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Dwindling donations worry nonprofit
Bare shelves and empty crates are becoming more commonplace at Burbank Temporary Aid Center as the nonprofit struggles to keep up with high demand amid dwindling donations.
In a typical year, Executive Director Barbara Howell sees the donations from the...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, California, Human Interest, Charity, Social Issues
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'Twas the Christmas after Christmas
While most Christians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, Armenians do so on Jan. 6. So, while many Burbankers were packing away the lights, decorations and other traces of their Christmas celebration, our community’s Armenian residents were still...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Christmas, Elections, Human Interest, Religious Festivals
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Sunrise Kiwanis all business over holidays
Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and that Santa was good to you. It is hard to believe that with this column I complete my third year as your service club reporter, and that the February column will mark the beginning...Tags: Christianity, Cancer, The Salvation Army, Health Treatments, Golf
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Igniting a passion
Dance is all about fun for choreographer Sophie Olson.
And that's why she named her dance company Sophie Olson Dance Explosion.
"I always get very excited about stuff," says the bubbly 32-year-old. "I wanted a fun name and that's what it is. Dance...Tags: Zooey Deschanel, Society, Entertainment, Dancing, Dance
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Guild fashionably ushers in holiday season
The 2010 holiday season was kicked off last week as the La Providencia Guild of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles staged their annual fashion show fundraiser luncheon. Presented under the theme, "The Heart of Christmas," hundreds of guild members and...Tags: Surgery, Entertainment, Children, Health, Heart Surgery
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Lawmakers should focus on state problems
So, with all of California's problems, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and other lawmakers have introduced legislation to “push the federal government” to recognize the Armenian Genocide (“State lawmakers take up Armenian Genocide,”...Tags: Justice System, Vehicles, Laws, Christmas, Tim Elliott
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Retailers hoping for a sea change
Retailers are going all-out to lure shoppers on Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving traditionally is the biggest shopping day of the season, and this year retailers are viewing it as a harbinger of whether consumers are ready to break out of a...Tags: Children, First Aid, Macy's, Inc., Black Friday (shopping), The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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On the Town: Fundraising is murder
Ask any nonprofit or charitable organization how they are doing and you will most likely get an eye-roll, a shrug and an explanation that in today's economic environment raising funds is murder. The Burbank Assn. of Realtors and the Burbank Temporary...Tags: Entertainment, Murder, Political Fundraising, Elections, Will Rogers
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Getting a kick out of performing
Burbank dancers have earned the privilege to perform in a show with the famous high-kicking Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Dec. 11 at the Nokia Theatre LA Live.
The opportunity came about after the Independence Dance Company of...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Salsa (genre), Dancing, Dance
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'12 Days of Holiday Cheer' underway
The mayor's tree-lighting ceremony at City Hall kicked off Burbank's "12 Days of Holiday Cheer" Wednesday evening, with appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and a taste of Santa's Downtown Wonderland. Other highlights in the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Minnie Mouse (fictional animal)
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O Little Town of Burbank
More than 7,600 miles and 2,000 years separate modern-day Burbank from Bethlehem of Judea during the rule of King Herod. That time and distance seemingly evaporated as guests to the First Presbyterian Church of Burbank were transported halfway around...Tags: Jesus Christ, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Fiction, Christmas, Religious Festivals
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Close-knit art
The Art Center gallery is stuffed with knitted scarves and hats, ceramics, jewelry and beautiful hand-crafted ornaments. Students, instructors and members of the Fine Arts Federation have been working all year, honing their techniques and producing...Tags: Entertainment, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Music, Painting, Metal and Mineral
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