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Monday, March 31, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 31, 2014

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Mega Millions lucky ticket sold in Burbank

No one won the $15 million jackpot in last Friday’s Mega Millions lottery draw, but a ticket purchased in Burbank did score a six-figure payday! That ticket had five of the winning numbers: 2, 3, 9, 50, and 73, but not the Mega Ball 12. That ticket is still a big winner. It’s worth $344, 779! The lucky ticket was […]

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Nickelodeon Animation Studios on West Olive Avenue in Burbank March 25, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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Nickelodeon expansion project clears major hurdle

Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to expand. Last night the Burbank Planning Board unanimously approved a plan, with a 4-to-0 vote, to construct a five-story office building and parking lot at 203 West Olive Avenue, right next to the Nickelodeon campus. The expansion plan includes a 113, 760 square-foot office building and […]

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 20, 2014

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News & General Info

Another earthquake! We felt it in Burbank

Another earthquake! The Media City got hit by a quake at 7:17 p.m. this evening. The U.S. Geological Survey place the shaker at 7 miles west of Universal City. Here in Burbank, it felt like a sharp quick shake or jolt. It measured 2.7 magitude. Not a biggie, but enough to rattle some nerves. It was just on Monday, March […]

Thursday, March 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 20, 2014

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Sunny and warm on first day of spring in the Media City

The sun is shining and the temperature is warm on this the first day of spring in the Media City. The roses and other flowers are opening up, filling the air with color and fragrance. As lovely as it is — there is a nice change in the forecast for the next few days. Today’s high is expected to be around […]

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Photo: FLLewis/Mediacityg -- Tom Huber owner of Otto's European Import & Deli 2320 West Clark Avenue Burbank 91506 March 19, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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No jackpot winner, but Burbank store still lucky

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 […]

Monday, March 17, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 17, 2014

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St. Paddy’s Day, have a green celebration!

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 […]

Saturday, March 1, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 1, 2014

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More stormy weather in Burbank and the Southland

Folks are scrambling to do some clean-up this morning before the next wave of stormy weather in Burbank and the Southland. The situation is pretty precarious in the nearby foothill communities of Monrovia, Azusa, and Glendora where they’re already dealing with mudslides, flooding, and mandatory evacuations effecting more than a a thousand homes. During yesterday’s deluge, trees were knocked down […]

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, February 19, 2014

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Walmart still planning a mega store in Burbank

The Great Indoors site at the Empire Center in Burbank is still vacant and probably will be that way for a while. That doesn’t mean the world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has lost interest in constructing a proposed 143,000 square foot supercenter at 1301 North Victory Place. Not hardly. On November 5, 2013, the Burbank City Council voted 3-2 not to […]

Friday, January 31, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 31, 2014

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Strong winds howling through Burbank

Strong cold winds are howling through Burbank right now. A wind advisory is in effect for Los Angeles County for 15-to-25 MPH winds with some gusts up to 50 MPH until tomorrow morning at 6.a.m. Burbank is definitely being wind-whipped this afternoon. The temperature is dropping as well. The high today only in the low 60s — tonight, it will […]