October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020

Vol. 1, No. 10

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OPINION

Topanga Icon Bouboulina Closing

To Our Dearest Topanga, My Mom, Kathy Miller, and I created and ran Bouboulina, which became an iconic boutique in the heart of Topanga Canyon for more than 40 years. We h ...(Read More)

By Jessica Davidson

ICON_PREVIEW

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-propelled peep hole (don’t y ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

NEWS

ICON_PREVIEW

Fire Storm at Berry Creek

Two former Topangans survived the Bear Fire but lost their home. They also “lost a lifetime of stuff,” but not their lives. They are grateful beyond measure. You could ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

ICON_PREVIEW

Modern Monsters

I knew this year was going to be tough because of the election. But it is a horror show to actually see communities, friendships and families ripped apart by th ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

ICON_PREVIEW

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 sign, hand- ...(Read More)

By Miranda Robin

ICON_PREVIEW

Beach fires, Evacuations and Fire Report Highlight October Town Council Meeting

When the Topanga Canyon Town Council met via Zoom on Oct. 14, Council President Carrie Carrier and Vice-President Alisa Land Hill presented a full agenda with representatives ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

ICON_PREVIEW

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. Engine 69 firefighte ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

ICON_PREVIEW

Maggie Puertas Wray, 1920-2020

Margaret (Aunt Maggie) Puertas grew up in the midst of the Great Depression. She was born in 1920, ninth in a family of ten children. Life in the Puertas home was difficult. T ...(Read More)

By Monica Marquez

ICON_PREVIEW

CHP Report: September Traffic Accident Results in Motorcyclist Fatality

Speeding and unsafe passing on Topanga Canyon Blvd. between the Topanga Living Café and Café 27 resulted in a motorcyclist’s fatality on Sept. 18. (See report in The Canyo ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

ARTS & CULTURE

ICON_PREVIEW

Keeping the Good Going

Take care what you read and watch. Bit by bit, a horror film (Get Out!), the New York Times Magazine, The Canyon Chronicle, and The New York Times Book Review, can let loose ...(Read More)

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