The Burbank Follower, Vol. 2, No. 10

IRISH PROGRAMMER VISITS WARNER BROS
And finds it way cool. MNeylon.

BOB HOPE AIRPORT TRAFFIC INCREASES
About 176,000 more people flew in out of, and into, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in 2006 than did in 2005, an increase of 3.2 percent. Leader.

COUNCIL CONSIDERS OUTDOOR SMOKING BAN
City Council lights a fire under city staffers to produce a draft ordinance, and quickly. The ban would affect restaurant patios, outdoor gathering places, and transit stations in the downtown area, among others. Leader.

CONSTRUCTION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING BEGINS
The ceremonial groundbreaking for the 72,000-square-foot facility occurred Tuesday. The building, at the corner of Third Street and Orange Grove Avenue, replaces a facility damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Leader.

COLUMNIST CHANGES HATS
Joyce Rudolph, who pens The Burbank Leader's society column, introduces herself in her new role as features editor. Leader.

COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE, PART 3
This time, The Leader introduces Anja Reinke, an attorney and realtor. She advocates a long-term approach to solving traffic congestion, and suggests starting a fine arts council. Leader.

BURBANK STARBUCKS AXE TRANS-FATS
The coffee chain's locales in Los Angeles, Glendale and Burbank are among the first in the nation to eliminate trans-fats from pastries. But they're still not particularly good for you. Leader.

POLICE BLOTTER
Sex, drugs, rock-n-roll. Leader.