Friday, March 4, 2011
The two candidates remaining in the Burbank City Council race picked up some important endorsements this week. In last month’s Primary Nominating Election, City Councilman Gary Bric won re-election, Bob Frutos and Emily Gabel-Luddy collected enough votes to move forward to the General Election in a run-off for the one remaining vacant seat on the council. Final Primary Nominating Election […]
Thursday, March 3, 2011
We all saw it coming — but the reality is still hard to handle. A couple of days ago, on Tuesday, I bought almost 7 gallons of regular gasoline for $25 at the Chevron station, Alameda Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank. I paid $3.79 a gallon. At that time, Supreme stood at $3.99 a gallon. Today, Supreme is selling […]
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Look out for lottery fever! The Mega Millions jackpot has leaped over the $100 million mark. You’ve read it here before, but I’ve gotta say it again, no one picked all of the winning numbers in yesterday’s game. The big money numbers are: 1, 12, 19, 20, 47, and the Mega Ball 25. So the jackpot rolled over to 105 million bucks! Two […]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Christina Aguilera jailed for public drunkenness The pop diva with the big voice, Christina Aguilera, has hit a rough patch. Her movie, “Burlesque,” stumbled at the box office, she botched the national anthem at the Super Bowl a few weeks ago, and then last night, the singer was arrested for being intoxicated in public. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies reportedly pulled over a car in West Hollywood […]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The Mega Millions is a hot ticket today. The reason: the jackpot for that lottery game is simmering at $88 million. In last Friday’s draw, no one got all the winning digits right. Those numbers are: 4, 5, 17, 19, 50, and the Mega Ball 7. Once again, some lucky player in California did match five of the winning numbers, but missed the Mega Ball. That […]
Sunday, February 27, 2011
As expected, “The King’s Speech” captured the best picture Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood tonight. The surprise, the historic British drama was nominated for a record 12 awards, but only won four. Along with best picture, Colin Firth grabbed best actor, Tom Hooper best director, and David Seidler walked off with the best […]
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Award-winning journalist/author, Belva Davis, is in the Southland this weekend for a number of meet-and-greet-and-book signing events. As Black History month draws to a close, this is an incredible opportunity to meet a trailblazer, Davis, the first African American female reporter/anchor in the West, who covered some of the most significant news stories of the past few decades while fighting racism and sexism. In […]
Friday, February 25, 2011
At 1 p.m. light rain is falling in Burbank with the really heavy stuff predicted for later in the day and tonight. This cold storm will linger through tomorrow, bringing with it breezy conditions, frigid temperatures, and snow possibly in the foothills. The high today in the Media City — the mid-5os. Brrrr!! Stay dry and be extra careful out […]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Mega Millions jackpot took another leap — this time to $76 million. On election Tuesday — no one managed to match all the correct digits: 15, 22, 23, 48, 55 and the Mega Ball 31. However, one California player did score all but the Mega Ball — and that ticket is worth $226, 991. The next draw is tomorrow, Friday, […]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Burbank City Councilman Gary Bric has much to celebrate. Bric easily won re-election in yesterday’s Primary Nominating Election. Here’s the vote count for the two open seats on the city council. Gary Bric — 4, 642 Bob Frutos — 3, 071 Emily Gabel-Luddy — 3, 845 Jackie Waltman — 2, 131 Sadly, only 8, 073 Burbank voters cast their ballots in […]
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The campaigning is over — for now. Today is Election Day — the crucial Primary Nominating Election in Burbank. It’s up to the voters and their ballots to decide the outcome of the campaigns for two seats on the Burbank City Council and three openings on the Burbank Board of Education. In this vote- by-mail election, those who have not mailed their ballots […]
Monday, February 21, 2011
A lot of sunshine in Burbank on this President’s Day, although, the temperature is warming up slooowly. The hillside area was awash in sunshine this morning, but my walk was still quite chilly. The temperature didn’t seem to bother some. I saw folks diligently cleaning up storm debris and one ambitious neighbor was out painting her house! Despite some lingering clouds– no rain in the forecast — at least […]