Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A lot of buzz today about the deletion of the residential component of the controversial NBCUniversal development project for Universal City. The media giant is moving forward with the 20 year “Evolution Plan,” but without the previous designs for an elaborate residential community of almost 3000 units along with retail shops … according to a report posted yesterday on Deadline.com. […]
Monday, July 9, 2012
I joined friends for lunch on the patio of the Clubhouse Grill at the DeBell Golf Club in Burbank yesterday, and it was a big disappointment. The views of the hillsides and golf greens were terrific, but the food and the service were totally sub par. First, our table was dirty and we had to ask the waitress to clean […]
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Get your boogie shoes on! The “Come Out & Dance” concert series kicks off for a 9th season this evening. The music and dancing will be on the AMC Walkway at San Fernando Boulevard and Palm Avenue. If you want to polish up your style or learn some new dance moves, free lessons will be provided by “skilled instructors Francisco […]
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The temperature is rising in Burbank — right along with the Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The high today in the Media City — somewhere between the mid-80s to low 90s. Meanwhile that growing Mega Millions jackpot rose to $75 million today. No one picked all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw. Here are those lucky digits: 3, 16, […]
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The popular daytime soap, “The Young and the Restless,” is searching for the ultimate fan to hand over a trip of a lifetime to the Southland for the the taping for the monumental 10,000th episode of the series and celebration on August 22, according to a PR Newswire release. The grand prize includes, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and spending cash! There […]
Sunday, June 24, 2012
By chance, have you ever dipped your feet in a small creek in the mountains? Korea, where I grew up, has a lot of small mountains all over its land. During hot summer days, people frequently go up to the mountains and counter the heat by dipping their feet in the creeks. Not just the clear and cold water of […]
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A certain day or month reminds us of something special. Of course, everybody may have different things in mind. In June, what comes first to your mind? In June, most of the Korean people, maybe except the very young generation, think about “the Korean War,” which has another name, “the Forgotten War.” The war broke out on June 25, 1950. A […]
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Lately, I’ve noticed as I walk my dogs and listen to customer’s comments and questions that this vegetable season has been a roller-coaster ride for people’s gardens. From the start of “warm” season vegetables(February), we had warm days, cool nights with just a bit of rain. Warm season veggies are(but not limited too) mostly peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, melons etc. […]
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Walt Disney Studios has launched a special exhibit to promote director Tim Burton’s upcoming stop-motion animated feature film, “Frankenweenie.” The Art of “Frankenweenie” Exhibition is set to premiere in Barcelona, Spain, at CineEurope, June 18-21, and in the U.S. at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, California, July 11-15, according to a PRNewswire release. During the tour, the exhibition will be making stops […]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Lottery dreams are coming true for one Southland Mega Millions winner. A couple of days ago, Kenneth Bowyer cashed in his lucky double-M ticket for $177, 891. That ticket had all of the winning numbers from last Friday’s draw, except the mega ball. The winning numbers: 9, 4, 34, 48, 40, and the Mega 25. The lucky ticket was bought […]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
What kind of exercise do you do? Rather, what kind of exercise do you enjoy doing? It may be different depending on your age and inclination. For some, just to stroll about through the neighborhood is regarded as an exercise. Some people offer “breathing exercise” for an answer jokingly. As a matter of a fact, the most important one among […]