Auschwitz survivor to speak at Days of Remembrance ceremony

An event called Days of Remembrance, sponsored by the Burbank Human Relations Council, will be held on Tuesday, featuring Holocaust survivor Erika Jacoby. Now in its 33rd year, the event brings together members of churches, synagogues and mosques i…

Burbank school board member Larry Applebaum bids farewell

During Larry Applebaum’s last meeting as a school board member on Thursday, he recounted the progress Burbank Unified has made during his 12 years of service as newly elected member Steve Frintner took his seat at the dais.

“Without a doubt, there are shoes that just won’t be filled,” Steve Ferguson,…

Downtown Burbank closes amid brief bomb scare

Businesses surrounding a Starbucks in downtown Burbank were evacuated late Tuesday evening after police received word of a suspicious item on a patio table outside the coffee shop. A call came in shortly before 10 p.m. regarding an item left at th…

Additional safety improvements to be made along Verdugo Avenue in Burbank

The Burbank City Council approved making several improvements along Verdugo Avenue last week in an effort to increase safety on one of the city’s busiest streets.

Council members voted 4-1 to move forward with the safety project, which includes installation of a new pedestrian crosswalk, upgraded…

Animation a key part of Downtown Burbank Arts Festival

The 14th annual Downtown Burbank Arts Festival was held this past weekend, featuring more than 200 artists and animators along San Fernando Boulevard. The two-day event lets fans and enthusiasts of animation meet and get tips from those currently w…

Burbank on Parade says ‘aloha’

With an ‘aloha’ theme, this year’s Burbank on Parade wound down Olive Avenue this past Saturday with variety of groups participating.

“Hawaii Five-O” actor James Hong was the grand marshal of the event this year.

After the parade, a luau was held in the parking lot behind the Joslyn Adult Center….

On ‘Day of Action,’ Burbank teachers wear red in support of public schools

Burbank teachers wore red Monday as part of the California Teachers Assn.’s “Day of Action” in which they pledged their support for local public schools and asked residents to do the same.

Dozens of teachers gathered at George Washington Elementary School’s front entrance at 8 a.m., when Diana…