Saturday, November 10, 2012
Federal agents are now investigating that huge fire, which gutted the Wholesale Giant, Inc., a large tobacco and cigarette business at 4410 West Victory Boulevard, between Manning and Dymond Streets, early yesterday. The fire alarm sounded at 3:30 a.m. as flames raced through the structure which was packed with merchandise including flammable butane containers used to refill cigarette lighters. The […]
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Cloudy and cool in Burbank today, but sunny skies and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for this weekend — just in time for the Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival. There will be “90 regional artists displaying thousands of paintings, sculptures and photographs, and an wide array of jewelry, fine glass, ceramics and woodwork — with everything made by hand, ” […]
Sunday, October 28, 2012
An earthquake shook up a section of SoCal today — including Burbank! I was surfing the Internet on my computer when I felt a jolt at around 8:24 a.m. Apparently this shaker was widespread — from Valencia to Paramount all the way down in Irvine. Preliminary reports say the quake measure 3.9 . It was centered four miles southeast of […]
Thursday, October 25, 2012
President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are campaigning hard in the swing states today, both trying to sway as many of the undecided voters as possible. President Obama made a stop in Chicago to vote — and to encourage other Democrats to cast their ballots early. The president picked up the endorsement of well-respected retired General Colin Powell […]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
In a surprise move, the Burbank City Council went outside City Hall for the selection of an interim city manager. Ken Pulskamp, the city manager of Santa Clarita, has agreed to take on that position. Pulskamp announced his retirement in August and his last day there will be November 30. Pulskamp has more than 30 years in city government. Pulskamp […]
Friday, October 19, 2012
A sunny warm fall day in Burbank. The high today in the low 80s. Enjoy it while you can. The forecast is for low clouds, fog, drizzle, and cooler temperatures over the weekend and the first part of next week.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
KCET is hooking up with Link Media, the parent company of Link TV, a national satellite network and international news portal. KCET, the country’s largest independent public broadcasting station, announced the deal in a press release today. Link Media is an independent non-profit media company. The merger will create a new impressive public media company, KCETLink, which will reportedly “… acquires, […]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Have you checked your Burbank Water and Power bill –CAREFULLY – lately? Some folks have done so and made some surprising discoveries. I’m hearing some residents have noticed monthly utility bills are now $100 more since the installation of those so-called and very controversial smart meters. Also last month, a senior citizen, on a fixed income, was hit with a […]
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Just before 2 p.m this afternoon, the first fall storm of the season rolled into Burbank with heavy rain, flashes of lightning, and crackling thunder. The high today only in the 60s. For the past few days, rain has been in the forecast and the skies were filled with dark threatening clouds this morning– still some were caught without umbrellas […]