January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022

View the January 21, 2022 issue (Vol. 3, No. 1) in PDF format.

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THINKING OUT LOUD

Thinking Out Loud

Right as Rain

Our stalwart Fernwood Rain reporter, Eric Fitzgerald is happy to be back in the game again with this photo he captured in Dix Canyon. “You should have seen Owl Falls,” he ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

NEWS

Free Covid Testing at L.A. Pierce College

On Tuesday, January 18, the government website went live online in an early launch for free at-home COVID-19 test kits. To order: COVIDTtests.gov, click on “Order free at-h ...(Read More)

Will the Rush to EVs Cause Battery Supply Chain Delay, Damage to Environment?

Many countries and automakers have ambitious plans to transition to electric vehicles, e,g., cars, trucks, and buses ,within 10 to 20 years. “Demand for ba ...(Read More)

Topanga Women’s Circle (TWC) ‘Saturday Open Bin’ Events

During January and February TWC’s donation requests focus on personal care products (shampoo, lotions, etc.) and non-perishable foods. This is an opportunity ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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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 training. Little ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

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 tight-knit community on Mexic ...(Read More)

Topanga’s Annual Snow Night Warms the Holiday Season!

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 dinner on Sunday, December19. ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

THE ARTS

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 Third Annual Akumal Arts ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Contrasts in Style

Monochrome Realism and Colorful Expressionism juxtapose at the Topanga Canyon Gallery when visitors have a unique opportunity to see two very different yet com ...(Read More)

TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

Topanga historical society

Thais Rust Sykes—1925-2021

With the passing of Thais Rust Sykes, 96, on December 30, 2021, Topanga lost possibly its last living connection to the 1920s. Thais’s father, Clayton Rust (1886-1974), f ...(Read More)

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

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 voice of reckless youth, ...(Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

ASTROLOGY

With the Lovers Conjoined in the Sky, Valentine’s Day Sizzles

On a personal level, February is a month of fated unions and karmic progress. Whether you’ve been hoping to take the next step in your romance or turn dreams into reality, t ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

ALL THINGS CONNCTED

ALL THINGS CONNCTED

Clean Up Your Apps!

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! Finally, 2022 has arrived. What better to do than clear out the clutter of the past? Start cleaning up your phones and computers by taking any ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

ENVIRONMENT

Tonga Tsunami Space Image

This satellite image, taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, January 15, 2022, sendi ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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)

THINKING OUT LOUD

TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

ALL THINGS CONNCTED

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