Burbank Human Relations Council Invites Community to MLK Breakfast
Burbank Human Relations Council (HRC) invites the community to come to a casual MLK Holiday BREAKFAST. Cost is $10 per person – pay at the door. We hope you will drop in ANYTIME between 8:30 am and...
View ArticleBurbank Boys Basketball Starts Strong Against Crossroads, Tapers Off
By Rick Assad After 16 minutes, it seemed that the Burbank High boys’ basketball team had matters in hand. Its long-range jumpers were falling, its man-to-man defense was effective and its passing...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Hoops Falls To Crescenta Valley 32-29 On Last Second...
By Rick Assad At the end of the first half and at the close of the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Pacific League girls’ basketball game, Burroughs High allowed extremely long three-pointers which...
View ArticlePop Show Unplugged Showcases Burroughs High School Talent
John Burroughs High School choir members gave two performances of their annual Pop Show Unplugged at The Colony Theatre on Saturday, January 12. The hour-long show featured original compositions and...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Soccer Edges Visiting Crescenta Valley 1-0
By Rick Assad With much sitting on the proverbial table, Tuesday afternoon’s Pacific League girls’ soccer showdown between Burroughs High and Crescenta Valley, there was a sense the anticipated...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Water Polo Ends Regular Season With 8-1 Win Against Burbank
By Rick Assad Under ideal weather conditions and a large crowd, the Burroughs High girls’ water polo team hosted city rival Burbank on Wednesday afternoon. The Indians started off quickly, were not...
View ArticleCircus Vargas Celebrates 50th Anniversary With “The Greatest Of Ease”
On Thursday, January 17, Circus Vargas opened up their 90,000 square foot big top to the Burbank community with this year’s production, The Greatest of Ease. Following last year’s pirate theme, the...
View ArticleCubs Softball Still Going Strong
A lot has changed since 1979. Our country has had seven presidents, an entirely new Supreme Court and just six faces in Congress have stayed the same. Locally, many local businesses have come and gone....
View ArticleArrest made in the Stabbing at Burbank MetroLink Station
Burbank Police Officers today made an arrest of the suspect who stabbed another two weeks ago at the Burbank Metrolink Station. According to Department spokesman Derek Green, Burbank Detectives took...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Soccer Inches Closer To Pacific League Title
By Rick Assad It’s not official just yet, but the Burroughs High girls’ soccer team, which held on for a 2-1 victory over longtime powerhouse Arcadia at Memorial Field on Tuesday afternoon, is one...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Soccer Makes History in Win Over Burbank
It has been 26 long years since the Burroughs High girls’ soccer team won a league title. But after winning the Foothill League title in 1993, the Indians can now call themselves Pacific League...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Basketball Fends Off Host Burbank 51-41
By Rick Assad Basketball is usually filled with momentum shifts, and it was as a 20-point eruption in the second quarter by the Burroughs High girls’ basketball team helped tilt its Pacific League...
View ArticleBurbank Boys Basketball Gets Hungry in Win Over Burroughs
The Burbank High boys’ basketball knew that a win over Burroughs High in the regular season finale would guarantee a CIF Southern Section playoff berth. As a result, the host Bulldogs played focused...
View ArticleBurroughs Boys Soccer Takes Pacific League Title With 4-0 Victory Over Burbank
By Rick Assad Some players simply have a nose for the ball. Manny Gonzalez does and it usually results in a goal. On Thursday afternoon, Gonzalez, a sophomore forward, had a hat trick and it helped...
View ArticleMiller Elementary Receives STEM + Families Math Night Grant
Joaquin Miller Elementary PTA was one of 35 schools across the country to receive a National PTA 2018-19 STEM + Families Math Night award. The $1000 grant supported Miller’s Family Math Night, held on...
View ArticleBurbank Business Leaders Try Out “Principal For A Day”
Members of the Burbank business community took a turn as “Principal for a Day,” spending the morning of Wednesday, January 30, at each of the three high schools, three middle schools, 11 elementary...
View ArticleJBHS Drama Presents “West Side Story”
John Burroughs High School Drama department presents the Tony Award-winning classic West Side Story for three performances Friday through Sunday, February 8 to 10. Students from the drama, musical...
View ArticleLittle Free Pantries Popping Up Around Town
Burbank is home to many Little Free Libraries- those cute wooden boxes that you’ll find on people’s front yards to provide the community with “take a book, return a book” book exchanges. They come in...
View ArticleBurroughs Girls Soccer Posts 4-1 Victory Over Artesia In CIF Opening Round
By Rick Assad A junior, a sophomore and two freshmen accounted for all of the goals for the Burroughs High girls’ soccer team on Wednesday night at chilly and windy Memorial Field. In short, the...
View ArticleBurroughs Boys Soccer Passes First Playoff Test
(Photo by Ross A Benson) The Burroughs High boys’ soccer team can thank its defense for helping it advance to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. The defense and...
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