Burbank Soup

One of the items on tonights City Council meeting is very close to ours hearts hear at BurbankSoup.

Something very sad happened here in Burbank a few weeks ago. Sadly it occurs every day all over the country.

A few weeks ago 3 cats were killed while a home was being fumigated. Yes we are angry, yes we are sad, we are looking for blame. But there is no one to blame, except the cats. Can we try to prevent this from happening again? Can we protect our inquisitive  kittens from such a horrible fate? Yes, yes we can, and yes we should.

We are proposing that Burbank require all fumigation companies to give neighboring residents 48 hours notice before fumigating with a lawn sign. A lawn sign would give cat owners, as well as the care takers of stray cats, notice to remove cats from the area and keep them safe. This idea was first proposed in L.A. in 2008,   however, we cant seem to find out if it ever went through. No matter. Burbank is progressive and the catolist for animal rights. No doubt you’ll recall Burbank banned the declawing of animals just a few weeks ago.
We live in a town full of animal lovers and so far the response from City Council has been encouraging. What can you do? You want to help? Show up tonight at the city council meeting. If you can make a less than 5 minute speech, great. If not just show up. A full meeting room brings attention to the issue and lets council know we are serious.
Thanks!

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Happy New Year Burbank! Hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years Eve. We would like to congratulate the builders of the Burbank Rose float for winning the Animation Award. You can still vote for “Viewer’s Choice” Award until 5:00pm today. If you didn’t see the parade you still a chance to see the float at the viewing in Pasadena The hours are today, tomorrow and Sunday between 1:00pm-5:00pm, 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. for senior citizens and disabled visitors. Admission is $7, free for children five and under. Before you go you can download free a audio tour and put it on your ipod. There will also be Viewing of  Burbank’s float January 4-6: at George Izay Park parking lot.

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Put on your long underwear and warm socks, it’s cold in the that big hangar where the Burbank Rose Float is built. This is crunch time and they need all they help they can get.  Burbank is one of the few cities who’s float is decorated completely by volunteers, where as other cities now use professionals. Yes it’s cold, but the warmth and excitement is contagious. They’ll even give you some pizza if your there around dinner time. High school kids earning credit, first time volunteers, and families who have been working it for generations, they are all there and happy to help you get started. Keep in mind they do not accept new volunteers to decorate the float on December 30 and 31. On these dates they are frantically concentrating on finishing the float and usually do not have the time to train new volunteers. Here is were you go if you want to volunteer 123 W Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91502 Here They’ve added a new feature to the website, a picture of the float’s progress that updates every 15 minutes, check it out.

To see video of last years float, look in the January ‘08 archives.

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Sunday December  20 at Liberty Hall in Forest Lawn. The free concert starts at 12:00, Burbank Chorale will be performing at 2:00.

OK, now that I’ve got that out of the way, I have a lovely night tonight at the  Burbank Chorale Christmas Concert.

I’d never been before, and of course I was expecting a great time, what I had was a fabulous time.

I’ll post more tomorrow about how fabulous the concert was, but tonight I just wanted to post about your second chance to catch them tomorrow. If you can squeeze them into your day, you’ll really be glad you did.

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There is a wonderful little Holiday Boutique going on right now over at the Creative Arts Center. The boutique items are created by students and they include pottery, paintings, clothing, hand maid jewelry, and much more. The hours of the boutique are Friday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm and The Creative Arts Center is located at  1100 West Clark Avenue.

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