“What kind of beast is your salamander?” asked the Prince. “It is hard to tell their kind, your Honor,” said Golg. “For they are too…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
Almost every spring for the last eight years, mitered parakeets have nested in the old windbreak of eucalyptus trees that borders our garden. By the…
La Costa Beach is almost entirely hidden behind the houses that locals have nicknamed “the Great Wall of Malibu.” Also hidden here, among the homes…
Topanga’s artists studio tour is back! We miss our Gallery but the newly organized Open Studios of Topanga won’t disappoint. Don’t miss this opportunity to…
“What kind of beast is your salamander?” asked the Prince. “It is hard to tell their kind, your Honor,” said Golg. “For they are too…
In Civics 101, where students learn about the structure and function of the United States Constitution, we are typically taught to revere the document that…
Artists in the canyon will be opening their home studios to the public to connect with the art and the processes behind it. With the…
Chapter Twelve Spring was a gentle season that year, with just enough rain to keep the streams running and the hills green. There were no…
A fire through Topanga could surpass the death toll from the Camp Fire in Paradise and the Lahaina Fire in Hawaii, combined. And potentially, several…
I always dreamt of living in an artist community. So in June of 2022, after a decade in New York City, I visited Topanga to…
At the upcoming September 24 meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, Topanga Canyon author Diana Mathur will talk about her…
Join the Canyon Sages for Book Talk on Tuesday, October 10 at 2:00 P.M. at the Sages Room at the Topanga Community Club. Meet Kenneth…
Manzanita School and Institute, Topanga’s only accredited independent school for grades K-12, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On October 1st from 11-4pm, Manzanita School…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
or, the audacity of putting on a festival The Topanga Film Festival—traditionally—has always been staged under the glow of a full moon. Or, at the…
Did you know that we are actually only aware of about 10% of what’s going on inside our minds?! In other words, we are completely…
October 7 & 8, 2023 We are thrilled to announce that ticket sales have already begun for Open Studios of Topanga. Our lineup of artists,…
Since reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (2012) when it was first published, I have recommended…
Topanga Actors Company productions are performed as staged readings using the facilities of LA County public libraries. TAC is an official partner for 2023 with…
This event will be rescheduled; please stay tuned. We’ll be spilling the Tea at the Topanga New Times office at Rosewood in a continuation of…
Artists in the canyon will be opening their home studios to the public to connect with the art and the processes behind it. With the…
Chapter Twelve Spring was a gentle season that year, with just enough rain to keep the streams running and the hills green. There were no…
A fire through Topanga could surpass the death toll from the Camp Fire in Paradise and the Lahaina Fire in Hawaii, combined. And potentially, several…
Welcome to the year of the Water Tiger. The Lunar New Year begins February 1, and runs through January 21 2023. In countries where the…
The rainy season arrived late this year, but not too late for local gardeners to add some native plants to their gardens. Planting native plants…
Spending the holidays together this year may be the greatest gift of all, but that doesn’t stop most of us from joining the bustle of…
In Civics 101, where students learn about the structure and function of the United States Constitution, we are typically taught to revere the document that…
Since reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (2012) when it was first published, I have recommended…
Dickey Chapelle’s career as a war correspondent began in the Pacific Theater of Operations in the waning months of World War II in 1945 and…
