October 2008 - Page 3 of 6 - Media City Groove

Monday, October 20, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 20, 2008

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Los Angeles County voter registration breaks a record

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove A voter marks his ballot during the February 5, 2008 California Presidential Primary. If you want to make your voice heard in the upcoming historic November 4 Presidential General Election you need to get a move on and register to vote today. October 20 is the deadline to register. In Los Angeles County, folks have been registering […]

Sunday, October 19, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 19, 2008

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Jury deliberations resume in Britney Spears trial tomorrow

The jury in the San Fernando Valley trial of pop star Britney Spears deliberated briefly on Friday before taking a break for the weekend. The jurors, eight women and four men, are set to return to a Van Nuys court Monday to continue working on reaching a verdict in the singer’s misdemeanor case. Unlike most celebrity trials, this one has not had a lot of strange twists […]

Sunday, October 19, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 19, 2008

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Las Vegas kidnapped boy found safe

“We got’m,” the emotional words from a delighted father, Robert Puffinburger, after his 6-year-old son was found walking a street in northeast Las Vegas, not far from the Strip last night. A tip from a citizen alerted police to the boy’s whereabouts. Puffinburger, Las Vegas police and detectives spoke to reporters at an early morning news conference. Las Vegas Police Captain Vincent […]

Saturday, October 18, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Amber Alert canceled, but seach still on for missing Las Vegas boy

Las Vegas police held a news conference around 2 p.m. this afternoon and they say they have interviewed the grandfather of that kidnapped 6-year-old Las Vegas boy. Clemons Fred Tinnemeyer, a person of interest in the case, was arrested in Riverside last night and is being held at the Central Detention Center in the city of San Bernardino. A nationwide Amber Alert went […]

Saturday, October 18, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Grandfather in Las Vegas kidnapping case arrested in Southland

Cole Puffinburger The heart wrenching story of a 6-year-old boy kidnapped from his Las Vegas home, allegedly to settle a multi-million dollar drug deal gone sour, now has a Southern California connection. The boy’s grandfather, a person of interest in the case, is in the Central Detention Center in the city of San Bernardino today after being arrested in Riverside by U.S. Marshals last […]

Friday, October 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 17, 2008

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The lead singer of the Four Tops dies

Levi Stubbs 1936-2008 One of the most distinctive voices of the legendary Motown Sound has been silenced. Levi Stubbs passed away in his sleep at his home in Detroit, according to reports today. He was 72. Stubbs was the frontman for the Four Tops who sold millions of records, among them classics like, “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “Reach Out (I’ll Be […]

Friday, October 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 17, 2008

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Entertainer Edie Adams dead at 81

Edie Adams 1927-2008 “Why don’t you pick one up and smoke it sometime?” that catchy phrase in a Muriel cigars TV commercial will probably be how many remember actress and singer, Edie Adams. For two decades, Adams was the sexy spokesperson for those cigar ads. Adams died on Wednesday, October 15, in Los Angeles after a battle with pneumonia and […]

Friday, October 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 17, 2008

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Two first time authors make a super deal with Starbucks

Two brothers have created an inspiring fable called, “The Traveler,” which is getting a lot of buzz and just landed a major deal with coffee chain, Starbucks. Unlike many first time authors Daren and Daniel Simkin will not have to struggle to sell a few hundred copies of their book. The Simkin brothers wrote and illustrated the story of boy named Charlie who goes […]

Thursday, October 16, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, October 16, 2008

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Real life election scandal headed to the Big Screen

Convicted Ex-GOP political consultant Allen Raymond, with the help of co-writer Ian Spiegelman, described the dirty campaign tricks that caused his downfall in his memoir, “How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative.” Fox Searchlight reportedly has picked up a movie project based on Raymond’s story, which was back in the news this week. Raymond was convicted of orchestrating a phone-jamming […]