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January 2011

Sunday, January 23, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 23, 2011
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ShowBiz Bits:”No Strings Attached” hot at the Box Office, “King’s Speech” claims a major award & Oscar nominations

“No Strings Attached” #1 at Box Office “The Green Hornet” got thrashed by a new chick flick. That’s right. The R-rated romantic comedy,”No Strings Attached,” debuted at number one this weekend with an estimated haul of $20.3 million. The rom-com stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher and reportedly was produced on a $25 million budget. “The Green Hornet” slipped from first to second […]
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 22, 2011
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $63 million: two CA tickets win more than 200G

Two California players missed winning yesterday’s Mega Millions jackpot by one number — the Mega Ball.  However, each of their tickets is worth a stack of money — $111,461. Not enough to retire on — but that should cover those holiday bills with some left over for a really nice spring vacation.  The hot digits from Friday’s game:  5, 9, 21, 35, 38, and […]
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Friday, January 21, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 21, 2011
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UPDATED:Final countdown for Keith Olbermann on MSNBC

  Updated: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 The sudden departure of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC really has folks talking. There are articles about Olbermann’s exit all over the Internet — and much speculation about what went down — and what soured the relationship between the controversial commentator and the cable network. Some new details from an insider over on Deadline.com. Also, […]
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Friday, January 21, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 21, 2011
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ShowBiz Bits: New Natalie Portman movie, Jeff Zucker says adios to NBCU staffers & Pop singer snags “A Star Is Born” lead role

Opening in theaters today A new romantic comedy is challenging “The Green Hornet” at the Box Office this weekend. “No Strings Attached” hits movie theaters today and it stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. The script revolves around a couple of friends who make a deal to have a “no strings attached” fling without the complication of falling in love. Yeah, right. NBC […]
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Burbank City Attorney Dennis Barlow stepping down

 One of the major players at Burbank City Hall is going to be riding off into the sunset — but he’s not saddling up his horse right away. A press release from Burbank Public Information Officer, Keith Sterling, was sent out just before noon today.  It announced the upcoming retirement of Burbank City Attorney, Dennis Barlow. The departure of the controversial […]
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $51 million & one CA ticket worth more than half a million bucks

Need some extra cash? Plenty of it in the Mega Millions lottery  jackpot, which got pumped up to $51 million after no one picked all six of the winning numbers in yesterday’s game.  It wasn’t all bad news. Some lucky ticket holder in California has a serious payday coming from Tuesday’s draw. That player has a ticket with all the winning digits, except […]
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Burbank candidates forum tomorrow night

The very important Burbank Primary Nominating Election is next month, February 22 and the candidates are stepping up their campaigns. Lately, I’ve seen more and more campaign signs in various neighborhoods. Also, the candidates are holding meet and greet sessions with voters. Last Saturday, I attended a get together for city council candidate, Emily Gable-Luddy, in the Rancho area. Around 20 or so residents shared […]
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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ShowBiz Bits: Feds greenlight Comcast NBC Universal deal, “The Green Hornet” tops at Box Office & “The Social Network” has major Oscar buzz

Comcast NBC Universal merger almost a done deal  It took more than a year, but the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice today gave the thumbs up to that huge Comcast NBC Universal  merger today. The mega deal is said to be worth $30 billion. It is expected to be finalized by the end of the month. The Wrap has […]
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Monday, January 17, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 17, 2011
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A blast of summer in Burbank and the Southland

We went from spring-like to sizzling summer temperatures in just a couple of days. The high in Burbank today — 88 degrees. All over B-town folks were out in shorts, sandals, tee shirts — like it was July instead of January. Tomorrow, the high is expected to be up around 80 in the Media City — but the weather watchers say […]
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