Recovering the Past: Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History
They are called the Chumash. The name refers to a group of related languages and dialects, but it has become the de facto title for...
Patrick Stewart
Before reading and planning to comment upon the recently published memoir of Sir Patrick Stewart—Making It So: A Memoir (October 2023)—I anticipated spending time reminiscing...
18th Anual Topanga Film Festival
The theme of the 2023 Topanga Film Festival is “Unreel.” It’s a playful invitation to reflect on many aspects of filmmaking illusion, from cutting edge...
Tony Lee: Strong Hunter
A Chumash story of creation holds that the Earth Mother, longing for company, planted magical seeds in an area now known as Santa Cruz Island...
Beautiful Music in Topanga for Over 40 Years
Jerry Kessler may have missed his calling. When I told him he could have been a comedian, he quipped, “I’ve never done stand up, but...
Russell Charles Jensen 1933-2023
With great sadness the Jensen family wishes to inform that Russell Charles Jensen passed away on September 11, 2023. Russell was born January 18, 1933...
Getting WiLD with Your Local RCD
Earlier this year, your local Resource Conservation District launched an innovative opportunity to connect community members with nature. This immersive workshop series, known as WiLD...
Topanga Symphony Performance Oct, 29
The Topanga Symphony, the Santa Monica Mountains’ only community orchestra, announces the Fall 2023 free concert date of October 29, at 3:00 P.M. at the...
Halloween Roundup
It’s the spookiest time of the year. This year’s bumper crop of orb weaver spiders have decorated our mountains in cobwebs, and we’re sharing our...
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