Burroughs Rolls to 18-3 Playoff Win Against Burbank
Burroughs’ Tanner Whitlock dives in safely at second base (Photo by Ross A. Benson) By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor Numbers don’t lie. They simply tell the story in a factual manner. So if you...
View ArticleBUSD Offers Free Summer School Options For Burbank Students To Get Ahead
Burbank high school students have a lot of options to get ahead on required school courses this summer. Burbank Unified is testing out a pilot summer program for initial credit classes run by Options...
View ArticleBurbank Police Looking for Public’s Imput for CALEA Accreditation
Got something to say about the Burbank Police Department? Residents and department employees will have an opportunity to sound off for 10 minutes on the police department on Aug. 4 for that very...
View ArticleBurbank Arts For All Foundation Celebrates A Successful Year
“I will never forget the gasp from the audience as the curtain and lights rose for Santa’s workshop this past December! As one child whispered to her mom, ‘It’s just like a real theatre!’ “ You could...
View ArticleBurbank Historical Society Celebrates 103 Years
Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, left, with Burbank Historical Society’s fundraising crew Penny Rivera, Sue Baldaseroni, Mike Dennis, Don Baldaseroni, Betty Penrod and special guest master of ceremonies Randy...
View ArticleFor A Great Evening, Plan To See Colony’s Family Planning
Bruce Weitz, Jack Sundmacher, Dee Ann Newkirk and Christina Pickles star in the Colony Theatre’s World Premiere production of “FAMILY PLANNING,” (Photo Courtesy of Michael Lamont) Family Planning...
View ArticleMike Kodama Shares Personal Experiences from World Cup in Brazil
Burroughs soccer coach Mike Kodama (far left) enjoyed a memorable trip to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup Burroughs boys soccer coach Mike Kodama was gracious enough to provide his personal insight from...
View ArticleCartoon Network Hosts Pirate Patch Farmers Market
Cartoon Network hosts a biweekly, lunchtime farmers market inside the studio with organic produce from Stevenson Elementary’s Pirate Patch garden during the summer. On July 18, studio employees perused...
View ArticleBurroughs Boys Basketball Concludes Productive Summer
Coach Adam Hochberg and the Indians made a lot of progress during the summer (Photos by Dick Dornan) By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor Many of the local high school sports programs have been busy...
View ArticleBurbank City Attorneys Association Disbands
Burbank’s City Attorneys Association (BCAA) has announced that it is disbanding the employee bargaining group. Representatives of the BCAA advised the City Manager by letter on July 17, 2014, that...
View ArticleLAPD And BPD Operation Nets 21 Felony Arrests
Burbank police worked in a cooperative effort with colleagues in the Los Angeles Police Department to focus an operation to combat property crimes in an area of southwestern Burbank and the adjoining...
View ArticleJay Leno to be at Classic Car Show in Downtown Burbank this Saturday
Celebrity cars, Jay Leno, and Drake Bell will take center stage at the third annual Downtown Burbank Car Classic this Saturday, July 26, from 3:00 to 9:00 pm. Included will be a Red Carpet Expo with...
View ArticleSharkey’s Bistro Cooks Up Tasty Memphis-Style BBQ
Open just 10 months, Sharkey’s Bistro is located in a typical unassuming strip mall (where else?) on Glenoaks Boulevard in Burbank. Dujuan Sharkey and his family brought their recipes to Burbank from...
View ArticleNew Construction Activities and Closures for Empire Project
Major Construction Activities for the Week of July 27 to August 1, 2014 Day Work Fill placement between the San Fernando Boulevard tunnel and the Lincoln Street/Victory Place intersection....
View ArticleBurbank Roller Hockey Program Continues to Grow
Burbank Roller Hockey League (Photo by Ross A. Benson) By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor On any given weekday evening and especially all day on Saturdays, Ralph Foy Park off Victory Blvd. is home...
View ArticleBurbank Students Attend Grammy Camp
Three Burbank high school students, who are also members of the same jazz trio, recently attended the selective Grammy Camp summer program to further their intensive music study. Drummer and...
View ArticleBurbank City Council Limits Landscape Irrigation To Three Days Per Week
In response to the state’s dire drought and the July 14 adoption of emergency water saving regulations made by the California State Water Board, the Burbank City Council voted 5-0 to activate Stage II...
View ArticleIncheon Students Visit Burbank For Exchange Program
Twelve students from Burbank’s sister city Incheon, South Korea, are visiting Burbank and southern California as part of an ongoing student exchange program between the two cities. The students, whose...
View ArticleThe Group Rep’s Streetcar Is….Stellar! At The Lonny Chapman
The Group Rep’s A Streetcar Named Desire will knock you off the tracks to nowhere and send you careening into a New Orleans den crackling with sexual energy. Kudos to Director L. FLINT ESQUERRA and...
View ArticleBurroughs Baseball Making Strides on the Diamond
The Indians are eyeing a league title in 2015 (Photo courtesy of Mitch Haddad) By Dick Dornan MyBurbank Sports Editor Eleven months have flown by since Craig Sherwood was hired as the Burroughs...
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