Monday, March 24, 2014
An ambitious plan to greatly increase the Nickelodeon Animation Studio campus on West Olive Avenue, between Victory Boulevard and Lake Street in Burbank, is set to go before the Burbank Planning Board tonight. The project would more than double the office space of the cable and television network from 72, 232 square feet to 185, 992 square feet, according the […]
Sunday, March 23, 2014
It was supposed to be their dream home, but now NFL star, Tom Brady, and his wife supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, have put their custom designed Brentwood estate up for sale. The asking price: $50 million, according to Trulia.com . The celebrity couple spent years supervising the work on the European style country estate, which sits on nearly four acres and […]
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Academy Award winning director, Ron Howard, is showing his artistic side in a new way. Howard has designed a collection of colorful mugs to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which are for sale on Amazon.com . The art work for “Cowboy Rerun,” “Bar Scene, “Dragon Fly,” and “Highway USA” began as doodles Howard does while on the phone. […]
Friday, March 21, 2014
Twitter is singing a birthday song today. In 2006, on this day the first tweet was sent out using 140 characters or less. Eight years later, millions of tweets, sometimes with images, photos, and videos, are sent out daily. Twitter has become a juggernaut — difficult to control — hard to ban. Turkey Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, became irate at the […]
Friday, March 21, 2014
You make soon be dropping into your favorite Starbucks for more than a cup of Joe. After promoting itself as a great place to buy coffee, the chain is now working on being your favorite happy hours place as well. As part of a new Starbucks Evenings program, some of its outlets are offering wine and beer along with a speciality […]
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The $400 million Mega Millions jackpot is history. Two lottery ticket players in last night’s draw will split the money pot. For the first time, Florida has a Mega Millions jackpot winner, and the other player bought the winning ticket in Maryland. The hot numbers: 11, 19, 24, 33, 51, and the Mega Ball 7. California was not completely shut […]
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Following the tragic death of Mick Jagger’s partner, L’Wren Scott, the The Rolling Stones have postponed 7 shows in Australia and New Zealand, according to Rolling Stone magazine. In a statement the Stones said they plan to “… reschedule these postponed shows at a later date.” Fashion designer and celebrity stylist, L’Wren Scott, was found dead in her New York City […]
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Disney released the third trailer for its upcoming animation, “Maleficent,”today . The movie centers on the dark side of the classic fairytale, “Sleeping Beauty.” Angelina Jolie plays the baddy named “Maleficent” and this her story of how her pure heart got turned to stone and she became the most feared creature around. “Maleficent” opens in theaters May 30, 2014.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Viacom and Google have agreed to bury the hatchet, ending a seven-year landmark legal battle over YouTube. The companies announced today they had agreed to settle Viacom’s $1 billion dollar copyright infringement against Google out of court. Google has fought the case vigorously and one official says it has cost the search engine giant $100 million. Viacom filed the lawsuit […]
Monday, March 17, 2014
A lot of celebrating of St. Patrick’s Day in the Southland today. For some it’s not enough to just wear green and talk about the luck of the Irish. They need to celebration! Here in Burbank, the Irish pub, “The Snug,”4108 West Magnolia Boulevard, is throwing a major event with drinks, food, and a bagpiper on site starting at 5 […]
Monday, March 17, 2014
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” rolled right over the competition to the number one spot at the domestic box office. The animation picture scooped up $21.8 million to move up from second last week to first place over the weekend. The bloody drama, “300: Rise of An Empire,” dropped from first to second with $19.2 million. The new actioner, “Need […]
Monday, March 17, 2014
L’Wren Scott, fashion designer, stylist, and longtime girlfriend of rocker, Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide in her posh New York City apartment today. Media reports say the 6-3 former model was discovered hanging by a scarf from a doorknob, by an assistant this morning. Jagger and the Rolling Stones are in Australia, part of their world […]