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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot $116 million!

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is still growing. It now stands at $116 million, but could go higher before tonight’s draw. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw. Those numbers: 4, 12, 29, 49, 51, and the Mega number 44. Tonight’s draw is at 8 p.m.

Monday, December 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 12, 2011

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Talk of the Town: The Black List

One of the most debated and scrutinized lists in the entertainment industry came out today. The Black List is a collection of unproduced screenplays that for whatever reason rated as a “like” or “favorite” by a number of film executives. This year, 300 of them reportedly sent in suggestions to film executive, Franklin Leonard ,who started compiling The Black List back in 2004. Since then, scripts […]

Monday, December 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 12, 2011

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City of Burbank offering sandbags

It’s a rainy Monday in Burbank and more showers, with the possibility of some hail, in the forecast through the evening and tonight. Also, this is a cold storm with the high in B-town only expected to reach into the 50s. And there’s a chance of another wet system later on in the week. All this stormy weather prompted Burbank officials to put out an […]

Monday, December 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 12, 2011

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Jean Youn: Mountains, echoes, and the holiday spirit

Have you ever been to the top of any mountains? Korea is a very small country in land area, but it has many mountains. About 70% of the land is covered with mountains. Most of them are not very high though. Anyone could climb to the top of them. When you’re at the top of these mountains, if you yell […]

Saturday, December 10, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 10, 2011

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Garden Guru: Christmas tree shopping and care

Shopping for a fresh cut Christmas tree should be a fun and analytical experience. The first two things to look for is (obviously) shape and gaping holes between the branches. A little bit of gap is okay, because when you hang the ornaments the weight will help bring the branches down. What about the old story about pulling the branches […]

Friday, December 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, December 9, 2011

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Huge Mega Millions jackpot: $100 million!

For the first time since last September, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot hit the $100 million mark. That happened after no one came up with the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw. Those money numbers: 7, 21, 29, 35, 49 and the Mega number 39. The next chance to score the Mega Millions jackpot is tonight. The drawing is at 8 […]

Friday, December 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, December 9, 2011

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Holiday Highlights

New play opening in Burbank A live theater production of the Christmas play, “Table of the Heart,” is set to open tomorrow, December 10, at the Media City Church 269 East Providencia Avenue in the Media City. The production is written and directed by Tatum Shank. The play tells the story of the tragedy and triumph of the Carmichael family who […]

Thursday, December 8, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, December 8, 2011

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City Buzz

New operator for Burbank Recycle Center After heated debate at its meeting Tuesday, December 6, the Burbank City Council voted to assign the operating agreement for the controversial Burbank Recycle Center to Burrtec Waste Industries. The vote was 4-1 with Councilman, Dr. David Gordon, strongly opposing the arrangement. The operation of the Burbank Recycle Center has been under scrutiny for some time and most recently […]

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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2012 Writers Guild awards nominees

Some of the 2012 Writers Guild of America, West & East, Awards nominees are out today. On the list, nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. TELEVISION NOMINEES DRAMA SERIES Boardwalk Empire, Written by Bathsheba Doran, Dave Flebotte, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle, Terence Winter; HBO Breaking Bad, […]