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Thinking Out Loud

September 29, 2023

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 reason for being: to be able ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

September 15, 2023

Why Only 8 Pages?

Does this print edition of The Canyon Chronicle feel a little light in your hands? Seem a bit skimpy on content online? Thatâ€™s because it is a 50% cut-back o ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

August 18, 2023

Planning Aheadâ€¦ Or Not

When you read the newspaper, do you ever wonder why that photo or that article is on that page? Of course not! You read it for the real estate ads and the cart ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

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Latest News

THINKING OUT LOUD

An Unexpected Reunion

It was a surprise visit when this perky lady dropped by to say hello and reminisce about her years growing up in Topanga. Margot â€œBayâ€ Barton Alexander is the last sur ...(Read More)

By Patricia Moore-Joshi

September 29, 2023

Topanga Canyon Fire Safety Day Draws a Crowd

â€œItâ€™s better to evacuate five hours too soon than five seconds too late.â€ â€”Los Angeles County Fire Chief Drew Smith Topanga is a beautiful place to live, yet it ...(Read More)

By Canyon Chronicle Staff

September 29, 2023

October is Fire Prevention Month

The goal of Fire Prevention Month 2023 (and the week of October 8-14) is to raise fire safety awareness and help protect homes and families. The National Fire Protection Assoc ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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All things connected

September 29, 2023

Influencers

You have, probably, heard the expression â€œmonetized.â€ Specifically, it means using something as a source of profit. A modern example of monetization is the social media si ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

August 18, 2023

AI and the Writersâ€™ Strike

AI and the Writersâ€™ Strike Itâ€™s unlikely that the writers who penned those sci-fi scripts, or the actors giving soul to a machine, ever thought that AI mig ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

September 1, 2023

Def Con

There are world conferences, and there are world conferences. And then, there is Def Con! Forty thousand attendees gathered in Las Vegas this month at Def Con, ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

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SOUL & COFFEE

September 1, 2023

Remembering & Preparing for the High Holidays

In the waning days of summer during the early 1940s, a tale of courage and determination unfolded in the midst of dire circumstances. Meir Halberstam, a 13-year-old boy, found ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Mendy Piekarski

September 1, 2023

Greg Humphries, 1947-2023 â€” â€˜His Heart Belonged to Everyoneâ€™

Judge Kathryn Solorzano â€œI just learned of his departureâ€¦Absolutely loved everything about this lawyer and manâ€¦ I will be thinking about him every day for a long whileâ ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

August 18, 2023

Jewish Wisdom in a Vibrant Learning Community

Chabad of Topanga announces the launch of its Fall 2023, Winter 2024, and Spring 2024 courses! Aspiring learners are invited to join the Topanga community and explore the dept ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Pandemic

LIFESTYLE

Carolyn Dayâ€™s Growing Hope Gardens Goes from Strength to Strength

When Topangaâ€™s master gardener Carolyn Day founded Growing Hope Gardens in 2019, her aim was to bring the joy of gardening and connecting with the soil to impoverished peopl ...(Read More)

By Claire Fordham

Dear Reader,

January 6, 2021 will live in infamy when armed mobs threatening death to Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, broke into the U.S. Capitol, ...(Read More)

By Jean Colonomos

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 COVID-19 w ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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MY CORNER OF THE CANYON

September 29, 2023

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 falls in the forest and no ...(Read More)

By Kathie Gibboney

August 18, 2023

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 beer, crying children, sc ...(Read More)

By Kathie Gibboney

August 18, 2023

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 with quite a style, quite in ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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ELECTIONS

Lindsey Horvath

Endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood, and the Los Angeles Times, Third District Candidate Lindsey Horvath says sheâ€™s ready to lead the cou ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

ELECTIONS

Bob Hertzberg

â€œLos Angeles Countyâ€™s canyon communities and the Santa Monica Mountains are national treasures that must be protected,â€ retiring State Sen.Robert (â€œBobâ€) Hertzberg ( ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

ELECTIONS

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 their next Supervisor be ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

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 the month. The first ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

The Truck Bomb Election

On February 26, 1993, shortly after noon, a Ryder rental truck pulled into the parking garage of the North Tower at New Yorkâ€™s World Trade Center. Packed inside was a 1500-l ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

That Was the Year That Wasâ€¦the Worst

In 2020, Americans have reaped what they sowed in the 2016 presidential election. If 2020 wasâ€¦â€ a Google search term, it already has more than 20.7 billion entries. Mem ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

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Books

ARTS

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 electric â€œQueen of Salsoul,â€ ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

ARTS

June to July Events

Special Reception, Saturday, June 25, 12:30-7 p.m.â€” Steampunk artist Kit Plumridge invites you to a unique solo exhibit on the Isle of Plumii, a world that ex ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Books

Interactive Art Events from Topanga Canyon Gallery

Fun With Drawing,â€ Saturday, March 5, 3-5 p.m. Enjoy an interactive art experience on the patio with Debbi Green, whose paintings in the north gallery reflec ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

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 experiences in both academic subj ...(Read More)

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Books

Poet Millicent Borges-Accardi Nominated for 2022 PEN Award

Congratulations to Topanga poet Millicent Borges-Accardi, whose body of works has earned her a nomination for a 2022 PEN award. Her latest poetry collection, â€œThrough a ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Books

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 LAâ€™s then-flourishing revival houses. T ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

Books

â€˜When Pigs Flyâ€™ Introduces New Gallery Space, New Artists

Artists from Topanga and neighboring communities have come together to create a new venue for art in Topanga. The new location of Topanga Canyon Gallery is 137 S. Topanga Cany ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Calling All Young Filmmakers

The Topanga Film Institute & Festival Young Filmmakers Showcase wants to hear what youth from around the world have to say and elevate their voices. Submit a film up to 12 ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Topanga Canyon Gallery Moves Across the Street

Things are about to change for art lovers in Topanga and neighboring communities. Topanga Canyon Gallery (TCG), which has resided at Pine Tree Circle for many years is moving ...(Read More)

By Sari Scheer

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Astrology

MY CORNER OF THE CANYON

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 times when the scourge of ...(Read More)

By Kathie Gibboney

LIFESTYLE

Soothsayers and Charlatansâ€”How to Choose a Psychic

Choosing carefully before booking a session with a psychic could save you a cauldron-full of disappointment, not to mention time and money. Itâ€™s estimated that the psych ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

ASTROLOGY

Introducing 2023, the Year of Change

Itâ€™s hard to say whether 2023 will be better than 2022, but thereâ€™s no doubt that itâ€™s going to be different. With the Nodes of the Moon slipping onto a different axis a ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

ASTROLOGY

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 the 8th gives everyone a nu ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

ASTROLOGY

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. Weâ€™ll also get some relief from the heavy energy weâ€™v ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

ASTROLOGY

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 gives us five very harmonio ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

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Commentary

OPINION

The YouTube War

â€œAll of us individuals are the targets of these warsâ€”whether itâ€™s a marketing war or a real-world war. Weâ€™re the ones whose clicks decide whose side wins out.â€* ...(Read More)

By Fred Samia

OPINION

Preventing the Next Digital Divide

FIBER OPTICS WATCH: Like many municipalities across the country, Los Angeles is in the throes of trying to figure out the best way to close the digital divide ...(Read More)

By Brenda Martinez

OPINION

The Double Standard of War

In war, truth is the first casualty. â€”Aeschylus Aeschylusâ€™ dictum should perhaps be added â€œperspective.â€ What we believe in and put our energies into ...(Read More)

By Fred Samia

Art for Artâ€™s Sake

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 every weekend, my wife and I ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

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 (donâ€™t y ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

The Flying Pig is Back!

In case you didnâ€™t noticeâ€”but many people didâ€”Topangaâ€™s iconic flying pig overhanging Topanga Canyon Blvd. in the area of Robinson Road, disappeared, presumed stolen, ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

The Canyon Chronicle. Why Now?

June 17 2020 - When the Topanga Messenger was conceived and born in 1976, we were a mix of wannabe hippies and solid citizens, who said, â€œHey, this town needs a newspaper!â€ ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Kindness is Everything

Oppressive news. Oppressive heat wave. Augustâ€™s end was not kind. In hopes of lifting the oppressive cloud in my head, with Tippy (dog) and Tom (cat), I took an early mor ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Vote! â€œ...Eternity is in itâ€

Notice something different about The Canyon Chronicleâ€™s look? Thatâ€™s because Nira Lichten agreed to sign on as our Creative Director, smoothing the way to an efficient pro ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

How Fragile We Are...

Gabrielle Lamirand and her husband, Roy, have lost their home in the Berry Creek fire. They were long-time Topangans, great friends to all, and dedicated volunteers. Gabrielle ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Sadness, Solace, Solitude and Spirit

We wanted her to live forever, even those of us who barely knew her. We especially didnâ€™t want Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to leave us now, in the midst of such chaos, when ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

The Simple Life. If Only...

Well, we launched the first issue of The Canyon Chronicle, warts and all, i.e., low-resolution photos, hard-to-read font for articles, and a publisherâ€™s nightmare of uninten ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Topangaâ€™s Independent Voice Since 1976

â€œWEâ€™RE CONFUSED!â€ Our community has given us feedback and, in the way itâ€™s supposed to work, weâ€™re listening. It seems readers canâ€™t wrap their minds around Topan ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Unbridled Generosity

The coronavirus surges again, grateful to humans for being such generous hosts. Thwarting the attack, we are hunkering down yet again in our microcosmic enclave, increasing ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

ENVIRONMENT

Environment

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 its pristine trees, lake ...(Read More)

By Laura Deehan

Environment

The P-22 Legacy Lives On

On Tuesday, February 28, L.A. County Supervisors proposed honoring the legacy of Mountain Lion P-22 by promoting wildlife corridors and banning anti-coagulant p ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Help Topangaâ€™s Oak Woodlands Beat the Drought

Every year it seems the summers begin early and stretch into the fall. Record-breaking temperatures occur like clockwork as Californiaâ€™s drought continues and ...(Read More)

By Jelly Kahler

ENVIRONMENT

Fernwood Rain Report 2021-2022 Season

Rain has returned to Topanga and the southland in a big way this last December. Over 10 inches of rain pelted the Canyon, including one storm that dropped over five inches of ...(Read More)

By Eric Fitzgerald

ENVIRONMENT

The Owl You Probably Never Heard Of

Around this time each year, the California Wildlife Center (CWC) begins to get calls from the public about orphaned baby owls. It is not the season for baby owls, so what resc ...(Read More)

By California Wildlife Center

Covid diary

Dear Reader,

In this column I asked contributors to write 2-3 sentences about historic moments that stood out for them. I bow to their offerings. Ottawa, Canada, 1974: On a beautiful ...(Read More)

By Jean Colonomos

Dear Reader,

Wanting some fun, I asked my contributors to write one to two sentences about whatâ€™s on their minds. There was no content agenda and I enjoyed the spontaneity of putting tog ...(Read More)

By Jean Colonomos

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 requirements from the Center fo ...(Read More)

By Chronicle Staff

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CALENDAR

Verdugo Moon ft. Mina Bloom!

Thursday, Sept. 2, 5pm-8pm, Topanga Center ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Kidiwische Connections

Exciting times are gathering together for workshops at Kat Highâ€™s Kidiwische Corner, the Theodore Payne Foundation, Chumash Museum, and more, Schedule one for ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Upcoming Events

Come to a summer workshop at Kidiwische Corner or schedule one for your group. Sunday, June 13, 10:30 a.m.â€“2:30 p.m.â€”Return of the round reed beginner bas ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

MOMentum Place

A Motherâ€™s Day spectacular like no other! Join us for MOMentum Place on Zoom Motherâ€™s Day, May 9, 2 p.m. PST as Lexi Pearl hosts an afternoon of astounding aerial performa ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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 featuring an impressive line ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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 push the reset button from ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour

APRIL 16-18, 2021) A Journey Through Place and Time The Theodore Payne Foundation presents its annual Native Plant Garden Tour, a virtual, interactive at-home experience o ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Surprise! Itâ€™s the Bardâ€™s Birthday Party

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Queen Elizabeth I is hosting a surprise party for her favorite playwright, William Shakespeare. Join us on Zoom to celebrate With games, instant cold ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Letâ€™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 the Malibu Foundation for a special Mulholland Driv ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Featured

September 29, 2023

Harvesting & Preserving Abundance

As the growing season approaches its conclusion, Mother Nature seems to put more pressure on plants to complete their cycles. Harvest season is upon usâ€¦ saving your crop ...(Read More)

By Chris Conway

September 29, 2023

An Irish Adventure

Years ago, a friend gave me some of the best advice about parenting that I ever got: everything youâ€™ve always heard about it is true. And guess what? We found the same coul ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

August 18, 2023

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 Teachers of Los Angeles (UTL ...(Read More)

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

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Schools

Parent Volunteersâ€”More Than a Fly on The Wall

Assisting in a classroom provides an experience that enables parent volunteers to be more than just a fly on the wall. â€œTopanga Elementary is a great example of how much c ...(Read More)

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Schools

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. As I got ...(Read More)

By Amy K. Weisberg

Schools

Return of the Raptors

November 19th marked the return of the raptors at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS). Raptor Day has become a tradition where education and exposure to wi ...(Read More)

By TECS News Team

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Fires

SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

The Return of Elephant Rock*

The tall sandstone cliffs of Eagle Rock are one of Topangaâ€™s most popular hiking destinations. If youâ€™re planning a hike in Topanga, Eagle Rock is an excellent destination ...(Read More)

By Chris Conway

Fires

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 extreme heat, they are being ...(Read More)

By Rosi Dagit, Certified Arborist, Sr. Conservation

Virtual Evacuation Drill

About 500 Topangans participated in the Topanga Canyon/Sunset Mesa Online Virtual Evacuation Drill on Thursday, August 12 to educate residents about fire safety. The Palisa ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

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 fire hazard severity zones. ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

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. Tuna Fire 69 Bravo, July 9â ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Wildfire Resilience Australian Style

A unique invitation to participate in a series of Australian webinars (Bushfire Resilience, Inc.) about wildfire resilience for households in rural areas and on the urban frin ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Science

SCIENCE

Atmospheric Rivers and Other Meterological Misconceptions

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the popular media often sacrifices scientific accuracy on the altar of enticing clickbait entertainment. Perhaps one of the best ...(Read More)

By Eric Fitzgerald

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 vehicles (EVs) can be an ...(Read More)

By Yale Climate Connections Team

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 dangerous. And s ...(Read More)

By Yale Climate Connections Team

Whatâ€™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 recent research study, â ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

The Vernal Equinox

â€œSpring is natureâ€™s way of saying, â€˜Letâ€™s Party!â€™â€ â€”Robin Williams Once again, on March 21st the length of the days and nights balances out all over the worl ...(Read More)

By Eric Fitzgerald

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)

By Annemarie Donkin

The Dragon Flies

All Things Connected I have had a love affair with the Columbia Space Shuttle and the whole NASA space program, but I was beyond pissed todayâ€”the day after the extraordina ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

The Autumnal Equinox

What is an equinox? In the simplest terms, an equinox is one of two days a year when every place on Earth receives roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. ...(Read More)

By Eric Fitzgerald

Health

September 1, 2023

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 Iâ€™d really done it this time. After reassuring me that the sprain was minor and I ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

HEALTH NEWS

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 hotter than average, accordin ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

HEALTH NEWS

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 share their work in an in ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

HEALTH NEWS

Bug Bites: Annoyance or Danger?

More thanÂ 160,000 different kinds of insects exist in the United States (si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/bugnos). Most of them live peacefully alongside humans â€” and many are bene ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

THE USEFUL HERB

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 differently to grow well whe ...(Read More)

By Chris Conway

SOUL & COFFEE

Tu Bishvat, a New Year for Trees

Once there was a man who was traveling through the desert, hungry, thirsty, and tired. He had been walking for days, with no food or water in sight. Just when he was about to ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Mendy Piekarski

SOUL & COFFEE

Register Now For Free â€˜Water Labâ€™

What West Basin is doing to meet future water needs, and how residents can get involved. West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) announced its schedule of 2023 o ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

WOMENâ€™S HEALTH

Women Athletes Beat the Bain of Urinary Incontinence

Kim Pierpoint, is a retired healthcare administrator and avid sprint triathlete. She did her first sprint at age 54 and was immediately hooked but out of shape. â€œAs I star ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Health

Topanga Town Council November Meeting

The health and safety of the Topanga Community was the top issue when Council President Carrie Carrier and Vice President Alisa Land Hill co-hosted the Nov.10 Zoom meeting of ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

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Travel

September 1, 2023

Adventures on Kauaiâ€”Mild to Wild

Following the tragic fires on Maui, the state of Hawaii, whose economy depends on tourism, is encouraging travelers to put the Hawaiian islands at the top of their travel plan ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

TRAVEL

Then and Now in Colorado with Isabella Bird

Our travel writer Linda Ballou was chosen as the Isabella Bird expert to be interviewed for â€˜Trailblazers,â€ a three-part BBC documentary about the Victoria ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

TRAVEL

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, I headed ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Travel

Wildlife Jamboree on the Central Coast

Winter on the Central Coasts means fewer tourists and plentiful wildlife. Birds and marine mammals gather there in chaotic profusion from December to February. Every year, ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Travel

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 of Grants Pass is a snakin ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Womenâ€™s Retreat into Self-Discovery and Healing

Three â€œLadies of the Canyon,â€ have created a one-day womenâ€™s retreat on Thursday, September 19, for a day of reflection, community, bonding, and deeply connecting with n ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Thereâ€™s No Place Like Home: The Big Blue

Whether it is the deep swells of azure blue in Hawaiâ€™i, the teasing turquoise of a tropical lagoon, or the curling blue waves that crash in foamy white on the shore in Malib ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Momâ€™s Meadow

After eleven years, I decided it was time to deliver the fruitcake my mother had sent me in 2009 just before she passed away. I would take it to the meadow where I had scatter ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

TCC Fundraiser Success!

The Topanga Community Center (TCC) raised 52% of its $65,000 shortfall in the 2020 Giving December fundraising campaign. With big and small donations from many people in ou ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Celebrating Chanukah 2020 with the Menorah Mobile!

This year Chanukah celebrates the holiday December 10 - December 18. While itâ€™s usually celebraed with family, friends, and community, this year it will be celebrated by fam ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Y. Dovid Weiss

At Least We Can Dream

Not willing to let the grass wither under his feet during a pandemic quarantine, Joseph Rosendo, award-winning producer and host of Joseph Rosendoâ€™s Travelscope, continues h ...(Read More)

By Joseph Rosendo

Quarantine at Q-Station in Sydney Harbor ca. 1917

Are you suffering from 2020 Pandemic fatigue? Count your blessings. January 12, 2020 was a brilliant day in Sydney Harbor when I boarded the ferry headed for Manly Headlands. ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Letters

September 15, 2023

Dear Editor,

I was reading the Aug. 18 paper and saw the awesomeÂ story about Aurora Behrman! I wanted to let you know that there were [other] MVPâ€™S!Â The secondÂ being my son, Gavin!Â ...(Read More)

By Tina Weissauer

LETTERS

Kim Lamorie, president of the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation (LVHF), forwarded this letter from David W. Pedersen, P.E., General Manager, Las Virgenes Municipal Water Dist ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

LETTERS

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 scrub forests and abruptl ...(Read More)

By Karen L. Moran

LETTERS

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 tragedy has taken thousands ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Mendy Piekarski

LETTERS

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 up in Evanston, Ill. I kne ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

LETTERS

It Takes a Village to Create the Beauty of Butterfly Day

On Sunday August 28th, Topanga and surrounding communities joined in celebration and support of the butterflies. This, the Third Annual Butterfly Day event at the Mountain Mer ...(Read More)

By Alisa Land Hill and Bill Buerge

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OBITUARIES

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

Frank Rocco Memorial Fund

On September 10, our dear family friend, Frank Rocco died.Â Frank and his wife Marlene are beloved in our Topanga community as the original owners of Roccoâ€ºs ...(Read More)

By Debra Silbar

Malibu Poet Laureate Eleanor â€œEllenâ€ Reich - 1934-2020

Malibu Poet Laureate Ellen Reich passed away at home on Friday, May 1, of cancer, with family and loved ones around her. Reich was named as the cityâ€™s seco ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Moira Talan Dwyer

â€œTopanga,â€ Moira Talan told aÂ New York TimesÂ reporter last fall, â€œis kind of a crystal place.â€ Ms. Talan â€” who taught at Wilbur Avenue Elementary, and Porter Ranch ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Frank Rocco

Iconic Topangan Frank Rocco recently passed away after a long illness. The family will have a private service but welcomes all to tell your stories about him for a book of his ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Thanks Giving

WHATâ€™S HAPPPENING?

February is Valentineâ€™s Day and More

Of course, most of us love Valentineâ€™s Day, but February is a month of holidays. We have Chinese New Year opening the shortest month of the year, followed by Valentineâ€™s ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

WHATâ€™S HAPPPENING?

Julian is 3!

Julian Himmel celebrated his third birthday on Sunday, January 30, in Bonnell Park with friends and neighbors, donuts from the donut truck, and Spiderman! The S ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Thanks 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 Sagesâ€”Under t ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Passages

September 29, 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 family on the morning of Sept ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

August 18, 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 didnâ€™t get his name. He had just earned ...(Read More)

By Megan Rice Humphries

PASSAGES

Pioneering Luthier Rick Turner, 1943-2023

Mark Thomas, a reader of The Canyon Chronicle, recently passed this along, with this tidbit of Topanga history: â€œRick Turner had a shop on Fernwood across from 850, The Old ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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WORSHIP SERVICES

LONG DISTANCE LISTENING PARTY

Vague Intentions

This week â€œvagueâ€ is the operative word. The longer I live outside of Topanga, the more I appreciate it. Topanga is a place that doesnâ€™t change objectively. With the e ...(Read More)

By Miles Erickson

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

Pandemic in the Year 2022

Iâ€™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 voice of r ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

Topanga Christian Fellowship Church

Because of a conflict with Labor Day weekend (September 4-6), Topanga Christian Fellowship will hold the September â€œFirst Sundayâ€ service on August 29, at ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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DOG DAYS

For the Love of Dogs, Part III

Suki â€œI am Suki,â€ a princess but a very sweet princess. I never do anything wrong. I am always a pleasure to be around. When I meet anyone I like to hug their leg. Some ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

For the Love of Dogs, Part II

Max Itâ€™s true what they say. Itâ€™s hard to imagine what life would be like with a dog before one finds you, but itâ€™s even harder to imagine what life without a dog wou ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

DOG DAYS 2022

For the Love of Dogs & the Dogs we Love

In the â€™70s, we used to call Topanga â€œDog Townâ€ because everyone had dogs, usually in multiples. While Topangaâ€™s residents have changed over the years, over the centur ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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SPOTLIGHT

Everything But the Dog

Chris Kelly sends an annual April Fools Day message to everyone on Topanga Creek Outpostâ€™s email list. In 2022, he sent a different kind of message. This time, it wasnâ€™t a ...(Read More)

By Kim Zanti

SPOTLIGHT

Zoe Mack Invited to Train at Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow

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 style of t ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

SPOTLIGHT

The Akumal Arts Festival Documentary

To document the Festivalâ€™s impact on the community, Marti suggested that I write a funding proposal to Jonathan Webb, President of the Board of Directors of t ...(Read More)

By Kim Zanti

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WOMEN TAKING CHARGE IN CHANGING TIMES

INTERNATIONAL WOMENâ€™S DAY

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories

International Womenâ€™s Day (IWD) arrives on March 8 and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

WOMEN IN CHARGE

â€˜Buy Nothing Topanga Helps Save the Planetâ€™

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 â€œBuy Nothingâ€ group. The intern ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

WOMENâ€™S HISTORY MONTH

Celebrate and Discover Womenâ€™s History

Womenâ€™s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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SHOUTING OUT LOUD

But, Seriously...

The staff of The Canyon Chronicle are no fools. Well maybe we are... once in a while. Like today, April 1, 2022. We do like to have fun, but we take our journalistic respo ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

COMMUNITY

Canyon Sages Return

The Canyon Sages, Topangaâ€™s dues-free organization for seniors, is reborn this spring and open for business. On Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to noon, Sages will hold it ...(Read More)

By Michele Johnson

COMMUNITY

A DOZEN POEMS ONE FOR EVERY MONTH

Why War When Beauty Abounds? So now letâ€™s let the poetry of our days drift Into May, June, July, August Into the revels of holidays galore Into September, October, ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

COMMUNITY

Local Businesses Support T-Days Parade

Topanga Days, the Topanga Community Centerâ€˜s (TCC) main fundraiser of the year, and the beloved parade are finally happening again this year, after a two-year hiatus due to ...(Read More)

By Nonie Shore

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OUT & ABOUT

September 29, 2023

â€˜Every Brilliant Thingâ€™ IS Brilliant

There have been hundreds of staged iterations of Duncan McMillan and Jonny Donahoeâ€™s play, Every Brilliant Thing, which began life as a short story then morphed into a movie ...(Read More)

By Sarah Spitz

September 1, 2023

Heirloom Purity

Four companies control 60% of global proprietary seed sales. â€œHeirloom seeds with a story, rooted in a place and time,â€ belong to the people.â€ For thos ...(Read More)

By Sarah Spitz

August 18, 2023

Kaleidoscopic Music

A kaleidoscope is an optical instrument with a number of mirrors that reflect whatâ€™s being viewed in a multiplicity of ever-shifting planes, shapes and colors ...(Read More)

By Sarah Spitz

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AKUMAL DIARY

LIFESTYLE

48th Annual Topanga Days 2023

Itâ€™s almost Topanga Days and the colorful Topanga Days Signs are decorating Topangaâ€™s roadways to remind you to buy your tickets now before the event sells out. Every ye ...(Read More)

By Nonie Shore

AKUMAL DIARY

The Moment When Everything Falls Apart

While preparing to direct a short documentary about the Akumal Arts Festival in Mexico, I faced a pivotal moment. Icy fear coated my gut. The ghost of low self esteem screamed ...(Read More)

By Kim Zanti

Arts & Culture

ARTS

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 Canyon Galleryâ€™s North Ga ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Indian Sikhs Save Italyâ€™s Parmesan Cheese Industry

Why Parmigiano Reggiano still lands on your dinner plate. From pasta to pizza, from fine cuisine to comfort food, the mention of Italian food sparks the imagin ...(Read More)

By Nikhil Misra-Bhambri

21st Century Pioneers in America

Afghans in the San Fernando Valley continue sharing their vibrant culture with the larger community. The San Fernando Valley is home to many international co ...(Read More)

By Nikhil Misra-Bhambri

A Bridge Between Two Cultures

Since time immemorial Tubowgule, the land on which the Sydney Opera House stands, has been a place of gathering for Aboriginal peoples. The clans would meet on the tidal islan ...(Read More)

By Linda Ballou

Optimism & Joy Mark Festival Despite Pandemic

Reimagining the Indian Festival of the Chariots required protective masks, drive-through worship, and to-go boxes as the Hare Krishnas honored the Lord of the Universe. The ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

Pacoima Gurudwara: Feeding the Poor and Needy

At the end of August, the U.S. recorded approximately six million COVID-19 cases and more than 180,000 deaths; by mid-September, that number climbed to 192,000. From this numb ...(Read More)

By Nikhil Misra-Bhambri

Spiritual Topanga

Joseph Campbell said, â€œThe seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet.â€ Here in Topanga Canyon there is an eclectic variety of places to nourish o ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

Toypurina, Californiaâ€™s Joan of Arc

Oct 12 has, for far too many years, been designated as â€œColumbus Day.â€ In 2017, Los Angeles declared the second Monday in October as â€œIndigenous Peopleâ€™s Day.â€ D ...(Read More)

By Kat High

When Do We Celebrate the New Year?

On the threshold of the New Year, may it bring blessings to us all, I send you my prayerful wishes for a good and pleasant year, materially and spiritually. Rosh HashanahÂ ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Y. Dovid Weiss

Butterfly Day

BUTTERFLY DAY

Butterfly Day at the Mermaid

Under blue skies and surrounded by native flowers, community partners Bill Buerge, Gail McDonald-Tune of the Mountain Mermaid and the Topanga Elementary School Science and Art ...(Read More)

By Alisa Land Hill

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 renowned artists, such as JB W ...(Read More)

By Stephen Powers

BUTTERFLY DAY

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 in Pacific Grove, Califo ...(Read More)

By Bill Buerge

ECO-LIVING

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. And water scarcity is expec ...(Read More)

By Yale Climate Connections Team

ECO-LIVING

The Difference Between Gray, Blue, And Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen has potential as a clean fuel, depending on how itâ€™s produced. Hydrogen fuel burns clean, so it has potential as a low-carbon energy sourceâ€”depe ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

BE WATER WISE

Water Restrictions Affect Everyone

Itâ€™s time for Topangans to cut back on water use. California is now in the throes of a 1,200-year drought emergency and climate change has taken hold, forcing the Metro ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

BE WATER WISE

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 and lawn watering restrict ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

FIRST PERSON

FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS

Healing Tana

Sometimes, even those who inspire us need our help. One of the reasons those who live in Topanga love living here is because of the close-knit community. When one stumbles ...(Read More)

By Claire Denis

FIRST PERSON

Baby Rhino Rescue

Topanga residents Helena Kriel and David Walker, Co-Founders of Baby Rhino Rescue, a non-profit organization headquartered in Topanga, have recently become memb ...(Read More)

By Helena Kriel

GOVERNMENT AT WORK

Aliso Canyon Plan â€˜Unwise and Unsafeâ€™

State Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), representing the district containing the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Los Angeles, wrote to the Public Utilities Com ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Sen. Henry Stern Takes On Climate Emergency Bills

Fires, Extreme Heat, and Grid Resilience are coming to a critical vote, plus bills on wildlife corridors, oil & gas reform, and an electric vehicle czar. State Senator Henr ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

HOLY DAYS OF RENEWAL

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Saturday, December 10, 4-7 p.m. Topanga Canyon Galleryâ€™s Artists reception with food, drinks and a new collection of contemporary fine art. The second annual Small Works Hol ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

HIGH HOLIDAYS

How Is Rosh Hashanah Celebrated?

Rosh Hashanahâ€™s Traditions and Customs Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish holiday marking the first and second days of the Jewish year. (In 2022, Rosh Hashanah be ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Y. Dovid Weiss

HIGH HOLIDAYS

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 oak woodla ...(Read More)

By Canyon Chronicle Staff

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Movies

The Scottish Play

Even if it werenâ€™t adapted and directed by the Joel half of the Coen Brothers filmmaking team, Iâ€™d run out to see the upcoming Tragedy of Macbeth, set for Christmas releas ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

Topanga Whimsy for the Holidays and Every Day

No one ever said Topangans donâ€™t have a sense of humor. Much of it manifests in surprisingly whimsical ways where you canâ€™t help but smile and wonder how it got there and ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

Topanga Before Today

When Pablo Capra, The Canyon Chronicleâ€™s (and Topangaâ€™s) intrepid researcher of Topanga history, began reading newspapers, he discovered numerous vignettes that caught his ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Aycil Yeltan-The Artist and the Art

I last touched based with filmmaker, actress, and artist, Aycil Yeltan, in May of 2020. I had the privilege of meeting her in her Topanga Canyon home, which she refers to as â ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

LONG DISTANCE LISTENING PARTY

Movinâ€™ On

It is with the greatest reverence that with this issue, Long Distance Listening Party comes to an end, at least in its current form. Iâ€™ve begun another venture that deserves ...(Read More)

By Miles Erickson

LONG DISTANCE LISTENING PARTY

The Long Road Aheadâ€¦ Or Was It Behind? Part 2

After getting stranded In a state park somewhere near Perris, California, my friends and I had become unwitting participants in a civil war reenactment. As we p ...(Read More)

By Miles Erickson

LONG DISTANCE LISTENING PARTY

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. We drove ...(Read More)

By Miles Erickson

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Music

ARTS

Topanga Symphony Presents Pamela Goldsmith on the Viola Dâ€™Amo

The Topanga Symphony will present the free summer concert of their 41st season on June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Topanga Community Center. A favorite soloist with the Topang ...(Read More)

By Jeanne Mitchell

ARTS

The Verdi Chorus Returns Triumphant to Live Performance

Opera lovers rejoice! The Verdi Chorus, now in its 38th season, celebrates the return to live performance with their Fall concert, Ritorna Vincitori! for t ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

ARTS

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 Director a ...(Read More)

By Jeanne Mitchell

ARTS

40 Years of Free Concerts

Topanga Symphony musicians are tuning their instruments, rosining their bow hairs, adjusting reeds, and inviting you to the next free concert at the Topanga Community Center ( ...(Read More)

By Andrea Ehrgott

Music

The Stone House, Part 4: â€˜An Artist in the Familyâ€™

The stone house was next purchased by Dutch immigrant Antonius â€œAnthonyâ€ Bonaventura Heinsbergen (1894-1981) for his parents Chrisosthomas â€œChrisâ€ (b.1867) and Johanna ...(Read More)

By Pablo Capra

Music

Superchunk find each other on Wild Loneliness

Twelve albums in, and the indie-rockers are still finding out what makes them tick. Iâ€™ve always resisted the concept of a â€œgrown-upâ€ or â€œlaid backâ€ album because ...(Read More)

By JP Spence

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Poetry

POETRY

Poetry

Practical Love Poem #33 Summer in the backyard is sitting on the Sears Porch swing, with a fringe On top and you can move By touching the ground and Pushing off Su ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

POETRY IN THE NEWS

Fresh Breeze Out Of Tennessee

Fresh Breeze Out Of Tennessee* In the dark gulch of the great divide do you lose you ...(Read More)

By Kathie Gibboney

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 they knew noth ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California Part 3, April 30

Dress Pink in Drama Never use pink in a poem was a loving teacherâ€™s only rule. Whatâ€™s uncool about mauve sunsets often modulate to pink? Pink tulips, blush on pea ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

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 milestone for Topanga poet Gail Wronsky, who say ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

A Time of Elves

We may like to think that the worldâ€™s elves are busy at the North Pole making lots of toys for children to enjoy during holiday season. But there is a new group of â€œElvesâ ...(Read More)

By Paula Labrot

Selected Poems 2021, Topanga, California Part 1, April 2

Sponsored by an Act of Love You could say National Poetry Month is just an excuse to___fill in the blank___and youâ€™d be right. Officially, it is a celebration of poetry w ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Loose Lips Presents April Poets: Anita S. Pulier and Frank Mundo

On Tuesday, April 13, at 6 p.m., the Loose Lips Poetry Series will reconvene virtually for its quarterly poetry reading featuring poets Anita S. Pulier and Frank Mundo. Hel ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Keeping the Good Going

Take care what you read and watch.Â 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)

By Ann Buxie

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RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

September 1, 2023

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 wouldnâ€™t and shouldnâ€™t ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

August 4, 2023

A Prophet, Finally With Honor

A Prophet, Finally With Honor Owing to our long lead times here at The Canyon Chronicle, as you read this you will have already seen the â€œBarbenheimerâ€ blockbusters (th ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

No Shortcuts to Good Governance

The reform panelâ€™s case for expanding the City Councilâ€”like a number of failed proposals to expand the Board of Supervisorsâ€”simply falls apart. Back when I was writin ...(Read More)

By Joel Bellman

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SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

September 1, 2023

TEP at 40, a Topanga Legacy

Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students have returned for a landmark new school yearâ€”celebrating 40 years since the formation of Topanga Enrichment Programs (TEP) ...(Read More)

By Pete Samson

SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

Creativity Blooms Under the Oaks

Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students showcased their blossoming talents under the magnificent oaks at Will Geerâ€™s Theatricum Botanicum last month ...(Read More)

By TECS News Team

SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

Art Show Debuts TECS Studentsâ€™ Talents

Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) students proudly showcased their creativity in a chic art show in the heart of the community, with every single student ...(Read More)

By TECS News Team

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TO LOVE AND BE LOVED

Mimi Turns 100... Vamos a Ver!

On the warm, sunny Sunday of January 30, Mimi Jaffe turned 100 in the beautiful Topanga orchard of Dr. Ben LaBrot and Karine Tchkarian. Surrounded by generations of family ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Theatre & Dance

World Premiere of â€˜The Last, Best Small Townâ€™ is World Class Theater

Opening night at Theatricum Botanicum of The Last, Best Small Town by Latinx playwright John Guerra introduces us to a pair of neighboring families in the nearby Ventura Count ...(Read More)

By Flavia Potenza

A Dream Come True

What magical place had I stumbled into, here in Topanga Canyon? IRL couples, families, friends, milling about with drinks in their hands, smiling from ear to ea ...(Read More)

By Kelly Radinsky

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 Shelleyâ€™s Frankenstein, and ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Theatricum Reopens with Julius Caesar

Topangaâ€™s Theatricum Botanicum triumphantly returns with a chilling production of the Bardâ€™s timeless tragedy of blood, murder, death, war, and revenge. Beneath the anc ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

Theatricumâ€™s Third Offering, The Last, Best Small Town, Opens July 31

In addition to Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Nightâ€™s Dream, a third productionâ€”the world premiere of The Last, Best Small Town by Latine playwright John Guerraâ€”will join ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Nightâ€™s Dream Open Theatricumâ€™s 2021 Season

Two beloved plays by William Shakespeareare are set to welcome audiences back to Will Geerâ€™s Theatricum Botanicum. The 2021 summer repertory season, sponsored by the S. Mark ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Performing Arts Conservatory Celebrates 25 Years

The Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory (LAPAC) and Promenade Playhouse have served thousands of international students who come to L.A. to pursue careers in the entertai ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

Sacred Sites Audio Theater Launch Party!

Susan Suntree, author of â€œSacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California,â€ is inviting the public to the launch of Sacred Sites Audio Theater via Zoom on Saturday ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

Haunt Season at Zombie Joeâ€™s

Why are zombies, ghouls, and general psycho-monsters at Zombie Joeâ€™s Underground (ZJU) Theater quaking in their grave-dirt covered boots? Because Halloween is just around th ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

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TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

The Stone House, Part 9: â€˜A President of Heart and Historyâ€™

â€œWhen I was 12 years old, I saw a remote house in the hills in Coldwater Canyon and thought, â€˜Thatâ€™s the ideal life!â€™â€ Ed Oâ€™Neill remembers. He was raised in Los A ...(Read More)

By Pablo Capra

TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

The Stone House, Part 7: â€˜The Zeidlers and Buffalo Springfieldâ€™

Mazetâ€™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) had dated since they were 1 ...(Read More)

By Pablo Capra

TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

The Stone House, Part 6: â€˜John Heron Lives to 100â€™

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 married, Iva Powell (1871-194 ...(Read More)

By Pablo Capra

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MOMentum Place Dazzles the Senses

Spring is in the air as MOMentum Place returns triumphantly to the Theatricum Botanicum for a special Motherâ€™s Day tribute on Sunday, May 8, at 2 p.m. Topangaâ€™s own Le ...(Read More)

By Annemarie Donkin

TRENDING

Californiaâ€™s Dream of a Carbon Neutral Future

The California dream of achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 might be on its way to becoming a reality. I ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

TRENDING

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 â€œgreatest existential threatsâ€ weâ€™re facing, itâ€™s an e ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

TOPANGA DAYS

TOPANGA DAYS 2023

Fifty Years â€” The Spirit of Two Wills

Ellen Geerâ€™s earliest memory of the McCarthy Blacklist eraâ€”when her father Will Geer was drummed out of Hollywood for refusing to name names before the House Committee on ...(Read More)

By Sarah Spitz

Topanga Days 2022

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 drum- playing Raccoon, an ...(Read More)

By Kathie Gibboney

Topanga Days 2022

A Topanga Days POV at 25

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 the course and to be expe ...(Read More)

By Miles Erickson

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WHATâ€™S HAPPENING?

Days of April

With April Fools Day kicking off the month, how are the final 29 days of April supposed to compete? Not to worry! Days 2-30 rose to the challenge again this year. Step asi ...(Read More)

By Kait Leonard

WHATâ€™S HAPPENING?

The Mysterious History of the April Fool

April Foolsâ€™ Dayâ€”the only day of the year when weâ€™re encouraged to take jokes to levels that boarder on cruelty and spin yarns that verge on downright lyi ...(Read More)

By The Canyon Chronicle

WHATâ€™S HAPPENING?

The Stone House, Part Two: â€˜Mail Carrier Jack Woodâ€™

Horace Waller (b.1881) married schoolteacher Maud E. Wood (b.1881) in July 1905. That same month, they bought the Mazet ranch and stone house with her brotherâ€ ...(Read More)

By Pablo Capra

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Digital Paper

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September 29, 2023

September 15, 2023

September 1, 2023

Thinking Out Loud

TRANSITIONS

Why Only 8 Pages?

Planning Aheadâ€¦ Or Not

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Latest News

An Unexpected Reunion

Topanga Canyon Fire Safety Day Draws a Crowd

October is Fire Prevention Month

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All things connected

Influencers

AI and the Writersâ€™ Strike

Def Con

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SOUL & COFFEE

Remembering & Preparing for the High Holidays

Greg Humphries, 1947-2023 â€” â€˜His Heart Belonged to Everyoneâ€™

Jewish Wisdom in a Vibrant Learning Community

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Pandemic

Carolyn Dayâ€™s Growing Hope Gardens Goes from Strength to Strength

Dear Reader,

LACoFD Sees Sharp Decline of Internal Covid-19 Cases

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MY CORNER OF THE CANYON

In The Company Of Greatness

Too Long at The Fair The County Fair? On a Saturday? During a heat wave in August? I weigh the pros and cons.

The Dogs of Dog Days & Other Pets We Love

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EVENTS

Events

Events - September 15, 2023

August EVENTS

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ELECTIONS

Lindsey Horvath

Bob Hertzberg

Which Way District 3?

TPA Resumes In-person Meetings

The Truck Bomb Election

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Books

The Many Gifts of Gio

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Poet Millicent Borges-Accardi Nominated for 2022 PEN Award

Dangerous Game

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Calling All Young Filmmakers

Topanga Canyon Gallery Moves Across the Street

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Astrology

Saints and Poets

Soothsayers and Charlatansâ€”How to Choose a Psychic

Introducing 2023, the Year of Change

The Moon and Mars Flex Muscles in November

October 2022 Delivers the Treats and the Tricks

Embrace Your Inner Earth Mother

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Commentary

The YouTube War

Preventing the Next Digital Divide

The Double Standard of War

Art for Artâ€™s Sake

The Extraordinary Ordinary

The Flying Pig is Back!

The Canyon Chronicle. Why Now?

Kindness is Everything

Vote! â€œ...Eternity is in itâ€

How Fragile We Are...

Sadness, Solace, Solitude and Spirit

The Simple Life. If Only...

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