Suzanne Guldimann is the editor of the Topanga New Times, and also TNT’s resident naturalist. She was recently asked to give a talk on being…
We have a new neighbor in the Santa Monica Mountains. On April 23, National Park Service biologists captured and radio-collared a 210-pound black bear in…
Backyard Butterflies Fly, white butterflies, out to sea, Frail pale wings for the winds to try, Small white wings that we scarce can see Fly….
From the moment the first transcontinental railroad steamed across the county in 1869, the nation had train mania. In California, that mania reached a fevered…
Topanga Elementary Charter School’s 2020 Kindergarten class held their own Black Lives Matter rally in front of the school on June 13. It was a…
Topanga New Times, June 19, 2020 Topanga families are the focus of this special Father’s Day issue of the Topanga New Times, with a portrait…
No one sends them cards for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day or buys them flowers or ties, but there are some outstanding parents in Topanga’s…
Topanga has been blessed with a number of amazing father figures, but this Father’s Day we are spotlighting the life of Vance Joseph Hoyt, a…
It’s snake weather in Topanga! Most reptile species in the Santa Monica Mountains don’t hibernate, they brumate—becoming inactive during cold weather and active during warm…
Masks and face coverings are going to be essential accessories for the foreseeable future, but COVID couture can be a challenge. In study after study,…
Topanga New Times, June 5, 2020 The death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May…
These days, a trip to the grocery store can resemble a visit to the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone, while the empty shelves suggest a time…
Victory gardens are gaining popularity again, this time in response to the war against COVID-19. Industrialist millionaire Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with creating the…
It has the elusive scent of a half-remembered perfume from childhood—vanilla, cinnamon, and musk, with a hint of dust and ashes—and it has covered wide…
The 48th annual Topanga Days Country Fair will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, at the Topanga Community Center. Tickets will be available online...
Wed., May 31, 5:00 - 7:30 pm. A rare opportunity to hear directly from, and ask questions to, the heads of the MRCA, the Coastal...
Hosted by River Noble & Adam Roberts Topanga Community Center, June 2nd 7:30-9:30pm Sign up in advance or at the door ... Share your poetry,...
Healing a Broken System With a special Panel of Speakers after the film! Friday, June 2nd Zoom Opens at 7:15 pm, Program at 7:30 pm Pacific Time...
Come to a Special Pueblo Pottery Workshop Hand building and hand painting workshop with clay. Participants willconstruct a small hand made pot and hand paint...
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