Yes! Pizza boxes are recyclable in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles

Your pizza boxes are indeed recyclable in Burbank and Glendale, as long as the greasy parts and food remnants are removed. I know what you're thinking: I can sleep again at night now! I can enjoy the Superbowl and still be green! Thanks to the Los Angeles Times for this info; it applies to L.A. as well.

If you're wondering about the best pizza in Burbank, my vote goes to either Dino's or Tony's Bella Vista. You can check my site's Best of Burbank page for other completely subjective picks for local restaurants and merchants.

Just saw a really pretty house

I don't usually gush, but: 537 E. Fairmount, in Burbank, just came on the market at $779k.  Here are the stats: 3 beds, 3 baths, 1800+ sf, 10,000 sf. lot, updated kitchen and baths, a/c, great neighborhood.  And it's absolutely lovely -- it's one of the nicest houses I've seen lately.  Feels much bigger than 1800+.  You can find more pics by going to my website (JudyGraff.com) and clicking on "search the mls."  Nice listing, Laureen and Doyle!

Coyote Sighting

We've heard over and over that urban wildlife is getting bolder and less afraid of humans. Here's more evidence. On Friday, at 10:30 in the a.m., I saw a very healthy-looking coyote galloping down Kenneth towards Alameda. That's pretty far into human territory. That's pretty late in the day, too -- usually they're hiding after dawn. He/she was making no attempt to hide, either. Please keep your kitties indoors.

Another Distinguished School in Burbank!

Joaquin Miller Elementary here in Burbank has been named a California Distinguished School for 2008, after a rigorous, months-long application and assessment process. Read the Burbank Leader article here. This is huge -- now all of Burbank's elementary, middle and high schools have received the award at one time or another. This is another reason that Burbank rocks as a community and a good place to live. For you folks without children (and I'm one), a community with good schools is still a preferred place to live because good schools tend to keep an area, its housing stock, and values more stable.

20 Tips for Relocators to the SFV and Burbank

Clients Angela Bergman and Christopher Tucker sent me a hilarious Xmas letter with 20 of their recent Burbank-L.A.-SFV discoveries. Check it out on my site at www.JudyGraff.com, then hit the "select page" button. Thanks, A&C!

Make Burgers, Not Buildings

Those of you who have been following the progress of the building plans for the Evergreen and Magnolia lot may have been delighted to see a burger stand going up instead. We certainly were -- Keller Burgers (could that be the Keller, as in Thomas Keller fame?) is being constructed on that very controversial spot.

Alas, however, it was too good to be true. It's a set for an HBO show (don't know which one). Thanks, friend Ellen, for dashing our dreams. However, Ellen tells us that she's heard that the building the Burbank City Council approved may be too expensive to build anyway. Has anybody else heard anything?

New Burbank pics

Check out the site Flickr.com and type in Burbank. Lots of cool shots of our town: the Franks sign, the Kwicky Mart sign, etc.

Chili Johns is Featured on HBO's Big Love

Who says Burbank doesn't have unique (well, maybe not sophisticated) places to eat? Our very own Chili John's restaurant was featured in last night's episode of HBO's Big Love. CJ's was the scene of a major plot point (Harry Dean Stanton got shot on the sidewalk outside) and it's location stood in for a place named Juniper Creek, Utah. Okay, so comparing a small town in Utah to Burbank is not that far-fetched. For those of you who don't know, Chili John's is a beloved Burbank institution and only serves chili. The restaurant has a very unique horseshoe-shaped counter and, uh, interesting murals on the walls. The chili is terrific and the restaurant has been in business for well over 40 years.