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Smoke House Celebrates 70 Spectacular Years in Burbank
This past Tuesday evening The Smoke House Restaurant celebrated it’s 70th year here Burbank with specials and offers that patrons got to take advantage of, that night and all month long. Pictures are...
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Burbank Glass Artist Donates Artwork To Providencia Elementary
Providencia Elementary School added a new piece of art to the office recently, created and donated by Burbank glass artist Andy Gersh. Called Outreach, the glass fusion piece displays a chorus of...
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Burroughs Cross Country Still On Top
Burroughs High junior Emily Virtue is generally heads and shoulders above the rest of the Pacific League when it comes to distance running. Thursday afternoon in the second Pacific League cross country...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Where Are we In Burbank Today?
As we drive the streets of Burbank today, we are so very familiar with the sites we see each day that we become somewhat complacent about change in our city. One thing I have is a large number of...
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Lost Burbank: Get Your Copy on Saturday
Burbank residents will have a chance on Saturday, October 15, to get their hands on a copy of “Lost Burbank”. Author Mike McDaniel, who also provides the great “Flashback Friday” on myBurbank, will be...
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Burroughs Football Eases Past Glendale, 64-7
By Rick Assad Because the Burroughs High football team was playing Glendale on Thursday night at Memorial Field, the coaching staff decided the team would be more diverse offensively. It was in a...
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Defense Is Key for Burbank Football in Win Over Arcadia
It may be a cliché to say that defenses win championships. But it is a cliché that Burbank High football coach Richard Broussard, like many coaches, believes in. Broussard saw his team record 11 sacks...
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Burger Review: Juicy Wingz
I have heard complaints in the past that we go to a place that does not feature burgers, such as Mexican restaurants, and complain that the burger is not up to standards because why would they make a...
View ArticleFull Closures of Northbound I-5 in Burbank Begin Oct. 17
The nights of October 17-21, 24-28, and 31, northbound I-5 will be fully CLOSED from midnight to 4 a.m. in Burbank between Alameda Avenue and Orange Grove Avenue. Additional southbound I-5 closures...
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Downtown Burbank Beer Festival A Success to All In Attendance
The Burbank Beer Festival held this past Saturday had plenty of people, plenty of Beer and plenty of fun to all those in attendance. (Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The crowd in all the closed tasting...
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Stephen Engel to Talk About LGBT’s “Fragmented Citizens.”
Author talk for Gay History Month: Fragmented Citizens: The Changing Landscape of Gay and Lesbian Lives, Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Buena Vista Branch of the Burbank Public Library....
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Burroughs Water Polo Gets Historic Win Over CV
Even though Crescenta Valley hasn’t won every Pacific League title in boys’ water polo, it has been common knowledge that over several decades that CV is generally the team to beat. Tuesday evening...
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Burroughs Girls Volleyball Shoves Aside Crescenta Valley
By Rick Assad For the second time this season, the Burroughs High girls’ volleyball team took out Crescenta Valley in three games. So there was nothing too unusual in the 25-18, 25-23, 25-18 Pacific...
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Dave Thomson Named Outstanding Educator
The University of Chicago has announced that BUSD teacher Dave Thomson has been selected for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award. According to James Nondorf, the University of...
View ArticleCommercial Burglar Arrested After Chase
On October 18, at about 2:15 am, patrol officers noticed a vehicle parked in the alley behind Tony’s Deli located at 1124 W. Magnolia Blvd. The officers drove closer to investigate. As they got...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Burbank City Hall
The Current City Hall at 275 East Olive has been in service to the public since the early 1940’s. I have had the privilege of working in this fantastic structure for nearly 30 years. I have come to...
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Burbank Football Lackluster in Win Over Pasadena
The scoreboard may indicate that Burbank High easily defeated host Pasadena 40-7 Friday night. But the reality is that the Bulldogs didn’t play close to their best in the Pacific League victory. “I’m...
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Burger Review: Andre’s Cafe
As we travel around town there are always those places you look at but don’t always stop by to try although they look inviting. One of the things that we also try to accomplish to find those unique,...
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Burroughs Football Can’t Find End Zone, Lose To Crescenta Valley, 38-9
By Rick Assad Good fortune wasn’t shining down on the Burroughs High football team when it faced Crescenta Valley at Moyse Field on Friday night. Senior tailback Chance Bell injured his ankle in the...
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It’s About to be Game Over at Pickwick
At its prime, Pickwick was the place to go in Burbank. Over the years declining revenue has forced the family owned business to close its public swimming pool and its drive in and now we may soon see...
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