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News | January 26, 2012
A series of night closures on the Golden State (5) Freeway north of Burbank starts Sunday as crews prepare to construct a bridge connector for carpool lanes on the Hollywood (170) Freeway. The HOV-connector is part of a $140-million project through the California Department of Transportation to build carpool lanes along the I-5 corridor. To build the temporary construction supports for the bridge, Caltrans plans to completely close the northbound I-5 in one direction at a time between Branford Street and Sheldon Street from midnight to 6 a.m., Sunday through Feb. 1. The same section of freeway will be closed to southbound traffic Feb. 1 - 3, then again Feb. 5 and 6, and Feb. 12 through 17, according to a notice from the Caltrans When the southbound lanes are closed, traffic will be detoured off the I-5 at Osborne Street.
NEWS
| October 18, 2011
Walmart representatives said more than 200 Burbank residents signed cards in support of a new store planned near the Empire Center at a public input meeting Monday, but some who attended the event complained that it was structured to downplay community concerns. Inside the former Great Indoors building where Walmart plans to open a store adjacent to the Empire Center, five stations were set up covering a variety of store functions, such as operations, construction and environmental sustainability.
SPORTS
December 24, 2010
Paulina Antaplyan, Junior, Flintridge Sacred Heart Symbolic of her team as a whole, the talented Antaplyan saved her best for last, turning in a 14th-place finish in 19:03 at Woodward Park to lead the Tologs to a program-best third-place finish at the CIF-State Division IV finals. She earned second-team All-State Division IV honors with her run, which culminated a season in which she was consistently the top runner on a Tologs squad that went up and down. Erika Johnson, Freshman, Crescenta Valley Was a difference maker late in the season in aiding the Falcons to a share of another Pacific League title.
SPORTS
| December 6, 2011
BURBANK - As it's been for most of this early season, the Renaissance Academy boys' basketball team was just too much for its opposition to handle when the Wildcats traveled to Bellarmine-Jefferson Tuesday. The Guards were able to hold the Wildcats' deep roster in check in the first half, but Renaissance inevitably got going in the second half and walked out of the gym with a 68-41 victory. Balance was the name of the game for Renaissance (4-1) Tuesday, as four Wildcats finished the game with 10 points or more.
FEATURES
September 29, 2009
The letter from Carolyn Berlin concerning Burbank’s Sustainable Water Use Ordinance (“Concerns about water regulations,” Sept. 19) brings up a very important point about the lawn-watering rules. In Burbank, watering is now limited to three days per week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Each station is limited to no more than 15 minutes. Berlin points out that a significant portion of her landscape is on a slope, and watering for 15 minutes continuously would create significant water runoff.
ENTERTAINMENT
December 14, 2010
Members of the Burbank Sunrise Rotary welcomed fellow Rotarians from surrounding districts as they hosted this year's Rotary District Foundation luncheon at the Castaway Restaurant this past week. Co-chaired by Sheri Polak and Suzanne Cox , members and guests were treated to the music of violinist Shelly Ren who was accompanied by pianist Nathan Wang . A musical prodigy, Wang was accepted to USC at the age of 9 to study musical theory and composition. He then went on to matriculate at Pomona College and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study at England's Oxford University.
NEWS
| June 7, 2008
Student Jennifer Alvarenga, 17, woke up feeling sad Thursday morning because in a few short hours she would be leaving behind four years’ worth of memories at John Burroughs High School. “I just wanted to cry,” said Alvarenga, who plans to start classes at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising this summer. “I am going to miss the security of high school because now I have to face the reality of going to college and getting a job.” “It all feels surreal,” said fellow graduate Autumn Levandoski, 17. “It hasn’t hit me yet. It feels like I am going to come back to school soon, but I am not.” Alvarenga and Levandoski were among 590 students that colored Memorial Stadium in red caps and gowns at the school’s graduation ceremony.
THE818NOW
January 25, 2012
A transient with a history of run-ins with police was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly threatened to kill the manager of a CVS Pharmacy in Burbank. The homeless man, Anjan Kumar Ray, allegedly made the threat as he was being handcuffed for loitering outside of the store about 6:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of Verdugo Avenue, Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. The manager had reportedly asked Ray to leave the store. He refused, and allegedly began yelling and pushing the manager.
SPORTS
August 2, 2011
Kenya Buckley, Junior, Outfielder, Hoover Speedy second-team All-Pacific Leaguer hit .419 with 25 runs, 14 walks and eight stolen bases. Taylor Buliavac, Senior, Infielder, Burroughs Second-team All-Pacific League first baseman hit .462 with 31 runs scored. Samantha Casarez, Freshman, Infielder, Bell-Jeff First-team All-Sante Fe League pick batted .392 with 17 RBI and five home runs for CIF finalists. Abbey Deckop, Senior, Infielder, Flintridge Prep Rebels' biggest run producer was the Prep League Most Valuable Player, hitting .333 (15 for 45)
NEWS
| April 14, 2010
WEST BURBANK — Forty-two years after Marine Cpl. Larry L. Maxam made the ultimate sacrifice, Burbank officials are preparing to dedicate a public park in recognition of the city’s only Medal of Honor recipient. Dignitaries at 11 a.m. Saturday will rename Pacific Park at 3715 Pacific Ave. in honor of Maxam, who was posthumously awarded the medal by President Nixon for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” in the Vietnam War. The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award.
NEWS
August 7, 2004
Middleton -- Kettebekov Natasha Middleton, artistic director of Burbank's Media City Ballet, married her company's principal male dancer, Askar Kettebekov, after leaving port in Newport Beach aboard a private chartered yacht named Dream On. The bride wore a silk satin beaded Jean Harlow-style gown, designed by the bride and executed by Nancy Slyke of Van Herr Bridals. The fingertip veil was accented by a handmade Austrian crystallized seashell- beaded hairpiece.
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