September 1, 2023

September 1, 2023

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THINKING OUT LOUD

September 1, 2023

Overlapping Puzzles

As summer ends and fall begins, mid-August puts us on multi-tracks when summer activities and late-summer vacations wind down and school revs up. Heat waves tell us it’s sti ...(Read More)

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NEWS

September 1, 2023

Spirits and Spirituality on Stage

The Lifespan of a Fact. The Topanga Actors Company (TAC) opens the 2023 fall season of three plays with a staged reading of the Broadway hit, The Lifespan of a Fact. A quirky ...(Read More)

September 1, 2023

PDSMM Honors Jane Fonda with a Lifetime Achievement Award

The Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains (PDSMM) will honor actor and activist Jane Fonda with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Activism in Pursu ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

September 1, 2023

‘We made the Nationals!’

What an amazing 2023-2024 season the Santa Monica Girls Fastpitch (SMGF) 10U Gold softball team had. They defied the odds as they advanced from Districts to Sta ...(Read More)

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By The Canyon Chronicle

September 1, 2023

RCDSMM Expands to Larger Quarters

For the last eight years, the Resource Conservation District (RCD) occupied a quaint building located on Topanga Canyon Blvd. “This space has served us well but once our n ...(Read More)

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By The Canyon Chronicle

September 1, 2023

Topanga Actors Company Is Back...

Topanga Actors Company has set its 2023 fall season with three productions from now through Thanksgiving at both Topanga and Malibu libraries. All performances start at 2 p. ...(Read More)

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September 1, 2023

TCC Square Dance

The Topanga Community Center sees the return of square dancing on Friday, Sept. 8, 7:30-10 p.m., featuring caller Frannie Marr, live music by Echo Mountain, a bake sale and ...(Read More)

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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 year—celebrating 40 years since the formation of Topanga Enrichment Programs (TEP) ...(Read More)

COFFEE & SOUL

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)

September 1, 2023

Greg Humphries, 1947-2023 — ‘His Heart Belonged to Everyone’

Judge Kathryn Solorzano “I just learned of his departure…Absolutely loved everything about this lawyer and man… I will be thinking about him every day fo ...(Read More)

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OUT & ABOUT

September 1, 2023

Heirloom Purity

Four companies control 60% of global proprietary seed sales. “Heirloom seeds with a story, rooted in a place and time,” belong to the people.” For those with a passio ...(Read More)

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 wouldn’t and shouldn’t ...(Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

ALL THINGS CONNECTED

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, an annual confe ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

GOOD SPORTS

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

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TRAVEL

September 1, 2023

Adventures on Kauai—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)

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THINKING OUT LOUD

SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

ALL THINGS CONNECTED

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