February 5, 2021

February 5, 2021

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News

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

One of the benefits of teaching at the same school for many years is having siblings in my class. Erin Hanson followed her brother Brian in my class, and I was thrilled to hav ...(Read More)

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

The joys of being a teacher extend beyond the classroom. We are so lucky to have the time to get to know the children and their families while they are in our class and in man ...(Read More)

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Fernwood Rain Report

A solid storm dropped 1.77 inches of rain on Fernwood on January 27th and 28th. While this was much welcome relief to an otherwise unusually dry January, it only brought our s ...(Read More)

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Environment

HugelKultur Workshop

Landfill to Landscape in Topanga, CA, Hands-On Hugelkultur Workshop Join Regenerative Garden Designers Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti on Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m.-1 ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Going â€˜Full Circleâ€™ with Community Composting

Cecilie Stuart, founder of Move the World, founded Full Circle Compost where she hopes to inspire Topangans to create beautiful microbe-rich â€œblack goldâ€ so ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Re-Imagining Lower Topanga

SAVE THE DATE! California State Parks and the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) are seeking public input and suggestions on ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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The arts

â€˜On Locationâ€¦

Join Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, and the Topanga Canyon Art Gallery in presenting â€œOn Location in the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore.â€ ...(Read More)

Theatricum Receives Taper Foundation Grant

The S. Mark Taper Foundation has granted Will Geerâ€™s Theatricum Botanicum $125,000 to help produce its 2021 and 2022 repertory seasons. â€œ[The theater] has been a repert ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

â€˜The Cat That Changed Americaâ€™ by Tony Lee Moral

The young mountain lion, P22, became a media sensation when he showed up in Griffith Park, an oasis in the middle of urban Los Angeles. As if that werenâ€™t enough, he survive ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Covid diary

Dear Reader,

For the first time in 4 years, I wake up with trust in the government and in President, Joseph R. Biden and VicePresident, Kamala Harris who will no longer beat up democracy t ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Thinking out loud

Mary Colvig 1949-2021

A leading light in Topanga has gone out. Mary Colvig passed on January 26, 2021, of cancer. Hers was a gentle but steadfast light that brought a heart of gold and a mind of ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Letters

Remembering Cloris Leachman

I never thought Cloris would die because she was more alive than anyone Iâ€™ve ever known. Her daughter, Dinah, and I were/are chums and put together a kidsâ€™ cooking show wh ...(Read More)

Free Speech on the Line

Paula LaBrot is a dear friend of mine whose column, â€œAll Things Connected,â€ Iâ€™ve enjoyed reading over the past few years. I have a few thoughts re: the en ...(Read More)

Love thy Neighbor

As the pandemic continues and we face more stay-at-home orders, we find it difficult to just â€œget out.â€ Most of the time we order from Amazon or to-go from ...(Read More)

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All things connected

A Distributed Web

There is so much craziness going on in the oligarchic tech world right nowâ€¦so many politically entwined, power hungry, greedy scary, dark behaviors that I choose in this col ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

Topanga historical society

Topanga Before Today

Compiled by Pablo Capra Topanga Historical Archivist When Pablo Capra, The Canyon Chronicleâ€™s (and Topanga Historical Societyâ€™s) intrepid researcher of Topanga history, ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Health

Calabasas Leads on Clean Power

Calabasas, one of the original member cities of the Clean Power Alliance votes 100% Renewable Energy for Homes and Businesses The Calabasas City Council enthusiastically vo ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Nix the Dryer Sheets. Reduce Chemical Exposure

Lilies and Linen,â€â€ Outdoor Fresh,â€ â€œSuper Fresh!â€ When I walk down my little street here in Topanga there are so many scents wafting out onto the street, I know itâ ...(Read More)

Thinking out loud

All things connected

Topanga historical society

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