Six Months After the End of the World

For many, the devastation created by the Palisades Fire felt like the end of the world. Six months later, most of the fire debris has been removed, but stark reminders of the damage remain, as residents and local governments...

The Fire Followers

Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0

As communities struggle to rebuild and recover from the devastation of the Palisades fire, nature is also in the process of regenerating. When Topanga Canyon Boulevard reopened at the end of May, drivers were met not with bare hillsides...

Amusement Piers

Suzanne Guldimann, June 13, 2025 0

A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...

California Mustard: Beauty or Bane

Suzanne Guldimann, May 30, 2025 0

A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...

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Soul Colors Exhibition a Community Success

TNT Staff, July 29, 2022 0 1 min read 561

On Sunday, July 17th, 2022 Topangans gathered in the ‘Old Center’ Courtyard at SPACE art + supply, a gallery with artist and curator Genevieve Ruddock at the helm. The space, “a place for creatives to be in process,” exhibited a collection of pen and ink drawings by Michael Chinyamurindi.

The opening reception was a community collaboration. Provisions from the Topanga Creek General Store and many others were offered. Michael’s work in pen and ink, vibrant color and collage embodies a stirring and playful collection that art enthusiasts and collectors in the community and beyond, will treasure.

Michael is very grateful to those who have supported him throughout this endeavor. “UBUNTU, in my language means, “People are not People without Other People!”