Window Shopping
California continues to grapple with rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases and record numbers of hospitalizations—an increase of 89 percent in the last two weeks…
Come Window Shopping! Shop Local!
There’s no Place Like Home for the Holidays Topanga and its neighboring communities are blessed with an abundance of artists, artisans and shops that showcase…
It’s Fruitcake Weather
“It’s always the same: a morning arrives in November, and my friend, as though officially inaugurating the Christmas time of year that exhilarates her imagination…
Coming Events
SMC Update This winter, Santa Monica College is offering free Online Sustainability Certificate Programs. The noncredit programs offer training to become a Sustainability Assistant and…
Holiday Wishes for Topanga Animal Rescue
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” — Mahatma Gandhi When disaster strikes,…
The Gift of History
The history of the United States* has been a shared experience. Whether your family recently stole its way across the Southern border or has been…
15 Tactics on How to Be More Confident
One of the toughest things is having to act confident when you’re not feeling that way. Confidence is not about how much money you have,…
Our House, Our Playground, Our Ball Field
The Topanga Community Center needs your support to raise $65,000 The Community House and its surrounding 11 acres have served Topanga for generations. Pre-pandemic, we…
Meet the Krampus
Meet the Krampus. This ancient alpine Christmas spirit may be the perfect mascot for 2020. America’s Santa Claus knows if you are naughty or nice….
Local Grocery & Farm Update
Rapidly increasing COVID-19 numbers and the new round of countywide safer-at-home restrictions that limit the number of people allowed into essential retail businesses like grocery…
Holiday Quarantine
“This is important!” Mrs. Shibuya, my flustered biology teacher’s words echo these times. Sitting in our high school science lab, she was particularly enthused about…
It’s Crumble Time!
Cranberry Apple Crumble 11 small apples or 8 large apples (I normally use granny smith apples, but any kind will be good) 2 packs of…
