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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $363 million!!

Money, money, money! The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has now reached a mind-boggling $363 million. Yes, it could be bigger by draw time tonight at 7:45 p.m. Money like that — even a piece of it — could make some impossible dreams come true.

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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“The Hunger Games” makes a killing at box office!

The final numbers are out today and “The Hunger Games” turned out to be the hottest movie ticket over the weekend. The film adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel dominated the domestic box office with a final tally of $152.5 million — which ranks third on the list of best opening weekends. “The Hunger Games” is set in the […]

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Major Hollywood book to film rights deal for “Fifty Shades of Grey”

Who says romance doesn’t sell in Hollywood? “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a bestselling erotic romance novel trilogy, with BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism) elements, reportedly has sold to Universal Pictures and Focus Features. The X-rated book series was inspired by the hugely popular “Twilight” book saga and is written by British author E. L. James. The romance is about a […]

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Burbank Coordinating Council launches new website

The Burbank Coordinating Council has a new connection on the Internet — a new website! There’s info on sending needy kids to camp, sharing with our community through the Holiday Baskets program, photos, and an easy donate page. Check it out at Burbankcoordinatingcouncil.org

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot a whopping $356 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is overflowing with money! Millions of dollars. That jackpot escalated to $356 million last Friday, after no one picked all of the lucky numbers. Here are those winning digits: 6, 17, 19, 20, 21, and the Mega ball 20. Seven California players matched five of the winning numbers and each ticket is worth $259, […]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 25, 2012

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Watch out for heavy rain and thunderstorms today in Burbank

A real serious rainstorm is hovering over the Media City. The weather started overcast this Sunday morning , but by 11 a.m. light rain was falling, which got heavier as the day wore on. Also, this cold storm is packing some strong winds. There’s a chance of hail as well. The high today might reach the low 60s — tonight […]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 25, 2012

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Talk of the town: Incident at Burbank Councilman Gordon’s business office

A lot of chatter and questions being asked about that incident at Burbank City Councilman Dr. David Gordon’s business office a little over a week ago. Burbank Police are reporting that a brick was tossed through a “4 by 6 foot window” at Dr. Gordon’s optometry office in the 800 block of Hollywood Way, March 16, at around 10 p.m. Was […]

Friday, March 23, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 23, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot: A huge $290 million!

Mega Millions tickets are hot items and generating a lot of chatter on the Internet. The reason, the jackpot has climbed to an astronomical $290 million and could go even higher before tonight’s drawing at 7:45 p.m. Feeling lucky?

Friday, March 23, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 23, 2012

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Opt-out smart meter plan approved for Burbank

Despite fierce opposition from a small relentless group of smart meter opponents, the Burbank City Council voted to install a new opt-out fee schedule at its meeting on Tuesday, March 20. During public comments, the opponents lambasted the smart meter technology as unhealthy, dangerous, and a privacy invader. As they have done many times in the past months, the council […]