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Five years ago, writer Mark Bloom was looking for an illustrator for his sports editorial comics and placed an ad on craigslist.org. Mark Wilson answered it, and the two got along so well that a partnership formed. That creative team worked together for a while, took a break, then started a daily comic strip with a sports theme in late March on their website. Tuesday marks the 100th day of publication for the comic strip “Fans-See This! with Barney and Franklin” on www.fansseethis.

Vahagn Turgutyan is following in his father’s footsteps playing flamenco guitar, but he has a style all his own. Turgutyan blends the traditional sounds with Armenian music. “What I do is extract certain nuances and melodic fragments from Armenian music and blend it with Flamenco styles and rhythms,” he said. “Flamenco music has a lot of influences — Moorish, Indian, etc. — I feel that Armenian music complements flamenco when it is done with the proper accuracy.

CITY HALL — Longtime homeowners Monday successfully blocked a proposed parking lot in the Toluca Lake area sought by Lakeside Golf Club. The Planning Board voted 4 to 0 to deny converting a half-acre of the privately owned country club into a 74-space parking lot, essentially ruling that it was incompatible with the neighborhood. Board member Emily Gabel-Luddy was absent. Zoning exceptions were required for the project because the off-street lot was proposed in a residential area and failed to meet the city’s landscape and shade requirements, associate city planner Jesse Brown said.

CITY HALL — Three large-scale construction projects top the list of the city's work program of more than 250 goals for the 2006-07 fiscal year, which city staffers presented to the City Council on Tuesday. The list of goals is part of a 10-year plan adopted in 2001 called "Embarking on a New Millennium," Administrative Analyst Betsy Dolan said. City staffers annually review program goals to monitor projects intended to promote a high quality of life in Burbank, such as fostering a strong economic climate, fire and police services and sites for recreational activities, Dolan said.

Think of all animals, and not just the cuddly ones The American media's preoccupation with our presidential candidates' Vietnam service and similar distractions has robbed our nation of the opportunity to debate and act upon more deserving national and global tragedies. These include genocide in the Sudan, global hunger and environmental crises, as well as homelessness, deteriorating public health, and animal abuse in our own country. Yes, animal abuse.

Newly appointed Burbank Unified School District Supt. Stan Carrizosa attended a Board of Education study session Sunday where district leaders began plotting a new era after a year of tumultuous leadership changes. Board members conferred with consultant Dave Long, the former superintendent of Riverside County, to deliberate roles of trust and responsibility for senior leadership. “It’s the first step in building relationships,” Long said. “It’s not going to be just getting to know each other, but understanding the decisions, roles of the board and roles of the superintendent.

CITY HALL — The Burbank City Council became the latest agency to approve a slew of bikeway improvements that, once completed, should make it easier for bicyclists to safely navigate from one region to the next. Glendale and L.A. County are headlong into their own bike path improvement projects and master plans, and eventually, the network of street markings and dedicated bicycle lanes are expected to mesh to create a more passable infrastructure for the no-car set, officials said.

CITY HALL — Longtime homeowners Monday successfully blocked a proposed parking lot in the Toluca Lake area sought by Lakeside Golf Club. The Planning Board voted 4 to 0 to deny converting a half-acre of the privately owned country club into a 74-space parking lot, essentially ruling that it was incompatible with the neighborhood. Board member Emily Gabel-Luddy was absent. Zoning exceptions were required for the project because the off-street lot was proposed in a residential area and failed to meet the city’s landscape and shade requirements, associate city planner Jesse Brown said.

Five years ago, writer Mark Bloom was looking for an illustrator for his sports editorial comics and placed an ad on craigslist.org. Mark Wilson answered it, and the two got along so well that a partnership formed. That creative team worked together for a while, took a break, then started a daily comic strip with a sports theme in late March on their website. Tuesday marks the 100th day of publication for the comic strip “Fans-See This! with Barney and Franklin” on www.fansseethis.

Vahagn Turgutyan is following in his father’s footsteps playing flamenco guitar, but he has a style all his own. Turgutyan blends the traditional sounds with Armenian music. “What I do is extract certain nuances and melodic fragments from Armenian music and blend it with Flamenco styles and rhythms,” he said. “Flamenco music has a lot of influences — Moorish, Indian, etc. — I feel that Armenian music complements flamenco when it is done with the proper accuracy.

CITY HALL — Three large-scale construction projects top the list of the city's work program of more than 250 goals for the 2006-07 fiscal year, which city staffers presented to the City Council on Tuesday. The list of goals is part of a 10-year plan adopted in 2001 called "Embarking on a New Millennium," Administrative Analyst Betsy Dolan said. City staffers annually review program goals to monitor projects intended to promote a high quality of life in Burbank, such as fostering a strong economic climate, fire and police services and sites for recreational activities, Dolan said.