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🌱 How a Burbank storytelling night is keeping local families housed

Coming up on the Burbank Patch calendar: "Sounds of the Season", a free Holiday Concert by the Burbank Community Band

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Greetings Burbank! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Burbank storytelling night is keeping local families housed
  • Why Burbank gym workers sparked climbing’s first routesetter strike
  • How a Burbank TV company ended up in an FBI manhunt

Also on today's calendar: "Sounds of the Season", a free Holiday Concert by the Burbank Community Band and 5 more events.

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And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Karol F.!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• JINGLE TALES & Tunes Raises Money for Home Again Los Angeles During Annual Storytelling Show (myburbank.com) — A packed house at Burbank’s Colony Theatre helped raise more than $4,500 for Home Again Los Angeles during this year’s JINGLE TALES & Tunes storytelling and music show. The event highlighted HALA’s work with the City of Burbank and Burbank Housing Corporation, including transitional housing at Jerry’s Promise and other services supporting unhoused and at-risk local families.
   

• 14 Climbers Who Broke Historic Records in 2025 (climbing.com) — One of this year’s standout climbing milestones happened right in Burbank, where routesetters at Verdigo Boulders staged what’s described as the first routesetter strike to push for fairer pay and workloads. Their action is featured alongside record‑breaking ascents from Yosemite to Europe, underscoring how local workers helped shape national climbing history in 2025.
   

• Michigan-born woman on FBI's wanted list for white collar crime (theoaklandpress.com) — A California bank-fraud case with national attention has a direct tie to Burbank through Bellum Entertainment LLC, a production and distribution company based in the city. Federal investigators say the company’s CEO is accused of helping orchestrate a multimillion‑dollar scheme involving two California banks and remains a fugitive believed to be overseas.
   

📸 Around Burbank

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📸 A splash of color brightens Hollywood Way in Burbank, where a tree displays vivid red leaves in December. While many parts of the country see leaf changes in autumn, California trees shift later. —Karol F. Like

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burbank

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    Wednesday December 17
  • Viajero del Tiempo/Time Traveler
    Glendale Central Library -
  • Ornament Exchange
    Montrose Library -
    11:00 am
  • English Conversation Lounge
    Glendale Central Library -
    12:00 pm
  • American Red Cross Blood Drive
    Glendale Central Library -
    1:00 pm
  • Board Games
    Pacific Park Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Chevy Chase Community Builders
    Chevy Chase Library -
    3:00 pm
  • Teens in Action
    Montrose Library -
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • "Sounds of the Season", a free Holiday Concert by the Burbank Community Band
    First Christian Church , 221 S 6th St , Burbank
    5:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My first bread baked in Dutch oven !!
    It came out very crispy and crusty !! Soft from inside- I just followed the videos on Instagram ! (Nextdoor Burbank / North Glendale)
  • A very friendly visitor or a lost pet?
    Just now in my backyard. Not hungry, just wanted to play and explore. Went back out over fence to keep exploring. Let me know if you know this cat. (Nextdoor Burbank West)
  • ABM Industries posted a job opening for Day Porter in Burbank. Apply here.
  • California Staffing posted a job opening for Club Janitorial Attendant in Burbank. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burbank here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glendale

  • FBI seen executing federal search warrant at Glendale home (abc7.com)
  • RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman Speaks at ANHA's 5th Annual Hanukkah Celebration (house.gov)
  • Electric Thai Food Lights Up the Menu at Holy Basil (eater.com)

Los Angeles

  • Trump Blames Rob Reiner's Killing On 'Mind Crippling Disease' (patch.com)
  • Rob Reiner, Son Fought At Christmas Party Night Before Deaths: Latest Updates On Investigation (patch.com)
  • Trump’s Threats Hang Over LA Olympics Planning As City Leaders Seek Protections For Immigrants (patch.com)

West Hollywood

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