Waiting for the Perfect Wave: Surf Science 101
The talk at the beach last week was all about Linda, but she wasn’t a person, she was a tropical...
Tarantula vs Tarantula Hawk: The Miniature Monster Movie in Our Backyard
The tarantula hawk has a fairy-like beauty—metallic blue-body, brilliant orange wings. Males are peaceful, they spend their short lives as...
Watersheds: Every River (and Creek) Flows to the Sea
The Hyperion sewage spill disaster highlights the immediate impact pollutants can have on the Santa Monica Bay, but water quality...
Madame Gandhi
Wildfires are out of control in other parts of California and COVID-19 numbers are skyrocketing again, but it’s been a...
Sewage Spill and Beach Water Quality
Peak beach season is here, but many beachgoers continue to have questions and concerns about water in the aftermath of...
When Calabasas Was the Wild West
It’s hard to imagine it now, but Topanga’s peaceful, upscale neighbor Calabasas was once a lawless Wild West stagecoach town,...
Fire in the Mountains
Topanga and Malibu had close calls with fire last week. The Flores Fire on July 19, named for Little Las...
The Last Best Town
The Theatricum Botanicum is premiering a new play on July 30. The Last Best Small Town tells the story of...
Our Neighbors
A July 19 fire in Tuna Canyon that ignited at what appears to be a short term rental property with...
An Ocean Underfoot: Topanga’s Fossils Record the History of Vanished Seas
The shark tooth was so shiny, so perfectly triangular and sharp, that it looked at first glance like a shard...
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