Almost every secondhand shop has a box of old photos for sale. Ladies and gentlemen in their Sunday best; laborers pausing at their work; children, stiff and unnatural in a studio portrait, or candid and full of life on...
For many years, the Malibu Feed Bin heralded the arrival of Halloween with a display of pumpkins for sale. This year, the corner of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway hosts only a utilitarian assortment of trailers used...
It’s everywhere: historic hilltop mansions from the 1920s and 30s with red-tile roofs and wrought iron fixtures and entire housing tracts from the eighties and nineties that echo those elements in mass production. Real Estate offers are replete with...
Fly, white butterflies, out to sea, Frail pale wings for the winds to try, Small white wings that we scarce can see Fly. Some fly light as a laugh of glee, Some fly soft as a low long sigh:...
Humboldt lilies are one of the most spectacular wildflowers that grow in the Santa Monica Mountains. Early summer is the time to look for this increasingly rare wild lily. It usually only thrives in deep canyons along the sides of creeks and streams, but we know a certain Topanga garden where they grow right by the side of Topanga Canyon Blvd. Photo by Suzanne Guldimann
Humboldt lilies are one of the most spectacular wildflowers that grow in the Santa Monica Mountains. Early summer is the time to look for this increasingly rare wild lily. It usually only thrives in deep canyons along the sides of creeks and streams, but we know a certain Topanga garden where they grow right by the side of Topanga Canyon Blvd. Photo and video compilation by Suzanne Guldimann
TNT Editor Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting on local news and issues for almost two decades, and is the author of 13 books, including two local histories and a novel. She can be reached at suzanne@topanganewtimes.com
