Tuttle Adult Center Hosts BBQ and Carnival for Senior Citizens
Photo By: Kelsie Hernandez Last weekend, The City of Burbank’s Park and Recreation and the Burbank Nutrition Services sponsored a BBQ and Carnival event directed at our very own senior citizens. The...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Magnolia Theater
Back in March we talked about the Cornell Theater today we will travel back to another Theater that holds many memories for Burbankers on that edge of town. 1949 The Magnolia Theater was located just...
View ArticleOwners of Pickwick Properties Call for Rezoning, Redevelopment
Last night, September 15, those campaigning for a change to the Pickwick Gardens held a special meeting to discuss plans for redevelopment. The land in question consists of two parcels, and is roughly...
View ArticleBurbank Girls Volleyball Extended Five Sets, Beats Crescenta Valley
By Rick Assad It seemed that whenever the Burbank High girls’ volleyball team needed a point or a key play, Melissa Daniel was ready to deliver. In the fifth and deciding game in Thursday’s Pacific...
View ArticleBurroughs Football Outmanned in Road Loss
The bad news for the Burroughs High football Friday was that it lost 38-23 to Diamond Ranch High. The good news for the Indians is that they likely will not have to a face as big and physical as...
View ArticlePortantino Winds Up Strong Freshmen Year
As the first year of the 2017–18 Legislative session comes to an end, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) sent seven bills to the Governor’s desk, passed several important Senate...
View ArticleThe Garry Marshall Theatre’s Name Goes Up In Lights On Thursday Night!
Back in 1997, Garry Marshall opened the Falcon Theatre, and now 20 years later that theater has changed its name to pay homage to the late legendary director. On Thursday night, the new marquee, whose...
View ArticleVirtueally Unbeatable
Burroughs High senior Emily Virtue continued her winning ways Tuesday afternoon at Arcadia County Park as she won the opening Pacific League cross country meet by covering the three mile course in 17...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Volleyball Can’t Keep Stride With Arcadia
By Rick Assad At least recently, when it comes to the Pacific League girls’ volleyball race, most of the time Burroughs High and Arcadia are near the top of the standings. On Tuesday afternoon, these...
View ArticleMayor Rogers Diagnosed With Stage 4 Liver Cancer
(Photo by © Ross A. Benson) This afternoon, September 20th, a press conference was held at Burbank City Hall by Mayor Will Rogers who announced that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer as...
View ArticleStough Canyon Nature Center Recovers After La Tuna Fire
(Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The Stough Canyon hiking trails, located near the Nature Center, suffered major losses to its vegetation and its sense of peace after the devastating La Tuna fire. Many...
View ArticleBurbank’s Secret Art Show Benefits Public School Arts Education
The Secret Art Show, Burbank Arts For All Foundation’s annual pop-up art gallery, is slated for Saturday evening, September 30. More than 600 miniature works of art will be available on a first-come,...
View ArticleNew Garry Marshall Theatre Marquee Brightens Burbank
(Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The Garry Marshall Theatre lit up the Burbank sky with the unveiling of their new marquee Thursday night. The occasion marks a reinvention of sorts for everyone involved....
View ArticleMuir Middle School Breaks Japanese Fan Dance Guinness World Record
Students, staff and teen-aged visitors from Japan broke the Japanese Fan Dance Guinness World Record at John Muir Middle School on Thursday, September 21, as part of the school’s annual Japan Day...
View ArticleAuthorities Recover Dead Bobcat in Resident’s Backyard
Officials at the Burbank Animal Shelter recovered the body of a dead Bobcat in the rear yard of a Burbank residence. According to the Burbank Animal Shelter, a resident on the 500 block of Birmingham...
View ArticleBed Bugs Have Burbank Library Cards Revoked
Photo Courtesy City of Burbank Burbank’s Buena Vista Library has been declared free of bed bugs after extensive work to have them removed. Photo Courtesy City of Burbank According to Elizabeth Goldman,...
View ArticleBurbank Football Opens League Play in Big Way
To say that Burbank High enjoyed its first football game played on campus in nearly a decade was an understatement. (Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The Bulldogs seized the moment Friday evening to open...
View ArticleBurbank Police Honor Fallen Officer Richard Kunkle
(Photo by © Ross A. Benson) The Burbank Police Department held a ceremony Friday honoring Officer Richard E. Kunkle, End of Watch, September 22, 1961. Officer Kunkle was an established patrolman and...
View ArticleBurroughs, Pasadena Battle In Shoot-Out; Indians Win, 45-34
By Rick Assad An all-out offensive explosion took place at Memorial Field on Friday between Burroughs High and Pasadena. Effective running, timely passing and a key interception by senior defensive...
View Article“Huê 1968” Author Talks Vietnam War Turning Point
The author of Huê 1968, Mark Bowden, talks about the turning point in the Vietnam War during a discussion with Black Hawk Down screenwriter Ken Nolan at the Buena Vista Library on Wednesday evening,...
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