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Amusement Piers 
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 
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...
TREES IN BLOOM 
This isn’t one of those springs when the hills are covered in a vivid profusion of wildflowers. The Santa Monica Mountains have received just a fraction of the average rainfall for the season. Hot weather is already arriving, drying...
SAVING THE COAST 
The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
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To Moonshadows 

Permanently closed. The words blare at me, bolded atop a red line. I had typed “Moonshadows Restaurant” into the search bar, already aware of its fate. But I hadn’t prepared myself for the reality of it. If you were...
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TCC Square Dance 

Topanga Community Center’s beloved Square Dance will return this month on Friday, March 14th, with Frannie Marr as the caller. Newbies and old-timers alike are invited to join in the fun next Friday at the TCC from 7:30-10pm. The...