Camping Food Hacks
Summer is here and it’s a great time to go camping! As the pace of life seems to be picking up again, taking a small trip can be rejuvenating. 2020 saw an increase of sixty percent or more screen...
The Beach Bus is Back!
Heading out to the beach this weekend? The perfect beach day, free of traffic and parking headaches. A ticket to ride the LA County Beach bus is $1, and $.50 for seniors and people with disabilities. The route runs...
Threatened California Red-Legged Frogs Are Recovering from Woolsey Fire
National Park Service biologists have discovered California red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii), a threatened species, independently breeding at two sites that were severely impacted by the Woolsey Fire. These sites have not had wild breeding for perhaps as long as...
Tanya Starcevich at Home in Topanga
Tanya Starcevich never thought she’d be in real estate. Even though, as a single mom, she’d bought and sold multiple properties on her own. “My dad taught me that gaining and holding on to real estate would be a...
Fourth of July
We’ve come a long way since last 4th of July, when Los Angeles was shut down at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Things may never entirely shift back to normal—COVID-19 is still a serious health risk, and mutations...
Los Angeles County Lifeguard Beach Safety Tips
Beach weather is here, and the Los Angeles County Lifeguards have some safety tips for swimmers and surfers. Rip currents are a major safety issue along much of the local coast. Rip currents form when water from breaking waves...
The Agora
My mother is a clinical psychologist who began her academic work a bit later in life than is typical; which is to say, I was raised by a woman practicing to practice psychology. Since she will likely read this,...
Theatricum Goes Live!
Two plays by William Shakespeare are set to welcome audiences back to the spectacular outdoor venue at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum this summer. The 2021 summer repertory season, sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation, opens with Julius Caesar,...
Toby Salkin: “Unleashed”
Toby Salkin is known for her bright expressionist paintings, giving a distinct colorful spin to subjects ranging from celebrity portraits, local streetscapes and whimsical still lifes. Toby says her most recent series of paintings began when she dreamed she...
Allied Artists’ Art in the Park
The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore’s Art in the Park show returns to the Palisades Village Green, after a one-year hiatus due to COVID. The fourth annual art exhibit and sale is set for Sunday...
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