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Sunday, June 28, 2015
Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- "Sugar and Spice" team marched in the Annual Ponytail Softball Jamboree parade along West Clark Avenue in Burbank June 27, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, June 28, 2015
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Photo Gallery: Ponytail softball parade 2015 in Burbank

The Annual Ponytail Softball Jamboree kicked off with a parade of teams along West Clark Avenue, from Burroughs High School to George Izay park, in Burbank yesterday. Spectators were treated to a colorful contingent of spirited softball teams — some even shared their favorite cheers with the parade watchers. Later, the girls gathered on several baseball diamonds at the park […]
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Friday, June 12, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, June 12, 2015
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Social media saves Dodger employee’s job

Another demonstration of the power of social media. Long time  Dodger Stadium organist, Nancy Bea Hefley, was apparently being phased out and replaced with “pre-recorded pop and hip hop music” at the ballpark. Hefley has been playing for the Dodgers for more than 20 years. However, lately the Dodger front office had been giving her hints she was no longer […]
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 2, 2015
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Feeling lucky? Mega Millions jackpot hits $253 million

Feeling Lucky? If so, you might want to pick up a Mega Millions lottery ticket. That lottery jackpot will be at least $253 million tonight — the eight largest in the Mega Millions game in the past five years. The jackpot got pumped with a new batch of millions after no ticket had all of the winning numbers in last […]
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Friday, May 29, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, May 29, 2015
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Mega millions jackpot balloons to $233 million

No one hit the jackpot in last Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw, but one California player came pretty close. Charles Messenger, a computer administration employee in Salinas, matched all the winning numbers, except the Mega Ball. That lucky ticket is worth $2.7 million. Messenger bought 20 $1 quick picks at Star Market 1275 South Main Street in Salinas last Sunday and one of […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Web Buzz: Charter-Time Warner deal, Kobe goes Hollywood, and more

As expected, Charter announced its deal to buy Time Warner Cable today. In a news released posted on the Charter website, the company says the deal is valued at $78.7 billion. This could be good news for many local Dodger fans who have been unable to watch home games due to a special arrangement the team made with Time Warner […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to at least $214 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with a lot of green after leaping to $214 million! It happened after no one ticket held all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw. Those hot  digits: 3, 14, 15, 25, 48, and the Mega Ball 8. Another chance to grab that big jackpot comes up in tonight’s draw. You have until […]
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears $200 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is on a major roll. No ticket had all of last night’s winning number, so the money pot took a tumble to $194 million. Tuesday’s hot digits are 10, 12, 21, 29 , 65 and the Mega Ball 10 The jackpot has been rolling along, picking up millions, since it was hit for $58 million last March […]
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 14, 2015
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Web Buzz: Starbucks hacked, Rihanna’s deal, and more

The Web is buzzing with reports that Starbucks has been hacked. Some U.S.  customers are saying they’ve been ripped off hundreds of dollars and are blaming a Starbucks mobile app. Apparently, hackers have been able to gain access to victim’s reward cards. However, Starbucks is denying its app is the source of the hack. Details at CNBC, Starbucks ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos […]
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