July 2011 - Page 2 of 4 - Media City Groove

Saturday, July 23, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 23, 2011

Categories

Talk of the Town: Ron Davis and his pool drama

Burbank Water and Power General Manager, Ron Davis, is the talk of the town. Not only because of his hefty salary and merit pay bonuses — reportedly totaling $263, 018 last year — but because of an illegal action involving water discharged from his swimming pool. For days now, folks have been talking about Davis draining a portion of his pool water. […]

Friday, July 22, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 22, 2011

Categories

“Captain America” hot at the box office

The long-awaited film featuring the patriotic superhero, Captain America, finally hit movie screens today. “Captain America: The First Avenger” reportedly earned around $4 million at midnight screenings — besting “Green Lantern” and “Thor” for those early shows. “Captain America,” which stars Chris Evans as the Marvel-comic- book inspired shield -wheeling hero, could be on track to make $60 million this weekend. Question […]

Friday, July 22, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 22, 2011

Categories

News & General Info

Royal wedding dress goes on display

The wedding dress Kate Middleton wore to wed her prince back on April 29 of this year, will be on display for public viewing at Buckingham Palace starting tomorrow. The Duchess of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth got a preview of the wedding dress display this morning. The wedding dress and the Duke and Duchess wedding cake are the two highlights […]

Thursday, July 21, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 21, 2011

Categories

Photo Gallery: Atlantis lands — end of an era

After 30 years, the U.S. space shuttle program is history. Atlantis swooped out of a dark sky and glided to a safe landing this morning at 5;57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis spent 13-days in space before returning to Earth. The commander of the last space shuttle flight, Chris Ferguson: “Although we got to take the ride,” said Commander […]

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Categories

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $53 million!

Another big money Mega Millions lottery jackpot up for grabs. No one bought a ticket with all of the winning numbers for last night’s draw. Those hot digits: 2, 9, 10, 16, 35, and the Mega Ball 40. One lucky California player has a ticket with all the winning numbers except the Mega Ball. That ticket is worth a cool $348, 914. The next […]

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Categories

City Buzz

Burbank police commissioner resigns The Burbank Police Commission’s most controversial and perhaps its most dedicated member is stepping down at the end of tomorrow’s police commission meeting. Jim Etter sent a letter of resignation late yesterday to Police Commission Chair, Elise Stearns-Niesen, Mayor/City Council member, Jess Talamantes, Burbank Police Chief and Deputy Chief, Scott LaChasse and Tom Angel. No, Etter is not […]

Monday, July 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 18, 2011

Categories

Harry Potter finale conjured up best opening weekend ever

A magical opening weekend for the final installment in the Harry Potter movie series. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2” has broken all kind of records since opening to huge audiences at midnight screenings last Thursday. Yesterday, its estimated weekend take at the domestic box office was a gigantic $168. 5 million. The actual numbers were released today […]

Monday, July 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 18, 2011

Categories

Jane Austen’s unfinished manuscript sells for $1.6 million

British author Jane Austen is a superstar in the literary world. Only six of Austen’s novels were published: “Emma,” “Sense & Sensibility,” “Mansfield Park,” “Northanger Abbey,” “Pride & Prejudice, ” and “Persuasion.” Austen died on July 18, 1817 at the age of 41, but the writer still has plenty of buzz these days. Her novels have been the inspiration for movies, […]

Sunday, July 17, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, July 17, 2011

Categories

Guest Blogger: America, success, and Louis Armstrong

Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor … etc. These names bring out different thoughts and feelings depending on the person who’s having these thoughts and feelings. However, for me and probably many other people who were growing up in different countries around the time I was, […]