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Walt Disney, the maverick: A guest essay by Jon Favreau
I was born in 1966, the year Walt Disney passed away. He would’ve been 110 this week. I’m too young to have had a first-hand memory of him. In fact, I didn’t even know Disney was a man until late in my childhood. Disney was a place...Tags: Disneyland Park, Walt Disney, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Mickey Mouse (fictional animal), Greenwich Village
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Disneyland and union settle long labor dispute
Ending a four-year dispute, the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim reached a five-year contract agreement with 2,100 hotel workers.
The dispute had bogged down recently over healthcare cost increases in Disneyland's proposed contracts.
The labor union,...Tags: Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Labor Legislation
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Fire breaks out at Universal Studios backlot in Universal City
A fire broke out Thursday at the Universal Studios backlot. The Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Times the blaze broke out around noon at a three-story building near the corner of Lankershim and Cahuenga boulevards in Universal City. The blaze...Tags: Los Angeles Times
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L.A. County supervisor opposes Universal Studios housing plan
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky shot a torpedo at NBCUniversal's $3-billion "Evolution Plan," saying he opposes the company's proposal to build housing on part of its famous back lot in Universal City.
The supervisor asked Universal Studios...Tags: NBCUniversal, Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles Times
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Bringing a taste of Hollywood to Burbank
A little piece of Tinseltown is coming to Burbank this weekend as a new restaurant called the Hollywood Pasta Company opens on Burbank Boulevard with Chef Kurt Ehrlich, former chef at Tavern on the Green in New York City, at the helm.
Ehrlich said he's...Tags: Restaurants, Golden Globe Awards, Entertainment, Foods and Beverages, Astoria
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Daisy Troop visits thrift shop Burbank Girl Scout Daisy Troop 631-6 and their leaders, Lisa Tobey, Carey Sanchez and Ashlynn Wright, visited La Providencia Guild Thrift Shop. This was a thank-you opportunity to plant their Master Project "Mini Garden"...Tags: Busch Gardens Tampa, Entertainment, Nickelodeon (tv network), Music, Comedy (genre)
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Briefly in Business: Music legacy honored at winery
The musical legacy of late Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads is the focus of a celebration this weekend at D'Argenzio Winery. Proprietor Kathy Rhoads D'Argenzio will honor what would have been the musician's 54th birthday by...Tags: Christianity, Movies, Empire State Building, Ozzy Osbourne, NASA
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Obligations that come with fatherhood
I discovered very early on that obligations are an integral part of being a father. And when I mean early, I mean literally minutes after becoming a father. In the hospital when my daughter Shannon was born in 2001, they cleaned her up and brought her...Tags: Sports, Restaurants, Donald Trump, Disneyland Park, Nursing
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Service Clubs: Models are pretty as a picture
The Foothill Civitan Club of Burbank's Philanthropy Fundraising Event on May 8 at the Castaway Restaurant was a great success. The fashion show, "Pretty as a Picture," with members of the club and families as the models was very well done and the...Tags: Burbank (Cook, Illinois), Disneyland Park, Foods and Beverages, Schools, Awards and Prizes
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Orlando Fringe: Sentinel's Best of the Festival
Each year, the Orlando Sentinel reviewing team picks 10 Orlando Fringe Festival shows for our Best of the Festival list. Here are this year's top 10, presented alphabetically… you can read the review of each and check out remaining showtimes...
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Disney, Universal ads appear next to sex links
Walt Disney World ads featuring Mickey Mouse promoting travel and hotel deals ran alongside online links for sex shops, nudist resorts and other adult services, a report released Thursday shows.
Ads from Universal Studios and Nickelodeon Suites Resort...Tags: Facebook, Hotels and Accommodations, Altamonte Springs, Walt Disney, Nickelodeon (tv network)
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Anticipation high for wave of tourists in Ocean City
— Just arrived for a six-day vacation, Mark and Diana Moyer strolled down the boardwalk, frozen drinks in hand, pausing to watch a teenage boy do a back flip onto the beach.
The Moyers, from Northampton, Pa., are back in Ocean City for the first...Tags: Rentals, Human Interest, Entertainment, Memorial Day, The Happiest News!
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