Vote Like It’s Our Last Chance
On the cover CTLST founder Urs Baur created this poster art to encourage Topanga residents to get out and vote. Look for his message around…
New Images Reveal Updated Version of Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing
The wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon will be the largest of its kind, and is expected to serve as a global model for urban wildlife…
Topanga’s Bats Are More Cute Than Scary
They are quiet neighbors, as elusive and silent as ghosts, despite often living side by side with humans. However, even if bats are seldom seen,…
P-22 Day Goes Virtual
Every year, Angelenos celebrate Urban Wildlife Week, a festival that concludes with a gathering in Griffith Park for P-22 Day. This year, the festival is…
Sue Ganz-Schmitt Publishes Two New Books
From the age of five, Sue Ganz-Schmitt dreamed about writing children’s books. “It was what I always wanted to do,” Sue’s life took her in…
November is Novel Writing Month
“National Novel Writing Month began in 1999. The first challenge was simply to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. The challenge has…
Topanga Artist Studio Tour Reimagined
The challenges of this year have asked us to separate the important from the disposable. It’s not just prioritizing – it’s what are we keeping…
A Voting Rights Déjà Vu
Ari Berman’s Give Us the Ballot (2015) documents the history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Berman’s book begins with the great struggle to…
New Books of Local Interest
Art Books Off the Walls: Inspired Re-Creations of Iconic Artworks We are fortunate to have the world class Getty Center right here in the Santa…
69 Bravo Upgrades
69 Bravo, the critically important fire fighting helistop base high in the mountains above Topanga, has received some important improvements, just in time for peak…
New Books By Local Authors
Philip Daughtry, Runaway Angels Poet Philip Daughtry was born near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1942, but he is also a descendant of legendary American outlaws Frank…
Meet Me on the Mountain: Cecilia Noël
Cecilia Noël is one of our canyon’s great storytellers. When performing on a stage her presence is vibrant and confident. When sharing a tale in…
