“What kind of beast is your salamander?” asked the Prince. “It is hard to tell their kind, your Honor,” said Golg. “For they are too…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
Almost every spring for the last eight years, mitered parakeets have nested in the old windbreak of eucalyptus trees that borders our garden. By the…
La Costa Beach is almost entirely hidden behind the houses that locals have nicknamed “the Great Wall of Malibu.” Also hidden here, among the homes…
April 22 is Earth Day. This year marks the 52nd anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It’s a movement that…
We are at a critical tipping point for human life on this planet. It is clear that humans have altered natural systems since the industrial…
Topanga artist and art teacher Joe Blaustein is turning 99 this year. A new retrospective on Joe’s work opens on May 11 at TAG Gallery…
When Will Smith received his slap on the wrist for slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards a couple weeks ago, I was reminded of…
Over the last 50 years, we have all grown to look forward to celebrating Mother Earth on April 22. We gather the kids, get Grandma,…
Chris Kelly, founder of Topanga Creek Outpost and Rogue Journeymen, has decided to sell the creekside cabin that is home to his bike and leather…
For the past three decades, novelist Richard Russo has been commenting upon the human toll of the decline of small-town America. Along the way, he…
The Studio Tour is back after a two-year forced hiatus! This is the second of four articles in honor of the Tour’s 20th anniversary, each…
Paul Smith’s pink wall in West Hollywood is the most visited spot for LA tourists. There are more than 25,000 Instagram posts taken in front…
Every year on Mother’s Day, “MOMentum Place” creates a fantastical world of aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians in the rustic outdoor amphitheater at…
Topanga Library Sept. 23 & 25. 2 p.m. Free, open seating A staged reading of the Broadway hit; eager fact-checker goes head to head with...
9/28 at 6pm An intimate, one-time opportunity to learn in-depth how National Park Service and Santa Monica Mountains Fund cooperate to support educational programs for...
Comedy Improv under the oaks! Take a trip away from the daily grind and city pace to the wide open space of the Santa Monica...
Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. – Under...
Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. HOLSinger songwriter Holly Gottlieb with Liz Bee, Courtney Preis and friends. Lyrics written on the road whilst soul searching...
A Perfect Ganesh Written by Terrence McNally Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey July 15 – October 7 Terrence McNally’s play finds humor within the self-searching...
Manzanita School and Institute, Topanga’s only accredited independent school for grades K-12, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On October 1st from 11-4 p.m. we...
Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses Written by William Shakespeare Directed & Compiled by Ellen Geer June 24 – October 1 What...
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