For a few short weeks in late spring and early summer, Calochortus plummerae, Plummer’s mariposa lily, blooms in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s an increasingly…
“The past is a foreign country,” author L.P. Hartley famously wrote in his book The Go-Between. Perhaps that’s why we hold on to the postcards…
I see him every day: busy hunting bugs among the potted plants on the patio, sunning himself on the warm bricks, regally perch atop a…
Pacific Palisades is celebrating its centennial this year. However, when the first Founders Day was celebrated on January 14, 1922, this area already had a…
Do we really live in a country where rapists are valued more than the women they assault? Where a handful of extremists with an almost…
A warm beam of sunshine hits your face as you inhale a deep breath of briny sea air and wiggle your toes in the moist,…
For a few short weeks in late spring and early summer, Calochortus plummerae, Plummer’s mariposa lily, blooms in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s an increasingly…
I recently revisited one of the finest baseball books of all time: George Will’s Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball (1990). I offer as…
Richard Newton Sherman, aka “Dick Sherman” (1937-2021) died peacefully on 12/30/2021 in a Rehab facility from his long-term cardiovascular issues, his wife with her bloodhound…
“Queen Elizabeth loved the roguish character of Falstaff and thus, by Her Majesty’s command, this comedy was written…” writes Director Ellen Geer in the program…
“Stamen and Pistil” at Topanga Canyon Gallery. Reception: July 9, 4PM – 7PM Topanga Canyon Gallery is offering a room full of flowers of every…
Even though the concept of the “Love Languages” is known by quite a lot of people these days, it’s amazing how often this comes up…
The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) adopted drought response actions including a call on its communities to reduce outdoor irrigation to two days…
With the growing awareness of climate change, today’s businesses are under increasing pressure to operate more sustainably. Consumers and investors are looking carefully at a…
By Rosi Dagit, Certified Arborist, Sr. Conservation Biologist While our long lived trees are able to withstand quite a bit, the combination of almost 20…
This summer, Santa Monica College will be offering two, free Non-Credit Sustainability certificates: Sustainability in Organics Aide, and Sustainability Assistant. All sections are flexible and…
This whole concept of “You create your own reality” has become quite mainstream as a phrase people use. But do you know what this actually…
“Queen Elizabeth loved the roguish character of Falstaff and thus, by Her Majesty’s command, this comedy was written…” writes Director Ellen Geer in the program…
“Stamen and Pistil” at Topanga Canyon Gallery. Reception: July 9, 4PM – 7PM Topanga Canyon Gallery is offering a room full of flowers of every…
Even though the concept of the “Love Languages” is known by quite a lot of people these days, it’s amazing how often this comes up…
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…
I recently revisited one of the finest baseball books of all time: George Will’s Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball (1990). I offer as…
Over the past two decades, narrative historian Candice Millard has become one of America’s preeminent storytellers. While fully committed to the grinding work of comprehensive…
The Good-Enough Life by Avram Alpert appears at first glance to be another self-help book; albeit one whose title suggests rather low aspirations. Good-enough equates…
