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...

ArtBeat

Topanga Youth Services Presents the Topanga Talent Show!

TNT Staff, September 8, 2023 0 1 min read 135

Accepting submissions from ages 5 to 19. Send a video submission for your talent to tys@topangayouthservices.org by September 24 for the annual talent show at the Topanga Community Center on October 15. TYS is also looking for a host this year!

Talents include, but are not limited to, singing, dancing, magic, comedy, musical instruments, or any other family friendly performing art.