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Topanga Days is right around the corner and it’s going to be well worth the price of admission to support your local community center. As usual,">...
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Rocco’s Cucina to the Rescue!
After selling their legendary pizza restaurant in 2004, the Rocco’s family business is still going strong as Rocco’s Cucina in the Palisades and...
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Sages Garden Club Growing Strong
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Sages Garden Club Looks to Sustainable DIY Home Gardens
Sages Garden Club Looks to Sustainable DIY Home Gardens
October 13, 2023 Balmy breezes wafted through the open doors of the light and bright Sages room as the first meeting of the Sages Garden Club got u">...
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Saints and Poets
Saints and Poets
The following contains the description of a psychedelic experience. Let it be known that I do not condone teen drug use especially in these dangerous ">...
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The American Psychological Association recommends parents closely monitor the online activities of their preteens and teens. You may remember an ar">...
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Spiritual Topanga
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While not exactly homeless, almost as soon as I was heartily welcomed in the new place, I was, putting it kindly, asked, to leave. What to do…?
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The Cat And Mouse Days Of Summer
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The cat lies on the cool marble
of the fireplace hearth, snoring.
I’m hoping the last mouse has been caught. It seems that for the entir">...
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The Many Gifts of Gio
Eight-year-old Gio opened his art exhibit at Artists Matter Gallery in the Topanga Creek Courtyard to a Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring the electr">...
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The Moment When Everything Falls Apart
The Moment When Everything Falls Apart
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The Return of Elephant Rock*
The Return of Elephant Rock*
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The Scottish Play
The Scottish Play
Joel Bellman
Even if it weren’t adapted and directed by the Joel half of the Coen Brothers filmmaking team, I’d run out to see the upcoming Tragedy of Macbeth,">...
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In 1918, the man who would have the biggest impact on Old Topanga Canyon arrived, John H. Bonnell (1864–1938). “He was a cultured man and the ">...
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The Stone House, Part Two: ‘Mail Carrier Jack Wood’
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The YouTube War
The YouTube War
“All of us individuals are the targets of these wars—whether it’s a marketing war or a real-world war. We’re the ones whose clicks decide whos">...
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Think Green This Holiday
Think Green This Holiday
In October, I attended the first-ever Orange County Sustainability Decathlon, where teams of students competed to build a sustainable house that offer">...
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This is Who We Are
This is Who We Are
Saturday, November 7, Topangans awoke to a light rain that brought in a cold snap and a Double Rainbow (above) that Eric Fitzgerald captured from his ">...
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Topanga Before Today
Topanga Before Today
Compiled by Pablo Capra
Topanga Historical Archivist When Pablo Capra, The Canyon Chronicle’s (and Topanga Historical Society’s) intrepi">...
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Topanga Farmers Market Returns
Kate Kimmel and Freddi Swanson, two friends and canyon locals who met at the former farmers market in 2016, are determined to launch a successful and ">...
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Topanga Symphony Presents Pamela Goldsmith on the Viola D’Amo
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A Canine Gift Guide for a Pawsitively Perfect Holiday Season According to recent insights from a survey conducted by the American Pet Products Asso">...
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Vague Intentions
Vague Intentions
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The longer I live outside of Topanga, the more I appreciate it. Topanga is a place that doesn’t chang">...
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Verdugo Moon ft. Mina Bloom!
Thursday, Sept. 2, 5pm-8pm, Topanga Center">...
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Water Restrictions Affect Everyone
Water Restrictions Affect Everyone
It’s time for Topangans to
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What if the Most Powerful Way to Live Longer is Just Exercise?
A few weeks ago, I rolled my right ankle and found myself back in physical therapy, fearing I’d really done it this time. After reassuring me that t">...
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The Jewish New Year, anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, a day of judgment and coronation and sounding of the shofar . . .
What: Rosh H">...
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Why Are Dems Feeling So Miserable?
Why Are Dems Feeling So Miserable?
Last May I wrote in this space that President Biden will be our nominee next year (barring, of course, any intervening calamity); that a third party w">...
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Opening night at Theatricum Botanicum of
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by Latinx playwright John Guerra introduces us to a pair of neighboring fami">...
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11-8-20
11-8-20
By Ann Buxie
The day after Biden’s president-elect speech
a certain tension, held unknowingly,
in my body, had relaxed.
The effort of plugging a hole
in th">...
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Marketplace
Marketplace
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72-Hour Watch
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A DOZEN POEMS ONE FOR EVERY MONTH
A DOZEN POEMS ONE FOR EVERY MONTH
Why War When Beauty Abounds? So now let’s let the poetry of our days drift Into May, June, July, August Into the revels of holidays galore ">...
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A Dream Come True
A Dream Come True
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A Prophet, Finally With Honor
A Prophet, Finally With Honor
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A Time to Plant…
A Time to Plant…
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Elusive Truths
Elusive Truths
Last November I told G that I dreaded 2020. “Why?” he asked. Because this election year is going to be so ugly, so divisive, so intellectually be">...
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An Evening of Song, Storytelling, and Inspiration
An Evening of Song, Storytelling, and Inspiration
This winter, Rabbi Mendy Piekarski of Chabad of Topanga will offer ”Judaism: The Soundtrack,” for an evening of immersive musical experience, feat">...
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An Irish Adventure
An Irish Adventure
Years ago, a friend gave me some of the best advice about parenting that I ever got: everything you’ve always heard about it is true. And guess wha">...
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Are sweet potatoes a climate-resilient crop of the future?
Are sweet potatoes a climate-resilient crop of the future?
They thrive in hot temperatures, within limits.
As the climate warms, hotter temperatures will make it harder to grow certain crops. But you can gi">...
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Blind Faith, Timeless Story
Blind Faith, Timeless Story
If you’re going to leave the Canyon for something worthy of the drive, don’t miss Pasadena Playhouse’s brilliant contemporary adaptation of Inhe">...
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Bob Hertzberg
Bob Hertzberg
“Los Angeles County’s canyon communities and the Santa Monica Mountains are national treasures that must be protected,” retiring State Sen.Rober">...
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Break-in on Penny Road
Break-in on Penny Road
By Pamela Mesaros
shattering of breaking glass woke my husband and me at 7:30, Sunday morning October 25.
What my husband, who was brave enough to investigate, foun">...
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California as a World Leader in the Climate Challenge
California as a World Leader in the Climate Challenge
As California takes bold steps to address climate change, which Governor Newsom called one of the “greatest existential threats” we’re facing, i">...
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Caring for Your Trees During Drought
Caring for Your Trees During Drought
While our long-lived trees are able to withstand quite a bit, the combination of almost 20 years of below normal precipitation and more days with extr">...
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COVID Through the Artist’s Eye
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Creating Clean Water with Solar Stills
Creating Clean Water with Solar Stills
As droughts make water more scarce, every drop counts.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world lack easy access to safe drinking water. An">...
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Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
by Jean Colonomos
J
anuary 6, 2021 will live in infamy when armed mobs threatening death to Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, broke into t">...
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Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
By Jean Colonomos
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Excerpts from
Dogs in Topanga 2000-2018
Excerpts from
Dogs in Topanga 2000-2018
Dogs In Topanga
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Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change?
Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change?
Electric cars already have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline vehicles, and the grid is getting cleaner all the time.
Electric vehicle">...
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Elizabeth Carter of Honest Rituals Holistic Skincare and Ethereal Yoga Studio
Serendipity seems to have brought entrepreneur Elizabeth Carter into another test of “patience
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Events
Events
Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sunday and be renewed! T">...
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Everyday Hugs
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What people yearn for the most in this extended lockdown, they say, are hugs, so here are some Everyday Hugs that might prompt you to find your own.
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Max It’s true what they say. It’s hard to imagine what life would be like with a dog before one finds you, but it’s even harder to imagine wh">...
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Fresh Breeze Out Of Tennessee
Fresh Breeze Out Of Tennessee
Fresh Breeze Out Of Tennessee*
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Good Times! No Troubles!
The first hint was the signs were back! After two COVID years, like mushrooms springing up overnight, those familiar, handmade signs, the Cowboy, the ">...
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and Customs
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Julian is 3!
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June to July Events
June to July Events
Special Reception, Saturday, June 25, 12:30-7 p.m.—
Steampunk artist Kit Plumridge invites you to a unique solo exhibit on the Isle of Plumii">...
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K-12 Schools can be Major Players in the Clean Energy Transition
K-12 Schools can be Major Players in the Clean Energy Transition
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Kidiwische Connections
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LAUSD Update
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LETTERS
LETTERS
Kim Lamorie, president of the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation (LVHF), forwarded this letter from David W. Pedersen, P.E., General Manager, Las Virg">...
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Letting The River Flow
Letting The River Flow
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Los Angeles County Waterwork Drought Conservation Guidelines
Los Angeles County Waterwork Drought Conservation Guidelines
The Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts (LACWD) has issued the following mandatory water use restrictions effective immediately:
Outdoor yard a">...
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‘Buy Nothing Topanga Helps Save the Planet’
How do you gift unwanted items to friends and neighbors, get cool stuff, spend no money and help the planet? Easy! Just join your local “Buy Nothing">...
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Music at Butterfly Day
Music at Butterfly Day
An exciting day of musical and theatrical performances for all ages is sure to delight Butterfly Day attendees. The schedule includes nationally renow">...
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Neowise Comet at Dawn
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The interplanetary interloper dubbed Comet NEOWISE has brightened surprisingly in the pre-dawn skies in the northwest. Officially designated Comet C/2">...
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No ‘Third Way’ for this Presidential Election
No ‘Third Way’ for this Presidential Election
Why this year’s presidential election, especially, is not the one for voters to play around with third-party candidates.
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October is ‘Adopt A Shelter Dog’ Month
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October 13, 2023 The County of Los Angeles (County) Board of Supervisors has officially declared October 2023 as “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month” th">...
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Optimism & Joy Mark Festival Despite Pandemic
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Reimagining the Indian Festival of the Chariots required protective masks, drive-through worship, and to-go boxes as the Hare Krishnas hono">...
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Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall
Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall
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Preventing the Next Digital Divide
Preventing the Next Digital Divide
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At 91, Professor Charles Quigley Celebrates with a Hike
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Reflections and Deflections
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“The cliché is the handrail of the crippled mind,” the British comic actor and writer Spike Milligan has said. That may be true, but clichés—l">...
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Resilient AF!
Resilient AF!
Kamakshi Hart, solo theatre artist, trauma-informed coach, and award-winning creator of Wild At Hart: A Tale of Trauma & Triumph, presents her newest ">...
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See the Art, Feel the Energy
See the Art, Feel the Energy
Kate Browning and Lisa Baldwin each transport viewers to another state of mind with their paintings. Presenting the first solo show in Topanga Ca">...
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Sen. Henry Stern Takes On Climate Emergency Bills
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Snowy Egret, San Rafael, CA
Snowy Egret, San Rafael, CA
The egret was on the shore and I accidentally scared it while trying to get some portrait shots and it flew away. I managed to get a few snaps off whi">...
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Social Distance and Mental Health
Social Distance and Mental Health
Mental health issues may be the next-wave threat associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
According to research, loneliness is as physically harmf...
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Soothsayers and Charlatans—How to Choose a Psychic
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Choosing carefully before booking a session with a psychic could save you a cauldron-full of disappointment, not to mention time and money.
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Speeding Accident on Highway 27
Speeding Accident on Highway 27
On September 18, local photographer Brian Kaufman happened upon this motorcycle accident on Topanga Canyon Boulevard (State Highway 27) and gave The C">...
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Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur
Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur
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Spring Gatherings & Fun at Kidiwische Corner
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TEP at 40, a Topanga Legacy
TEP at 40, a Topanga Legacy
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students have returned for a landmark new school year—celebrating 40 years since the formation of Topanga E">...
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Thanksgiving Recipes
Thanksgiving Recipes
by Beverly Cox & Martin Jacobs
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The Long Road Ahead… Or Was It Behind? Part 2
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After getting stranded In a state park somewhere near Perris, California, my friends and I had become unwitting participants in a civil war reenactmen">...
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The Longest Hatred
The Longest Hatred
We need to talk about Jew-hating. I know the preferred euphemism is “anti-Semitism,” but my father, who grew up in Texas during the Depressio">...
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The Mysterious History of the April Fool
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April Fools’ Day—the only day of the year when we’re encouraged to take jokes to levels that boarder on cruelty and spin yarns that verge on dow">...
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The Stone House, Part 7: ‘The Zeidlers and Buffalo Springfield’
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Mazet’s vineyard may have drawn the next owners to the stone house because they were wine connoisseurs. Marvin (b.1928) and Judy Zeidler (b.1930) ha">...
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The Verdi Chorus Returns Triumphant to Live Performance
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Thanksgiving! It is not by accident that our national holiday centers around food. The original 102 Pilgrims, who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, su">...
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Then and Now in Colorado with Isabella Bird
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Our travel writer Linda Ballou was chosen as the Isabella Bird expert to be interviewed for ‘Trailblazers,” a three-part BBC documentary about th">...
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While maintaining as much distance as possible, people are lined up on a downtown sidewalk, waiting. Some read newspapers, others engage in small talk">...
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Aycil Yeltan-The Artist and the Art
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Topanga Christian Fellowship Church
Topanga Christian Fellowship Church
Because of a conflict with Labor Day weekend (September 4-6), Topanga Christian Fellowship will hold the September “First Sunday” service on Augus">...
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Topanga Symphony Free Concert
Topanga Symphony Free Concert
The Topanga Symphony will be performing at the Topanga Community Center on Sunday April 2nd at 3 p.m., a free classical music concert featuring Music ">...
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Topanga Whimsy for the Holidays and Every Day
Compiled by Flavia Potenza
No one ever said Topangans don’t have a sense of humor. Much of it manifests in surprisingly whimsical ways where you can’t help but smile and won">...
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This is a letter Brian Planas sent to Sheila Kuehl when he observed illegal installation of wireless telecommunications equipment being installed on T">...
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Vitamin D Deserves More Respect
Do May gray and June gloom depress vitamin D levels? Quite possibly
By Martha Groves, UCLAHEALTH
The summer ahead promises to be sunny and hott">...
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Zoe Mack Invited to Train at Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow
By Flavia Potenza
When COVID-19 closed down the Westside School of Ballet where 16-year-old Zoe Mack had been training since she was seven, she switched to the Russian ">...
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40 Years of Free Concerts
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Andrea Ehrgott
Topanga Symphony musicians are tuning their instruments, rosining their bow hairs, adjusting reeds, and inviting you to the next free concert at the T">...
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A Topanga Days POV at 25
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Miles Erickson
As I trudged up the hill to the Topanga Days Fair, already shimmering under sweat, I heard some Van Morrison covers in the distance, which is par for ">...
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A Truly Lived Life
A Truly Lived Life
By Kait Leonard
The life and work of local poet and author Philip Daughtry, who “left no part of myself unlived.” Dressed in western duds that would do his anc">...
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Book Talk with Kenneth Miller & the Mysteries of Sleep
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October 27, 2023 The second Book Talk event featured Kenneth Miller, author of “Mapping the Darkness,” who gave an informative, entertaining, e">...
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Butterfly Day is Every Day
Butterfly Day is Every Day
Topanga’s Fourth Annual Butterfly Day on May 7th was a family-oriented festival celebrating pollinators and environmental stewardship with live musi">...
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Butterfly School
Butterfly School
Monarchs are arguably the most well-known and best loved butterfly in the world.
A while back, I took a two-day monarch butterfly teaching intensive">...
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California Wildlife Center Turned 25 this Year
California Wildlife Center Turned 25 this Year
The CWC is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of native California species, who otherwise would be left to suffer from the effects of human en">...
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Calling all Topanga Authors
Calling all Topanga Authors
The Topanga Canyon Sages and travel writer Linda Ballou are hosting authors who would like to participate in BOOK TALK, an opportunity for authors to ">...
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Catching Up with Topanga Actors Company
Starting July 23, Topanga Actors Company (TAC) begins streaming six plays from its 2020-21 season on Facebook beginning with Mary Shelley’s
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Chabad of Topanga Launches ‘Acts of Goodness Campaign’ for Brethren in Israel
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October 27, 2023 Topanga Shows Solidarity through Acts of Goodness and Kindness. Responding to the recent terror attack in Israel that saw more ">...
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Claire Denis, the Indispensable Entrepreneur
Claire Denis, the Indispensable Entrepreneur
If you live in Topanga, chances are you’ve been to Cafe Mimosa. The second longest-standing establishment in the canyon, Mimosa has served as a meet">...
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COVID-19 New Rules for Schools
COVID-19 New Rules for Schools
Kids are back in school and as the COVID-19 virus and the Delta variant continue, the Canyon Chronicle has highlighted some recommendations and requir">...
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Creativity Blooms Under the Oaks
Creativity Blooms Under the Oaks
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students showcased their blossoming talents under the magnificent oaks at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum ">...
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Dog Days in Topanga
Dog Days in Topanga
Missy: From Street Dog to Topanga Dog
It took a long time to get my husband Stephen to agree to getting a dog. My daughter and I had been pestering him for over a year, and finally, six mo">...
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Events
Events
Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sunday and be renewed! T">...
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For the Love of Dogs & the Dogs we Love
For the Love of Dogs & the Dogs we Love
In the ’70s, we used to call Topanga “Dog Town” because everyone had dogs, usually in multiples. While Topanga’s residents have changed over t">...
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Give Teachers The Gift of Time
Give Teachers The Gift of Time
When I first started teaching, I spent hours after my students left preparing lessons, cleaning my classroom, and setting up for the next day of class">...
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How I Became A Volunteer
How I Became A Volunteer
By Stacy Sledge
As an unincorporated mountain community, in order to meet its needs where the County can’t or doesn’t, Topanga has always been a community of volu">...
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How I Became A Volunteer
How I Became A Volunteer
As an unincorporated mountain community, in order to meet its needs where the County can’t or doesn’t, Topanga has always been a community of volu">...
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I love Wikipedia! And Google!
I love Wikipedia! And Google!
October 27, 2023 “The Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan">...
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II. NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
II. NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
October 27, 2023 • A burglary of a shed occurred on Encina Road. The door of the shed was forced open; numerous tools, a surfboard, and a wet sui">...
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In The Company Of Greatness
In The Company Of Greatness
Recently in Old Canyon around Cheese Rock, a fallen Oak Tree took down some power poles and caused major traffic problems to residents.
If a tree f">...
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Interactive Art Events from Topanga Canyon Gallery
Interactive Art Events from Topanga Canyon Gallery
Fun With Drawing,” Saturday, March 5, 3-5 p.m. Enjoy an interactive art experience on the patio with Debbi Green, whose paintings in the north gall">...
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Introducing 2023, the Year of Change
Introducing 2023, the Year of Change
It’s hard to say whether 2023 will be better than 2022, but there’s no doubt that it’s going to be different. With the Nodes of the Moon slippin">...
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Kidiwische Bibliography for Thanksgiving
Kidiwische Bibliography for Thanksgiving
*Giving Thanks. Chief Jake Swamp. Lee & Low Books. (kids) 1621. A New Look at Thanksgiving. Catherine O’Neill Grace & Margaret M. Bruchac. National">...
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LACoFD Sees Sharp Decline of Internal Covid-19 Cases
LACoFD Sees Sharp Decline of Internal Covid-19 Cases
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) has experienced a drastic decline in the test positivity rate and number of individuals out sick with ">...
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Leslie Edwards Doolin June 10, 1938-September 11, 2023
Leslie Edwards Doolin June 10, 1938-September 11, 2023
Beloved mother, grandmother, artist, teacher, and long-time Topanga resident, Leslie Doolin passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her fami">...
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Let’s Go to Drive-In Movies in the Mountains!
Let’s Go to Drive-In Movies in the Mountains!
Enjoy classic movies at King Gillette Ranch as you sit comfy and cozy in your car.
Street Food Cinema has partnered with th">...
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Local Businesses Support T-Days Parade
Local Businesses Support T-Days Parade
Topanga Days, the Topanga Community Center‘s (TCC) main fundraiser of the year, and the beloved parade are finally happening again this year, after ">...
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Love on the Other Side of Death: A Storytelling Performance by Mary Guillermin
Love on the Other Side of Death: A Storytelling Performance by Mary Guillermin
October 13, 2023 The eighth annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre takes place at the Santa Monica Playhouse from Tuesday, October 17 to ">...
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No Shortcuts to Good Governance
No Shortcuts to Good Governance
The reform panel’s case for expanding the City Council—like a number of failed proposals to expand the Board of Supervisors—simply falls apart.
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Of Tarot Cards And Crows
Of Tarot Cards And Crows
Ah, the Tarot cards. That mystical channel to lifting the veil, tapping into hidden answers, future possibilities, maybe meeting your own doom or high">...
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Pandemic in the Year 2022
Pandemic in the Year 2022
I’ve been thinking about Brady Sluder lately.
You may not remember his name, but you know who he is: early on in the pandemic, he was the face and ">...
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Topanga Gets a Portable Toilet
Topanga Gets a Portable Toilet
A portable toilet was installed in June on Old Topanga Canyon Road, just north of Topanga Canyon Blvd., just past the Inn of the Seventh Ray. A hand">...
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Protected Oaks Cut Down at Topanga Elementary
Protected Oaks Cut Down at Topanga Elementary
In the spring of 2020, the LAUSD ordered brush clearance and tree cutting that removed mature, protected oaks and native pollinator habitats from the ">...
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Riding in the Hoof Prints of Isabella Bird
Riding in the Hoof Prints of Isabella Bird
Fired by the rapturous descriptions of Estes Park and surrounds by Isabella Bird, a plucky Englishwoman who rode 800-miles solo in the Rockies in 1873">...
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Surge In Clean Energy Technologies
Surge In Clean Energy Technologies
October 13, 2023 Keeps Key Warming Target Alive “The pathway to 1.5°C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy technologies are kee">...
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Tech and War
Tech and War
It’s hard to write as a futurist while civilization is spinning in chaos and brutality. How do we talk about progress in the face of the present des">...
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The Akumal Arts Festival Documentary
The Akumal Arts Festival Documentary
To document the Festival’s impact on the community, Marti suggested that I write a funding proposal to Jonathan Webb, President of the Board of Dire">...
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The Double Standard of War
The Double Standard of War
In war, truth is the first casualty. —Aeschylus
Aeschylus’ dictum should perhaps be added “perspective.” What we believe in and put our ene">...
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The Long Road Ahead... Or Was It Behind? Part 1
The Long Road Ahead... Or Was It Behind? Part 1
This story begins in Perris, California, the morning after a long night spent sleeping in the back seat of a car.
The situation was pretty simple.">...
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The Poetry of Samuel Irving Bellman
The Poetry of Samuel Irving Bellman
It was a surprise when Joel Bellman and his brother, Jonathan, discovered that his father not only wrote but published poems in his lifetime that t">...
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The Stone House, Part 6: ‘John Heron Lives to 100’
The Stone House, Part 6: ‘John Heron Lives to 100’
Pablo Capra
John Heron (1861-1961) was born in San Francisco, and worked for Wells Fargo & Company Express when it was a stagecoach mail carrier. In 1893, he marr">...
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Three Strikes! How a Softball League Spreads Happiness in Hard Times
Three Strikes! How a Softball League Spreads Happiness in Hard Times
This has been the season of strikes, beginning with the LAUSD Services Employees International Union, Local 99, joined in solidarity by the United Tea">...
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Topanga Before Today
Topanga Before Today
Compiled by Pablo Capra, Topanga Historical Society Archivist
When Pablo Capra, The Canyon Chronicle’s (and Topanga’s) intrepid researcher of Topanga history, began reading newspapers, he discovered numerous ">...
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Topanga Swap Meet & Chili Cook-off
Topanga Swap Meet & Chili Cook-off
October 13, 2023 Get ready for an exciting day of community spirit and a Chili-tastic Day of Fun at the Topanga Community Center, November 4, 9 a.m">...
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Come to a summer workshop at Kidiwische Corner or schedule one for your group.
Sunday, June 13, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—
Return of the round ">...
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Virtual Evacuation Drill
Virtual Evacuation Drill
About 500 Topangans participated in the Topanga Canyon/Sunset Mesa Online Virtual Evacuation Drill on Thursday, August 12 to educate residents abou">...
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What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
As Topangans—and many others since the COVID-19 lockdown—drive up Fernwood Pacific to Tuna Canyon, they may notice an ornate wooden sculpture, a s">...
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Which Way District 3?
Which Way District 3?
With Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opting out of a third term on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Topanga voters will decide who will be">...
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Wildfire Smoke More Toxic Than We thought
Wildfire Smoke More Toxic Than We thought
During a wildfire, hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses in Southern California increase, according to a recent study.
Wildfires are">...
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10 Signs You’re Computer Illiterate
10 Signs You’re Computer Illiterate
(Technopedia: Last updated: May 13, 2021)
1. Multifactor authentication sounds like something vaguely related to math courses.
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Art for Art’s Sake
Art for Art’s Sake
By Joel Bellman
For some 15 years, I lived a short and pleasant walk from the La Brea Tar Pits, the Page Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Almost ever">...
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Art Integrates Life in Akumal
Art Integrates Life in Akumal
During the last week of January, the fourth Akumal Arts Festival will welcome approximately 100 artists from 13 countries to paint murals in this tigh">...
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Art Show Debuts TECS Students’ Talents
Art Show Debuts TECS Students’ Talents
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students proudly showcased their creativity in a chic art show in the heart of the community, with every sing">...
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Brags & Blessings
Brags & Blessings
October 13, 2023 While we are acutely aware of Global chaos—the surprise attack on Israel, now called the Israel-Hamas war; earthquakes in Afghan">...
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Bug Bites: Annoyance or Danger?
Bug Bites: Annoyance or Danger?
More than 160,000 different kinds of insects exist in the United States (si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/bugnos). Most of them live peacefully alongside hum">...
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Criss-Cross Brown Sugar Cookies
Criss-Cross Brown Sugar Cookies
I woke up one Saturday morning when I was five or six and decided to bake Criss-Cross Brown Sugar cookies for our neighbor Mrs. King. She’d always b">...
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Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
I honor the humming bird, this tiny, fast, exquisite avian that weighs as little as a penny, a symbol of irrepressible life. The Aztecs called them, ">...
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Donate to Support Our Topanga Community Center
Donate to Support Our Topanga Community Center
By Nonie Shore, VP Fundraising & Events
The Topanga Community Center (TCC) is seeking donations to compensate for a shortfall of $65,000 this year due to COVID-19 closures and needing to can">...
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Events
Events
October 27, 2023 Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sund">...
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Giving Thanks 2020
Giving Thanks 2020
By Kat High, Hupa Tribe
A
merica’s modern-day Thanks- giving celebration was created as a holiday by President Lincoln in 1863, as a way to “heal the gap in familie">...
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Gun Violence Rises with the Temperature
Gun Violence Rises with the Temperature
October 13, 2023 Data from 100 U.S. cities shows that hotter-than-normal days coincide with a higher risk of shootings. By YCC TEAM | OCTOBER 3, 2">...
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Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
October 27, 2023 It was a festive occasion in October as church members of Topanga Christian Fellowship celebrated the first project of a Beautific">...
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Hyperlocal Microfarms—Doing so much with so little
Hyperlocal Microfarms—Doing so much with so little
Hyperlocal Microfarms—Doing so much with so little Everyone’s heard the slogan, “Think globally. Act locally.” But Jamiah Hargins, Founder,">...
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Lifelong Learners, TECS Teachers Walk the Walk
Lifelong Learners, TECS Teachers Walk the Walk
As teachers, we are tasked with teaching students to become lifelong learners, to develop the love of learning, to give students a variety of experien">...
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MOMentum Place
MOMentum Place
A Mother’s Day spectacular like no other! Join us for MOMentum Place on Zoom Mother’s Day, May 9, 2 p.m. PST as Lexi Pearl hosts an afternoon of a">...
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Our Defender, Greg Humphries, 1947-2023
Our Defender, Greg Humphries, 1947-2023
Our Defender, Greg Humphries, 1947-2023 I first met Gregory in a swimming pool at a party. It was a hasty kiss in the deep end. I didn’t get his ">...
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PHILIP DAUGHTRY
PHILIP DAUGHTRY
Visiting Alaska, 2015
In Case Alaska Dies Before I Do
(for Ulli Steltzer*)
I wake in a hunter’s dream
swimming against it
until resistance
surrenders
to some und">...
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FRS Radio Giveaway
FRS Radio Giveaway
The TCEP Neighborhood Network (NN) team gave away 24 pairs of FRS radios to each NN coordinator who came by the booth at Pine Tree Circle on Saturday,">...
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Return of the Raptors
Return of the Raptors
By TECS News Team
November 19th marked the return of the raptors at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS). Raptor Day has become a tradition where education and expo">...
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Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California Part 3, April 30
Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California Part 3, April 30
Dress Pink in Drama
Never use pink in a poem was a loving teacher’s only rule. What’s uncool about
mauve sunsets often modulate to">...
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Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator
Practical Etiquette for Successful Communication with your Family Radio (FRS) on the Neighborhood Networks
Recently, we had">...
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Spotlight for Two
Spotlight for Two
This playlist is available on Spotify, search my username, Mileserickson-354, New songs will be added every two weeks.
TV Dinners, MJ Lenderman
Se">...
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Supervisors Pass Motion to Close Homeless Encampments in High Fire Zones
Supervisors Pass Motion to Close Homeless Encampments in High Fire Zones
On Aug. 10, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors moved to address the critical issues of cooking/camp fires in homeless encampments in very high fi">...
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The Act of Gifting
The Act of Gifting
People like to give. It feels good. The Chronicle crew has come up with some interesting choices to start off the holiday season, not all store-bought">...
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The Boy Who Saw True Adapted and narrated by Harry Hart-Browne
The Boy Who Saw True Adapted and narrated by Harry Hart-Browne
October 13, 2023 A Victorian boy possessed of singular powers recounts his experiences of the paranormal and is roundly disbelieved by practically ">...
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The Dys-Engagement Party
The Dys-Engagement Party
October 27, 2023 There’s quite a life-changing event unfolding onstage at The Geffen Playhouse with “The Engagement Party,” by Samuel Baum. T">...
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The First Forty Acres
The First Forty Acres
The land we call Topanga Canyon has been a sacred home for thousands of years. Most of that time, the human beings who gratefully enjoyed life in its ">...
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The Fog of War Social Media Style
The Fog of War Social Media Style
October 27, 2023 It is so hard to know what information is true and what is not true in 2023. During a time of crisis, it is especially difficult. ">...
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The Giving Season
The Giving Season
Think Love, Joy, Peace, and end-of-year tax-deductible Donations.
Save Topanga Pet Resort—For 15 years, owners Pat and Keith Tomlinson’s Topanga Pet Resort has provided long-term boarding, training, and day care ">...
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The Heart of Giving
The Heart of Giving
For end-of-year tax-deductible and year-round giving, these are a few worthy volunteer non-profits that deserve year-round sustenance.
Canyon Sages">...
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The Moon and Mars Flex Muscles in November
The Moon and Mars Flex Muscles in November
November competes with October for the spookiest month award.
Mars retrograde fans the flames of conflict all month. The Total Lunar Eclipse on th">...
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The Stone House, Part 4: ‘An Artist in the Family’
The Stone House, Part 4: ‘An Artist in the Family’
The stone house was next purchased by Dutch immigrant Antonius “Anthony” Bonaventura Heinsbergen (1894-1981) for his parents Chrisosthomas “Chri">...
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The Stone House, Part 5: ‘Lee Conger and the Topanga Riders’
The Stone House, Part 5: ‘Lee Conger and the Topanga Riders’
Pablo Capra
In 1946, the stone house and ranch comprised 30 acres, with four acres for apple trees and a quarter acre for tomatoes. The “huge kerosene chandelie">...
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Theatricum Reopens with Julius Caesar
Theatricum Reopens with Julius Caesar
Topanga’s Theatricum Botanicum triumphantly returns with a chilling production of the Bard’s timeless tragedy of blood, murder, death, war, and">...
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Too Long at The Fair The County Fair? On a Saturday? During a heat wave in August? I weigh the pros and cons.
Too Long at The Fair The County Fair? On a Saturday? During a heat wave in August? I weigh the pros and cons.
The cons are obvious; crowded, problematic parking, sticky surfaces, long lines, smell of farm animals, overpriced concessions, getting lost, spilled ">...
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Topanga Days. Were you there?
Topanga Days. Were you there?
Firstly, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who joined us at the Chabad booth during the vibrant Topanga Days event. It was truly an a">...
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TPA Resumes In-person Meetings
TPA Resumes In-person Meetings
The Topanga Peace Alliance (TPA)is returning to the Inn of the Seventh Ray at 7 p.m., for monthly 5G Free California meetings on the second Monday of ">...
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Update on Greta Thunberg with Latest Appeal, ‘The Climate Book’
Update on Greta Thunberg with Latest Appeal, ‘The Climate Book’
“[Greta Thunberg], the 20-year-old climate activist put tgether a reading list for determined citizens willing to mobilize for a just and sustainabl">...
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What’s Happened to Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall?
What’s Happened to Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall?
A series of phenomena such as early flowering of plants and early migratory birds are suggesting that the traditional four seasons may have changed. A">...
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Wildlife Jamboree on the Central Coast
Wildlife Jamboree on the Central Coast
By Linda Ballou
Winter on the Central Coasts means fewer tourists and plentiful wildlife. Birds and marine mammals gather there in chaotic profusion from December to ">...
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Zev’s Los Angeles
Zev’s Los Angeles
Political memoirs generally fall into at least one of
two categories, boasting
or tattling—the first motivated by vanity, the second by revenge.">...
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2020 Year-End Reflections
2020 Year-End Reflections
By Jean Colonomos
5/29/20
“Playtime Bewitches the Day”
I vacuum to the Beatles’ “White Album”
swagger">...
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Jane Hammond, founder and formulator of Orovana, is a Physician Assistant specializing in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for men and women.">...
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A Ghoulishly Good Time
A Ghoulishly Good Time
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) held their annual Halloween Festival at the Topanga Community Center on Saturday, October 25, for the first t">...
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A Prayer For Turkey and Syria
A Prayer For Turkey and Syria
Our hearts are heavy as we send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Turkey and Syria, who have been affected by a devastating earthquake. The tr">...
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A Prayer from the Heart
A Prayer from the Heart
October 13, 2023 As we just concluded the Jewish High Holidays, a remarkable story comes to mind, which I would like to share with you: In the vil">...
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Brushfire at Topanga School Road Extinguished Quickly
Brushfire at Topanga School Road Extinguished Quickly
A small brush fire, named The School Fire, was reported at Topanga School Road and Old Topanga Canyon Road on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at about
12:30 p.m.">...
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Cannabis Cultivation Culture Evolves
Cannabis Cultivation Culture Evolves
Long before it was sold openly in highly regulated stores, cannabis was used for thousands of years by cultures all over the world and has evolved dif">...
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Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
This is for you; in gratitude.
May 1, 2021
It has been
my longtime interest to understand algorithms. Strange that I find a comprehe">...
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Dia de los Muertos—A day to Celebrate the Lives of Departed Loved Ones
Dia de los Muertos—A day to Celebrate the Lives of Departed Loved Ones
skullpexels-thirdman-1918290 Face painting and decorated skulls are traditions honoring the departed as are favorite foods, drink, music, and dancing">...
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Fire Updates
Fire Updates
A few more details came in from 69 Bravo for both the Tuna and Las Flores fires after
The Canyon Chronicle
went to press for the July 23 issue.">...
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FREE Theatricum Jazz Brunch
FREE Theatricum Jazz Brunch
Theatricum Jazz Brunch is coming up May 22, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. PST on Zoom. Bring your own brunch and enjoy an afternoon of improvisational jazz music fea">...
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Harris Beach Park is one of the few swimable sandy beaches with facilities in the area.
Harris Beach Park is one of the few swimable sandy beaches with facilities in the area.
On my first post-pandemic outing steaming temps in the inland valleys of Southern Oregon sent me to the coast to cool off. The Redwood Hwy (199) out o">...
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Heartfelt Theater and Music
Heartfelt Theater and Music
October 13, 2023 THEATER Wikipedia describes “binoculars” (or field glasses) as two refracting telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to ">...
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It’s Biden, and It’s War
It’s Biden, and It’s War
“As the November election draws closer, progressives unhappy with Joe Biden and conservatives disappointed in Donald Trump may feel tempted to cast ">...
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It’s Good to have you Back!
It’s Good to have you Back!
In addition to the daunting task of choosing the right celebratory outfit for Topanga Days 2023, there is another challenge: walking up that long hill">...
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Theatricum-Holiday23
Theatricum-Holiday23
Late Summer Orphans
Late Summer Orphans
There is a vehement outcry against squirrels this year that are razing local gardens from fruit trees to home-grown veggies. The California Wildlif">...
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OCTOBER 13 Events
OCTOBER 13 Events
October 13, 2023 Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sund">...
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October 2022 Delivers the Treats and the Tricks
October 2022 Delivers the Treats and the Tricks
Spooky Season starts off more treat than trick with Venus and Jupiter bestowing blessings and Mercury turning direct. We’ll also get some relief fro">...
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Oh, Pioneers!
Oh, Pioneers!
October 13, 2023 On Sunday evening, Sept. 24, family members of the Topanga Elementary TK class set up some very fine telescopes on the ball field ">...
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On Homelessness, Will Crisis Bring Change?
On Homelessness, Will Crisis Bring Change?
President Kennedy famously claimed that the Chinese word weiji includes two characters meaning “crisis” and “opportunity.” But linguists tell ">...
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One Liners
One Liners
The average person swallows eight spiders a year. Most people swallow 0 spiders, but Robert Green of North Carolina eats like 40 spiders a day so he">...
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Pioneering Luthier Rick Turner, 1943-2023
Pioneering Luthier Rick Turner, 1943-2023
Mark Thomas, a reader of The Canyon Chronicle, recently passed this along, with this tidbit of Topanga history: “Rick Turner had a shop on Fernwood ">...
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Poet Millicent Borges-Accardi Nominated for 2022 PEN Award
Poet Millicent Borges-Accardi Nominated for 2022 PEN Award
Look for the latest collection, “Through a Grainy Landscape,” by one of Topanga’s own, acclaim
Congratulations to Topanga poet Millicent Borges-Accardi, whose body of works has earned her a nomination for a 2022 PEN award.
Her latest poetry ">...
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Saving Tongass National Forest
Saving Tongass National Forest
Environment California, reports that after years-long efforts, the Tongass National Forest finally has longstanding protections for 9 million acres of">...
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Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California, Part 2, April 16
Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California, Part 2, April 16
Under the Capsized Boat We Fly
New & Selected Poems by Gail Wronsky | In conversation with Flavia Potenza
Forty years is a milest">...
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Superchunk find each other on Wild Loneliness
Superchunk find each other on Wild Loneliness
Twelve albums in, and the indie-rockers are still finding out what makes them tick.
I’ve always resisted the concept of a “grown-up” or “la">...
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TECS Students Spring Into Art Season
TECS Students Spring Into Art Season
The budding artists of Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) have an exciting Spring season ahead, with work from every student to be showcased in ">...
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The Dogs of Dog Days & Other Pets We Love
The Dogs of Dog Days & Other Pets We Love
Three Little Maids from School Persephone, Phoebe, and Princess It all started with Romulus, a burly handsome male, who strutted around campus wit">...
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THE EXTRA TERRESTRIALS AMONG US
THE EXTRA TERRESTRIALS AMONG US
It was by chance that I came upon a book titled “UFOs Over Topanga Canyon,” which sent me down a rabbit hole that ultimately introduced me to the ">...
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The Extraordinary Ordinary
The Extraordinary Ordinary
During the lockdown, the Bonnell neighborhood and its delightful denizens have become a microcosmic view of the world as seen through a pandemic-prope">...
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The Mystery of Artist Paul Dubosclard
The Mystery of Artist Paul Dubosclard
SAVE THE DATE and help solve this mystery! On May 18, at 7:30 p.m., I will give a Zoom presentation for the Topanga Historical Society (THS) about">...
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The Truck Bomb Election
The Truck Bomb Election
By Joel Bellman
O
n February 26, 1993, shortly after noon, a Ryder rental truck pulled into the parking garage of the North Tower at New York’s World Trade Ce">...
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The Vernal Equinox
The Vernal Equinox
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’”
—Robin Williams
Once again, on March 21st the length of the days and night">...
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Theatricum’s Third Offering, The Last, Best Small Town, Opens July 31
Theatricum’s Third Offering, The Last, Best Small Town, Opens July 31
In addition to
Julius Caesar
and
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
, a third production—the world premiere of
The Last, Best Small Town
...
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Topanga Cares Meal Distribution Launch
Topanga Cares Meal Distribution Launch
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Topanga Cares successfully launched the new meal program to help Topanga neighbors facing food insecurities. The program ">...
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Topanga’s Annual Snow Night Warms the Holiday Season!
Topanga’s Annual Snow Night Warms the Holiday Season!
By Annemarie Donkin
It was truly a “White Christmas” when about 20 tons of snow was blown onto the parking lot at Pine Tree Circle for the Annual Snow Night and dinne">...
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TRANSITIONS
TRANSITIONS
I love my job but even more so when a heartwarming story like the one in the photo above and on the facing pa ge 3 surprises us. It really is our reas">...
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Will ‘The Snake’ Ride Again?
Will ‘The Snake’ Ride Again?
A section of Mulholland Highway near Seminole Springs Mobile Home Park in Agoura Hills has been closed to motorists since the Woolsey Fire and subsequ">...
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A Little bit of Sugar Goes a Long Way
A Little bit of Sugar Goes a Long Way
Dear Editor,
I just read our paper... what a great issue!
Kathy [Gibboney], your article resonated deeply. I was autumn-born on Oct. 3, and grew u">...
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A Time of Elves
A Time of Elves
We may like to think that the world’s elves are busy at the North Pole making lots of toys for children to enjoy during holiday season. But there is">...
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Ban, Baby, Ban
Ban, Baby, Ban
Today’s conservatives have done a masterful job creating a fake media narrative casting themselves as stalwart defenders of free speech against the ">...
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Barbara Lee Campbell—1936-2022
Barbara Lee Campbell—1936-2022
Barbara Lee Campbell, born August 13th, 1936, passed away on October 3rd, 2022, at home with her family surrounding her in all their love. Barbara mov">...
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Cameras Capture Thriving Wildlife at TECS
Cameras Capture Thriving Wildlife at TECS
With the kids away, it was the wildlife’s turn to play at the Topanga Elementary campus during winter break. Science teacher Jeffrey Esparza and ">...
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Catalyst Muse Awarded $10,000 Grant to Make Documentary Film
Catalyst Muse Awarded $10,000 Grant to Make Documentary Film
Community Engagement of Orange County, CA, has awarded Topangan Kim Zanti of Catalyst Muse a $10,000 grant to make a short, documentary film about the">...
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Volunteers Organize Community Outreach During Pandemic
Volunteers Organize Community Outreach During Pandemic
In the true spirit of community, an extraordinary group founded the Topanga Covid Coalition to provide necessary assistance during the pandemic. P">...
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Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game
There was a time when I thought nothing of driving nearly 100 miles round-trip several nights a week to catch a double-bill at one of LA’s then-flou">...
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Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
“On May 1 the Druids celebrated Beltane. It marked the beginning of summer when cattle were sent out to pasture from their winter confinement. Bonfi">...
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Embrace Your Inner Earth Mother
Embrace Your Inner Earth Mother
Throughout most of September, six planets will be retrograding. What could go wrong? In spite of the possible retrograde-related delays, this month gi">...
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Events
Events
Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sunday and be renewed! T">...
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Healing with the Horse Retreat
Healing with the Horse Retreat
Healing with the Horse will hold an all-inclusive retreat on the weekend of May 15-16 at Rituel Nature Refuge in Topanga, an opportunity for you to pu">...
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Influencers
Influencers
You have, probably, heard the expression “monetized.” Specifically, it means using something as a source of profit. A modern example of monetizati">...
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Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Open Theatricum’s 2021 Season
Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Open Theatricum’s 2021 Season
Two beloved plays by William Shakespeareare are set to welcome audiences back to Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum. The 2021 summer repertory season,">...
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Kathie Gibboney
Kathie Gibboney
My daughter has done me in. I’m gone, departed, shipped out, bit the dust, shuffled off this mortal coil, joined the heavenly choir (singing off key">...
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‘Every Brilliant Thing’ IS Brilliant
‘Every Brilliant Thing’ IS Brilliant
There have been hundreds of staged iterations of Duncan McMillan and Jonny Donahoe’s play, Every Brilliant Thing, which began life as a short story ">...
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