Saturday, December 14, 2013
Today is the big delivery day for the annual Holiday Basket Program — designed to provide some holiday cheer for hundreds of needy families with school age children in Burbank. A team of diligent volunteers and organizers worked for several hours late yesterday, building and stocking baskets for 600 families in the auditorium at George Washington Elementary School on North […]
Friday, December 13, 2013
A lot of folks feeling lucky on this Friday the 13th and many of them are buying Mega Millions lottery tickets. A short time ago, the double-M jackpot leaped from $400-to-$425 million. The question now is how rich will this money pot get before the draw closes tonight at 7:45 p.m.? More here.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Disney makes a big commitment to help typhoon victims in the Philippines, while new figures are out today on the human toll of that disaster. The government in the Philippines has upped the death toll from 4-to-6,000 and the number of missing to nearly 1,800. Typhoon Haiyan, considered one of the most powerful storms to ever make land, flattened or […]
Friday, December 13, 2013
Money, money, money!!! The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is filled with tons of it — at least $400 million. This is the second largest Mega Millions jackpot in history. It has reportedly sparked lottery fever, from coast to coast, with long lines of ticket buyers.This money pot has been growing since October first. Since then, the jackpot has rolled […]
Thursday, December 12, 2013
A lot of chatter in the entertainment biz about the 2014 Golden Globe Awards nominations, which came out this morning. These awards are consider a good barometer of who has the best chance for Oscar gold. The brutal historical drama, “12 Years a Slave” and the con artists drama/comedy, “American Hustle,” each picked up seven nominations to lead the […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
If you’re goals in the new year includes finding a new gig, you might want to check out the Employees’ Choice Awards. For the past six years, the online jobs website, Glassdoor, has been surveying employees on the best places to work in the country. The 2014 list for large companies is out and three social media heavy hitters, Twitter, […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
A lot of chatter in the media and in the entertainment biz about the announcement this morning of the nominations for the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The arrival of the SAG nominations means the Hollywood awards season is in full swing. Topping the list for outstanding performances in 2013, “12 Years a Slave,” in the film categories and “Breaking […]
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Emily Gabel-Luddy is heading into the final months of her position as Burbank Mayor. In the spring, a new mayor will be selected from among the Burbank city council members. So does Mayor Gabel-Luddy have other political aspirations? She may have hinted at this in a recent interview in The Tolucan Times. In the interview, the mayor was asked this […]
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is stuffed with dough! The jackpot has hit $344 million. It has not been a lucky holiday season for Mega Millions players — especially for those in California. Under new lottery rules established last October, the odds of winning the jackpot got tougher — jumped from 1 in 176 million to 1 in 259 […]
