Thursday, August 9, 2012
Fans and air conditioners are working at full throttle as Burbank hit 100 degrees at 1 p.m. this afternoon. This heat wave is not letting up. If you have to go outside — wear protection and keep a bottle of water handy.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Burbank Community YMCA has received a $250,000 commitment from the Cusumano family — owners of the large commercial and residential property firm, Cusumano Real Estate Group. The Burbank Y made the announcement on Tuesday in a news release. “The Cusumanos’ generous donation will go a long way in supporting the Y’s work—even beyond the needed building improvements,” JC Holt, […]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The temperatures are soaring in the Southland and that has prompted an excessive heat watch for Los Angeles County. Today in Burbank the high reach 100! The weather is expected to remain very hot with an increase in humidity; these factors will create “… a prolonged period of well above normal and possibly dangerous heat beginning Wednesday and continue through […]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
You’ll need sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat and all that today in the Media City. The high is expected to hit triple digits!! At 8 a.m. — the temperature had already climbed to 75. More sizzling temps are predicted for the week. The long hot summer days are here, sigh. Crank up the air conditioner.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The 29th annual National Night Out kicks off from coast to coast tonight. Burbank will take part in this crime and drug prevention event. This is how a Burbank Police news release described it: “National Night Out is a nationwide, one-night rally, where citizens and law enforcement join forces to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. Last year, over 1,100 […]
Friday, August 3, 2012
Police yellow tape and crime scene investigators at Frank’s Restaurant on West Olive Avenue here in Burbank today. There were criminalists on the scene, but not from any local law enforcement agency. It’s part of the filming of an episode of the long running TV crime drama, “CSI: Las Vegas.” The shoot began on Thursday and is expected to wrap […]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The more than two month search for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens reportedly has ended tragically in the Burbank area. Ivens’ family has held onto hope that he might still be alive even though he was last seen on May 10, 2012. The FBI and a number of local agencies, including Burbank Police, were involved in the intense search for […]
Friday, July 27, 2012
All sorts of hot rides, from vintage to sporty to exotic, will be taking center stage tomorrow at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic in a six block stretch of San Fernando Boulevard. Some of the 200 prized vehicles on display have movie or TV credits such as “… the V8 Ford Mustang fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the 1968 film […]
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Burbank’s new city clerk and city treasurer are on the job after being sworn into office during last Tuesday’s city council meeting by Deputy City Clerk Susan Domen. City Clerk Zizette Mullins and City Treasurer Debbie Kukta were appointed by the city council during a special meeting last month. Mullins and Kukta will “… serve the final ten months of their […]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A collective sigh of relief in B-town today after the killer of Burbank Police Officer, Matthew Pavelka, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, as part of a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. This morning during a hearing, 28-year-old David Garcia reportedly pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the shooting death of Officer […]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Watch out for coyotes, especially if you live in or near the hillside area of Burbank. A community bulletin sent out by the city today and posted on its website, reminds folks that during the warm weather months — coyotes will venture down from the Verdugo Mountains into some of the local neighborhoods. They may be pests sometimes, but coyotes […]
Friday, July 20, 2012
Like many movie complexes across the nation today, the AMC theatres in Burbank have boosted the level of security. By the way, if you’re planning on going to an AMC screening this weekend of “The Dark Knight Rises,” don’t wear a costume. The AMC has banned the wearing of costumes by moviegoers. The details are in this statement put out […]