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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Photo: Greg Reyna/ Media city G -- Entrance to parking lot next to the old Great Indoors building at 1300 North Victory Place blocked off with Burbank Police on guard Burbank June 16, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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Updated: Flash mob car show shut out of Burbank’s Empire Center

Updated June 18, 2015: Apparently a side parking lot at the Empire Center did remain open for several hours last Tuesday night. Some shoppers and restaurant diners were lucky enough to find that lot and space to park their vehicles. More details on Myburbank. The anticipated flash mob car show and all that comes with it did not go […]

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Flash mob car event backsup traffic on Burbank Boulevard at Victory Boulevard in Burbank August 13, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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Flash mob car crowds expected to invade Burbank today

A flash mob car crowd gathers near the Krispy Kreme donut outlet, 1521 North Victory Place, in Burbank’s Empire Center. That invasion has happened before and despite warnings from the Burbank Police Department and threats of legal action from Burbank City Attorney, Amy Albano, the custom car enthusiasts are apparently planning on returning to the Media City this evening. A […]

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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Restaurants see spike in customers and jobs

Have you noticed the lines getting longer at your favorite restaurants? It’s definitely the case in Burbank. The Tallyrand at 1700 West Olive Avenue has been popular with the locals for years, but lately the crowds of people waiting in the lobby or outside have grown. Tables are the hardest to come by on the weekends for breakfast, lunch or […]

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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Burbank breaks heat record, a chance of rain today

Another dramatic change in the weather today. In Burbank, the skies are cloudy and there’s a good chance of rain, even thunderstorms this afternoon. Yesterday, the sun was blazing hot — pushing the temperatures up into the triple digits here in the Media City. Monday’s high turned out to be a record breaker. It reached 102 in B-town — breaking […]

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Photo courtesy Suzanne Weerts (l-r) Weerts, State PTA's Vice President for Education, Celia Jaffe. Tina McDermott at conference in Sacramento May 2, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 4, 2015

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Shout-out to two Burbank parents — homework crusaders

It’s perfectly normal for kids to complain about homework. However, homework assignments have become a pain for many parents as well. A survey sent out by the John Burroughs High School PTA got a lot of complaints from parents about the stress and disruption to family life caused by heavy loads of homework. Here are some quotes from parents collected […]

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Photo: FLLewis/ Media City G -- Burbank Police motor officer pulled over a vehicle on Buena Vista Street near the intersection of Olive Avenue in Burbank during morning rush hour June 3, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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Burbank PD cracking down on traffic violators

Burbank Police motor officers appeared to be out in force and on the look out for traffic violators. Around 7:45 a.m.I saw two traffic stops on Buena Vista Street near Olive Avenue. “That is one of our problematic intersection for traffic collisions around commute time,” BPD Sergeant Adam Cornils told Media City Groove in an email. The apparent crack down […]

Monday, June 1, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 1, 2015

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New water restrictions take effect today in Burbank

New stiffer water restrictions take effect in Burbank today. So if you were planning on doing ANY outside watering — don’t! It’s a violation of Stage III of the City’s Sustainable Water Use Ordinance, which the city council implemented last month. Watch out. City officials will be on the lookout for water wasters. The new restrictions are the result of the […]

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Burbank cracks down on water wasters

Burbank is cracking down hard on water wasters. Last week, Burbank Water and Power reportedly fined 16 repeat offenders , all residents, $100 each after they “… were contacted several times previously but continued to waste water, such as watering on the wrong day or during daylight hours,” according to a news release from the BWP today. Last month, the Burbank […]

Sunday, May 24, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 24, 2015

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Burbank ranked as one of the best cities in America

Is Burbank a better place to live than Seattle, San Diego or even Boston? You might get some arguments from some folks who live in those other cities — but not from Niche, an online ranking and review website. In the 2015 best cities to live rankings on that site, Burbank scored number 9 — not far behind San Francisco […]