz Bits:Tom Hanks, John Wayne, and spec script sales

 Tom Hanks takes on real-life hero role  The high-seas drama of cargo ship Captain Richard Phillips and the Somali pirates is headed to the big screen. Actor Tom Hanks is reportedly on board to play Phillips, according to deadline.com Back in April of 2009, Captain Phillips traded himself as a hostage to the pirates to save his crew. Phillips was later freed […]
Monday, March 14, 2011

Art show inspires and delights at Geo Gallery

Guests got a real treat last Saturday, March 12, at the Geo Gallery 1545 Victory Boulevard, in Glendale. A selection of watercolors, by two talented artists in love with color and detail, were on display at an art show and opening reception hosted by Ex-Burbank Mayor/City Council Member, Marsha Ramos. Among those stopping by to browse and chat, Burbank City Council […]
Sunday, March 13, 2011

“Battle: LA” wins shootout at box office

The new gritty sci-fi action flick, “Battle: Los Angeles,” fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend.  “Battled: LA” debuted with an estimated $36 million to become the number one movie in the country. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriquez, and pop singer Ne-Yo are in the cast of  “Battle: LA,” which is about a marine platoon that goes up […]