March 7, 2009

Saturday, March 7, 2009

First Lady Michelle Obama volunteers at a soup kitchen

                                                   photo from http://www.whitehouse.gov/   First Lady Michelle Obama continues to reach out to the less fortunate and she encourages others to do the same. Last Thursday, the first lady took time out from her busy schedule to serve food to the homeless at Miriam’s Kitchen, a non-profit organization, in Washington, D.C. Miriam’s Kitchen strives to provide healthy nutritious meals. On the […]
Saturday, March 7, 2009

“Watchmen” fires up the Box Office

The comic-book-to-movie trend in Hollywood continues to be pretty much a win-win situation with plenty of dollar signs. The latest comic book to hit the big screen is “Watchmen,” which opened with early morning showings yesterday. The result: “Watchmen” raked in an estimated $25 million on Friday. A great kick-off for the debut weekend of this superhero flick. DC Comics published the vigilante thriller […]
Saturday, March 7, 2009

Burbank City Council race heading into the home stretch

The run-off election is about to heat up for three seats on the Burbank City Council. Since the primary election on February 24, my Burbank hillside neighborhood has seen very little political activity. I have not been bombarded with campaign phone calls nor has my mailbox been stuffed with campaign materials. However, that’s apparently about to change. Yesterday in the Burbank Leader, four of the candidates, […]