Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting…
On the Trail of a Mountain Lion The footprint was in the middle of the trail. It was shallow, but perfect, and the early morning…
Sea stones with holes in them have long been regarded as magical talismans, carried for protection, or safe passage. There’s a grain of truth in…
Short term rentals have become a source of income for some property owners in the Santa Monica Mountains and a source of aggravation for others,…
One gram of moss from the forest floor, a piece about the size of a muffin, would harbor 150,000 Protozoa, 132,000 tardigrades, 3,000 springtails, 800…
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and…
Unlike the stunning trees decorated with colorful baubles at the mall, Christmas trees with handmade decorations have charm and warmth and tradition. Over the years,…
Topanga New Times magazine is available for free throughout the Santa Monica Mountains and delivered to each home in Topanga. Making the content available for…
The fashion industry is responsible for about ten percent of our global carbon emissions with other impacts coming from the sourcing of materials, sweatshop labor,…
With the growing awareness of climate change, today’s businesses are under increasing pressure to operate more sustainably. Consumers and investors are looking carefully at a…
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…
More people are opting out of dairy milk for both health and environmental reasons and there are more commercially available varieties of vegan milk than…
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and…
Imagine a net-zero community, one where every home is carbon neutral. It almost became a reality in a small master-planned community in Colorado. When Norbert…
by Sarah Ruhl Nic Few, DirectorAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And...
Pilobolus is turning 50! Since the early 1970s, this remarkable company has been wowing audiences with its irresistible mix of wit, vibrant energy, and stunning...
by Sarah Ruhl Nic Few, DirectorAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And...
by Sarah Ruhl Nic Few, DirectorAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And...
January 28 and January 29. 2 pm Topanga Library. Free/open seating. Heroes by Gerald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard is a lovely, poignant comedy about three...
by Sarah Ruhl Nic Few, DirectorAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And...
Renowned for her “graceful, lyrical” playing (Cleveland Classical), Chinese pianist Ying Li was the first prize winner of the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth...
January 28 and January 29. 2 pm Topanga Library. Free/open seating. Heroes by Gerald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard is a lovely, poignant comedy about three...
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