Burroughs And Burbank Baseball Reach For The Stars
By Rick Assad You know that the baseball season has begun when the weather begins to heat up and the sky turns a bright blue. For Burroughs High and city rival Burbank, the two are looking to have a...
View Article“School House Rock Live!” Proves A Big Hit For McKinley Students
William McKinley Elementary School presented the musical School House Rock Live! last weekend, March 10-12. A school-wide collaboration of staff, more than 100 students in grades Kindergarten through...
View ArticleThings To Do in Burbank for St Patrick’s Day!
Today is St Patrick’s Day and we all become Irish for the day, so why not celebrate like one here in Burbank. Just don’t party too hard. If you do drink too much, then have a designated driver with...
View ArticleArrest Reports for March 2017
Note: All suspects arrested are presumed innocent until found guilty by a court of law. Arrests made by Burbank Police Dept. unless otherwise indicated. The following are Official PUBLIC Records being...
View ArticleBurbank Police Officers honored at The Third Annual Burbank Police Awards
On Thursday, several of Burbank’s finest came out for The Third Annual Burbank Police Awards Luncheon to honor their bravest who went above and beyond the call of duty. The awards went to people who...
View ArticleArts at Disney Elementary Big Winner in Matching Funds Challenge
(Photo by © Ross A. Benson) On Friday, March 17, Walt Disney Elementary School’s community came together to thank Warner Bros. Entertainment for a Fundraising Challenge Grant to increase the ARTs for...
View ArticleRoosevelt Elementary Celebrates “The Lore Of Yore”
The annual Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Musical Revue brought The Lore of Yore: Songs from Classic Stories to the school auditorium for three shows on March 10-12. More than 120 students in...
View ArticleBurbank Celebrates 40th Year as a Tree City USA
For the 40th consecutive year, Burbank has been named a Tree City USA city joining Sacramento as the only other Tree City USA in California. (Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The National Arbor Day...
View ArticleOwner Thwarts Armed Robbery in Donut Shop
Burbank Police responded at approximately 5:25 a.m Wednesday to Kim’s Donuts & Coffee at 403 North Victory Boulevard in response to a robbery that just occurred. The owner of the business said two...
View ArticleCaltrans Opens Buena Vista / San Fernando Elevated Railroad Crossing
While construction has been going on for years to create a car pools lanes in each direction and improve the flow of traffic on the I-5, a side benefit has been the raising of the railroad tracks above...
View ArticleFuneral Procession for Firefighter to Cause Traffic Delays
Kenneth Anderson (Burbank firefighters local 778 Facebook page) The City of Burbank is advising drivers and pedestrians in downtown Burbank to expect slight delays Thursday morning March 23, during a...
View ArticleMiller Fourth-Graders Put On “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory”
Joaquin Miller Elementary School’s fourth-grade class performed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for the school community and parents on the evening of March 16 and during the day on March 17. Each...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY: Burbank’s Train Depot
Today under the Olive Avenue Bridge there is a gleaming modern train station. It has ample parking, and Elevator to take people up to or down from the Bridge, plenty of parking and platforms for riders...
View ArticleThe Complete History of Comedy (abridged) is bringing laughs to Falcon Theatre
The Falcon Theatre is closing out its 2016-2017 season with The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) that is running from now until April 22nd. The play is a timeline of comedic greats throughout the...
View ArticleItalian Bred Is a One-Woman Show Everyone Will Amore
Italian Bred is a one-woman show currently wowing audiences at the Colony Theatre and everyone can enjoy this darling performance. Candice Guardino, was born and raised in Staten Island, NY, with her...
View ArticleBurbank Boys Tennis Tops Burroughs, 16-2
By Rick Assad As the early sets were being contested and then recorded into the score sheet, it became fairly apparent that Tuesday’s Pacific League boys’ tennis match between Burbank High...
View ArticleAll About Poke Brings Fresh And Healthy Options To Magnolia Park
All About Poke has been open for about six months in Burbank’s Magnolia Park area, and the small chain restaurant’s fresh poke bowls have become a big draw. Lunchtime crowds line up daily for their...
View ArticleBurbank City Budgets Now Available for Easy Viewing
The City of Burbank has entered a partnership with OpenGov, to offer the public a transparency portal that provides enhanced access to City financial information via the City’s website burbankca.gov....
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY: Burbank Community Hospital
Way before Saint Joseph’s Hospital was the main source of Medical care in Burbank, there was a place on Olive Ave. and Fifth Street called the Burbank Community Hospital. Small for its size by modern...
View ArticleFamiliar Names Steal Show in Middle School Track Meet
Photo By: Edward Tovmassian The 2017 Middle School Track meet certainly had some stars that have surnames that are no strangers to Burbank. Some of the top performers Friday night at Memorial Field...
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