By: Shelley Rizzotti

Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank is one of the best nights out in Burbank. I found these photos on the Burbank leader and thought I would show them just to give everyone a little taste of this cool burbank comedy club.

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Classic car show in Burbank

By: Shelley Rizzotti

On Magnolia Blv between Hollywood Way and California Street, get ready for an afternoon of singing, dancing, eating and, of course, car showing. On Saturday, August 21st from 3pm-9pm, soak up the sun and watch as 200 pre-1972 cars get chosen for the following prizes:

• Burbank Mayor Award for most
All-American car
• Police Chief Award for the
coolest car
• Fire Chief Award for the hottest car
• Magnolia Park Partnership Award
for the most “vintage” car
• Jay Leno Award for the funniest ca

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Hot BBQ on Magnolia Blv in Burbank

courtesy of burbank leader

By: Shelley Rizzotti

The weekly cookout at the Handy Market has become more of an event over the last years as the customers seem to plan their week around the sizzling BBQ. Handy Market also provides exclusive catering for the summer concerts at the Starlight Bowl, in the hills overlooking Burbank. If you’re looking to get some massive portions of BBQ chicken, baby-back ribs, beef ribs, tri-tip and turkey drumsticks, this is the place to go.

They also sell have fabulous BBQ sauce made by “D’s” based in Sylmar. It’s a perfect blend of sweet and tart, with essences of anchovies, tamarind and celery added to the expected tomato paste, distilled vinegar and molasses. They sell it the sauce inside for $4.95 per 19.5-ounce jar.

Where: 2514 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank

When: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday only

Prices: Meat sold by the pound, grilled corn $1 per ear

Phone orders: (818) 848-2500

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By: Shelley Rizzotti

Considered some of the worst roads in Burbank, Buena Vista Street and Empire Avenue are undergoing resurfacing construction which will tie these roads up until early August, reports suggest. Both roads were rated “very poor” during a citywide survey of roads in 2005. Stretching from Jeffries Avenue to the alley south of San Fernando Blv, this is the final phase of the $824,000 project. The funds are coming from 2 places — $600,000 from city redevelopment funds and the second from state gasoline-tax revenue.

Most of Buena Vista construction will be complete by July 24th where Empire Avenue will remain open. The final touches on Empire Avenue will take place through next week during the late night, early hours.

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By: Shelley Rizzotti

The National Night Out is a one night rally where Burbank citizens and law enforcement join forces to bolster community spirits and police-community partnerships. This 27th annual event is a time to celebrate with your neighbors on your block. Many participants are known to plan block parties, bbq’s and cook-outs.

For more information, contact Peter Eirich at 818 283 3235.

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Mary Alice O’Conor

By: Shelley Rizzotti

A true Fairy Godmother passes away at the age of 93 peacefully at her home. She has been a pillar in the Burbank community stemming from volunteer work that dates back to World War II. Most people associate Mary as the inspiration for Disney’s animated “Cinderella” Fairy Godmother, and wife of Ken O’Connor, Disney’s renowned artist…but she should also be remembered as a devoted volunteer. Her accomplishments were well spread throughout her life.

Among her contributions was the involvement as a school board member, her role in leadership for Burbank’s Tournament of Roses as well as being part of the Friends of Burbank Library and Historical Society. One of her dearest accomplishments was being a key player in the reopening of the Burbank Starlight Bowl in the early 1990’s. The Mary O’Conor Family Center carries on her life lessons in that they offer educational enrichment programs in addition to child care services. Her life was spent volunteering to help others which lives on through individuals who follow in her footsteps.

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By: Ron Viola

As a wine, food and concert lover, I wanted to make a point to share this wine festival with my readers. The City of Los Angeles with the help of the Rotary Club will feature over 30  California wines and culinary expressions from Patina Restaurant Group’s, Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse, Kendall’s Brasserie, Cafй Pinot, Zucca Ristorante and ‘tina Tacos.

Be prepared for entertainment and a silent auction as this charity event raises money for the renovation of the newly-named Volunteers of America Rotary House. The Volunteers of America’s homeless program downtown is a place of shelter and hope for those on skid road. It’s a great chance to help the impoverished in our own country.

The venue is the Music Center of Los Angeles (view the google map here). You can purchase tickets here for $5.

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By: Charise Mitchell

Whether it’s another attempt to pick the lining out of our already empty pockets, or just the city cracking down, Los Angeles is proposing to remove themselves from the responsibility of repairing broken sidewalks. If this passes, it will soon be the responsibility of the property owner to repair faulty sidewalks. In short, this could increase your property insurance and create higher risk of liability if someone injures themselves.It will also mean routine inspections on your property by city representatives. And sellers, don’t even think about closing escrow before the problem is fixed.

So what should we do?

Well, first you ought to contact your local city council members and demand that the Bureau of Street Services conduct a comprehensive outreach effort to ALL Neighborhood Councils in each of the seven City Planning areas. Second, we should demand that the City of Los Angeles conduct analysis to determine the insurance liability and affordability as both insurance questions relate to property owners and City alike.

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Outdoor Cats Ready For Duty

By: Shelley Rizzotti

We’ve all seen the signs ‘Will work for food.’ Feral Cats at the Burbank Animal Shelter literally will.

Cats that have not been socialized around humans can not be adopted out as house pets, therefore, when trapped and brought to the shelter, they have only one option-Relocation.

The Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter (VBAS) fund a program wherein we will transport our undomesticated cats to places where they will be cared for.  Suitable homes include barns, stables, industrial sites and residential yards.

Outdoor cats require minimal care. They must be fed once a day and have some form of protective housing in which to escape from inclement weather and predators such as coyotes.

The VBAS provides support and advice as to how to keep the cats safe and healthy.

In return the cats provide an invaluable service to their adopters by keeping rodents at bay. Having cats on your property is a natural deterrent to rats and mice.

Keeping cats around your home is a much safer solution to pest control than poisons, and is a much more humane choice than traps. With a low adoption fee of $58, cats are also a much less expensive option.

For more information on how to work together with the VBAS to help feral cats please contact: Anne Macleod 818-469-3937 cal-mac@pacbell.net or visit our website www.basv.org

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Family Promise

Family Promise will be hosting a dinner and silent auction at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Sunday, April 25th. Family Promise of the East San Fernando Valley is a nonprofit of over 150 networks across the country affiliated with Family Promise, a non-profit committed to helping low-income families nationwide to achieve lasting independence. Family Promise helps mobilize communities to provide safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless families and through programs designed to redress the underlying causes of homelessness.

Dinner and Silent Auction
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Embassy Suites Hotel
800 N. Central Ave. • Glendale, CA 91203

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for cocktails and silent auction
Program begins at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets $75 • Table of 10 for $650
RSVP by April 9, 2010

For more information, go here or  email us or call (818) 588-6723

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