This Week’s City Council Roundup 1/5/2021
The Burbank City Council met virtually on Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 for the first council meeting of the new year.
JBHS Student Creates Care Packages for Cancer Patients
Anh Nguyen is not your ordinary Burbank teenager. This John Burroughs High School junior is on a mission to support the cancer community one care package at a time. Nguyen is the founder of CancerxRelief, an organization started to raise cancer awareness and provide care packages and donations to children battling cancer.
Temple Emanu El’s Childhood Preschool Returning
Burbank Temple Emanu El’s Early Childhood Center virtual preschool program is returning on January 4th! After the massive success of our fall session.
College Enrollment Holds Steady For Recent Burbank Unified Graduates
Recent graduates of the Burbank Unified School District enrolled in college at a similar rate for Fall 2020 as previous years, bucking the national...
Burbank Fire Department Receives First Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
Burbank firefighters and paramedics began receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine today
Burbank Survives With Minimal Damage From First Storm of the Season
Storm packs a small punch and lights up the Burbank sky in the early morning
Burbank Mommies Group Donates Presents to Families in Need
2020 has been a grueling year and some families have been affected more than others with the loss of jobs due to COVID-19. Local Facebook group, Burbank Mommies, has helped to collect over 200 Christmas gift donations in order to help 25 families this holiday season. The annual Gift Giving program, created and facilitated by member Jacquelynn Remery-Pearson, has provided gifts to 43 Burbank children.
Enrollment Continues To Edge Downward In Burbank Unified, Following a Multi-Year Trend
The Burbank Board of Education can expect student enrollment to continue to decline in coming years, according to a report presented at the last...
Burbank Board Of Education Approves Minimum Wage Increase, Hears Reports On Distance Learning, DEI
The Burbank Board of Education approved a minimum wage increase for Classified Employees to keep in line with State law at their most recent...
Neighbors Got a Visit from Santa and the Grinch
You can’t cancel Christmas for the neighbors of North Evergreen. This past Saturday, December 19th, two friends and neighbors banded together to bring Christmas joy to the families of the community. Bryan Zweigart dressed as Santa Claus while Brian Gogerty dawned a green Grinch outfit. Together they patrolled the neighborhood with Christmas music, lights and a very jolly “Ho Ho Ho.”
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Meet the Husband-and-Wife Duo Behind Salon Clique’s Hair Transformations
Maka and Jason Hice are the husband-and-wife team behind Burbank’s Salon Clique, a confidence-driven beauty destination where they are reshaping not just hair, but how people feel when they look in the mirror.
Burbank Boys Hoops Downs Burroughs 69-50
The Bulldogs power past the Bears and lead early and late.