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Burbank officials bemoan loss of 'Tonight Show,' vow to stoke continued media interest
Burbank officials on Wednesday treated news that “The Tonight Show” was leaving for a new host in a new city like a painful break-up. And as with most epic break-ups, the rumor mill had been whirling for weeks. On Wednesday, NBC ended...
Tags: Conan O'Brien, Employees, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Business, Career and Workplace
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Burbank mayor on possible 'Tonight Show' move: "I am going on an hunger strike"
Burbank is not just sitting back and letting NBC move its signature tourist attraction back to New York City after 40 years. It’s fighting back. “I am going on an hunger strike,” Burbank Mayor Dave Golonski said this afternoon. “...Tags: Career and Workplace, New York City, NBC (tv network), Strikes
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NBCUniversal scraps plan to build housing on Universal back lot
NBCUniversal has dropped controversial plans to build thousands of residences on its famous back lot and hopes instead to add movie and television production facilities and expand the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. The new $1.6-billion...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Tom LaBonge, Roger Vincent, NBCUniversal, Zev Yaroslavsky
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Gabel-Luddy calls revised 'Evolution' plans 'very constructive'
Burbank Councilwoman Emily Gabel-Luddy called NBCUniversal’s announcement that it has dropped controversial plans to build thousands of residences on its back lot"very constructive," but said she still had concerns about the traffic impact. The new...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Google Inc., NBCUniversal, Evolution (movie), Zev Yaroslavsky
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NBC Universal calls 'cut' on housing plan
NBC Universal's announcement this week that it has dropped controversial plans to build thousands of residences on its famous back lot was praised by local and regional officials who feared the massive mixed-use project would overwhelm public facilities...
Tags: Entertainment, Amusement and Theme Parks, Television, Traffic, Politics
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Burb's Eye View: Marshaling his martial arts collection
Michael Matsuda has come home. He’s already moved in all his stuff — most of which has pointy edges and can hurt you if you even look at it wrong.
Touring his “house,” you see what fuels his passion for all things martial arts....Tags: Entertainment, Arts, Television, California, History (tv network)
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Shipbuilding, Miami Hotels, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Bowling
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'Behind the Candelabra': Fun facts about the legendary Liberace
Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “Behind the Candelabra,” looks at the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon). The film, which is in competition for the...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, AIDS, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall
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Ripley's Believe It or Not museum gets family-friendly makeover
A gruesome photo gallery of men and women impaled by arrows, augers and pipes is gone from the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Hollywood. And don't expect to see any displays of medieval chastity belts or tongs used to torture victims of the...
Tags: Entertainment, Arts, Tourism and Leisure, Stranger Than Fiction, Travel
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Crayola Experience to reopen Friday
Lehigh Valley ParentingAfter a three-month multi-million dollar makeover, Crayola Experience in Easton, will reopen at 9:30 a.m. Friday with a 110th birthday party for the eight original crayons. The popular tourist attraction now boasts 60,000 square feet of exhibit and has... -
Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights
After months of negative publicity surrounding broken-down cruise ships and fed-up passengers, the cruise industry's trade group has announced the adoption of a "Passenger Bill of Rights." The 10-item list released earlier this week specifically...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Carnival Cruise Lines, Chuck Schumer
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WKMG's stunner: What happened to Disney employee?
Staff writerWKMG-Channel 6's Tony Pipitone had a big surprise in his late Monday report about a girl's molestation on a Disney Cruise Line ship. Disney had flown the suspect, a ship employee, to India after he confessed to Bahamian police. "We have a signed...Tags: Port Canaveral, Bahamas, Disney Cruise Line, Cruise Line Ports, India
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