April 02, 2021

April 02, 2021

View the April 02, 2021 issue (Vol. 2, No. 6) in PDF format.

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Thinking Out Loud

Stating the Obvious and the Marvelous Mundane

Spring came in hot on the heels of autumn, stepping over winter as if it never happened, and teased us with early blooms and glorious days. Winter did give us a little rain, a ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Letters

Treatment vs. Prevention for COVID-19

Dear Topanga Neighbors, In January 2021, my 72-year-old cousin and I tested positive for COVIDâ€“19. I lived. He died. Why did I survive? Because my 28-year-old son, Lucas, w ...(Read More)

Disappointed

Dear Editor, In the March 19 issue of The Canyon Chronicle (Lifestyle, â€œReal Life Dr. Dolittlesâ€), you ran an article about Michele Novembre who is an an ...(Read More)

From Our Hearts

Dear Topanga, We Sages have always been thankful to live in this caring village of Topanga. Now, in this Pandemic, words seem inadequate to express our grati ...(Read More)

News

Treatments Available for COVID-19 Patients

This is hopeful news and worth knowing, but not a cure-all. Remember that people who have contracted the virus and survived may also suffer lingering effects. Itâ€™s best not ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Elon Muskâ€™s Space X is Target of Stop 5G International Protests

Dozens of Topanga residents braved rush hour traffic on Friday March 19th to join the 5G satellite protest outside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne. The spirited gathering inc ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Schoolhouse Scoop

School Reopening Offers Options, Excitement Grows

Envisioning the future as schools across the state plan their reopening, many of our young students cannot wait to be there: â€œIâ€™m so excited to see all my friends and my t ...(Read More)

Arts

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)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

T R E E: A 14-Year Love Affair at Topanga Gallery

The solo show of Don Holtzâ€™s photography at Topanga Canyon Gallery has been fourteen years in the making. â€œ I have a love affair with this tree. It sits about a hundred ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

The Verdi Chorus Presents Italian Opera and Art Songs

Classical music lovers rejoice! In the second of three musical offerings, The Verdi Chorus founder and artistic director Anne Marie Ketchum has dreamed up a delightful mus ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

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Readable Feast

Embrace of the Wild by Linda Ballou

Reviewed by Flavia Potenza Thank you, Linda Ballou, for â€œEmbrace of the Wild,â€ and introducing us to the extraordinary equestrian explorer Lady Isabella Lucy Bird (1831 ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Poetry Series

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)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Passages

Honeyâ€”2007-2021

This week, Mike Cheney helped me dig a grave for my momâ€™s 14-year-old dog, Honey, her most loving dog who slept on her bed every night for 14 years. It was hard going; weâ€ ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

Astrology

April 2021â€”What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain â€”T.S. Eliot from The Waste Land If w ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

Thinking Out Loud

Schoolhouse Scoop

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