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Topanga Historical Society

TNT Staff, November 17, 2023 0 1 min read

Fire has shaped our past and continues to shape our future in these hills. November marks the fifth anniversary of the Woolsey Fire, the 30th anniversary of the Old Topanga Fire, and the 85th anniversary of the 1938 Topanga...

Feature

The Magic Librarian

Jill Cotu, November 17, 2023 0 7 min read

“Books are a uniquely portable magic,” to quote the illustrious Stephen King. Carl Sagan continues the notion: “Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.” If that’s all true, then Ashley Abrams is Glinda the...

ArtBeat

Topanga Actors Company Short-Play Festival 2023 Second round November 18 and 19

TNT Staff, November 17, 2023 0 1 min read

Good things come in twos! TAC performed for large, enthusiastic audiences the weekend of November 4 & 5. If you enjoyed the performances, join TAC again this coming Saturday and Sunday for a whole new set of short plays!...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS CHAPTER 14

Suzanne Guldimann, November 17, 2023 0 9 min read

For the second time that year I felt cut adrift. The war was pulling away everyone I cared about. My father was serving in the Pacific; my friend Kitty and her whole family were ripped out of their lives...

NewsBeat

Pinstripes

TNT Staff, November 17, 2023 0 2 min read

Pinstripes, a massive entertainment venue offering chef-driven dining, bowling and bocce, just opened at Westfield Topanga last weekend. The experiential hotspot immerses diners in an elevated culinary experience with an expansive food and beverage menu served in the ground...

E-Issues

Love Hope Peace

TNT Staff, November 17, 2023 0 1 min read

Editorial

Fire History

Suzanne Guldimann, November 3, 2023 0 4 min read

Rising from the ashes. The 2018 Woolsey Fire happened five years ago; the 1993 Old Topanga Fire, thirty years ago; the 1938 Topanga Fire was 85 years ago this November. Join TNT for a look at how wildfire has...

Discover

On Fire

Suzanne Guldimann, November 3, 2023 0 15 min read

Two years ago, fire came here. It licked the thick brush from the high hills, And filled the canyon with flame. It leaped from the great parapet of Boney Mountain And swept the slopes below. The hill people fled...

Books & Such

The Business of Show

Jimmy P. Morgan, November 3, 2023 0 4 min read

In 1947, a remarkable five-year-old boy used crayons and colored pencils to “lose himself in drawing whatever was in his head.” He had “a natural ability, an instinct for dimension, space, and movement. There was an abandon in his...

Work/Life Balance

The Phoenix Inside All of Us

Olivia Pool, November 3, 2023 0 3 min read

There’s nothing quite like the energy of fire. Topangans know firsthand how impactful the quick, seemingly insignificant gesture of one small cigarette butt thrown out the car window can be to an entire town. So, we’re careful because we...

NewsBeat

Short Term Rental Ordinance and Survey

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 3 min read

Short term rentals—STR—have become increasingly popular, and controversial. They provide a welcome—and sometimes much-needed—source of income for some residents, and a source of aggravation for others. Local concerns include STR properties that are used as party houses, issues with...

Feature

Woolsey: A View from Above

Urs Baur, November 3, 2023 0 2 min read

Five years ago, the Woolsey Fire became the largest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles County, consuming nearly 97,000 acres and leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. A week after the flames were contained, I was...

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Fire Memories

Bonnie Morgan, November 3, 2023 0 5 min read

King Family Christmas 1993 YES! We made it, our house made it, our street made it, most of Fernwood made it. We were blessed from the beginning. We were both in the canyon and happened to be together when...

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Turtles Party in the Pond!

Rosi Dagit, November 3, 2023 0 4 min read

Editor’s note: The western pond turtle is the only remaining native freshwater turtle in California. This once-abundant species is increasingly at risk from habitat loss, climate change and water quality issues. The western pond turtle is a California species...

ArtBeat

The Topanga Actors Company Short-Play Festival 2023

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 1 min read

Four intrepid members of Topanga Actors Company have expertly sifted through as many as 400 short play entries from playwrights all over the globe, and narrowed it down to fourteen phenomenal plays to be put to the stage (well,...

NewsBeat

Events: Topanga Community Center

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 1 min read

This November, the TCC has a plethora of fun, upcoming events for the Canyon. Come one, come all, to the beloved Topanga Community Center for three exciting days and nights including the Swap Meet on November 4th, the Square...

NewsBeat

Zoom Medicare Workshop

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 1 min read

The Canyon Sages invite everyone to an informational Zoom event on Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Medicare – everything you always wanted to know about it but were too confused to ask. Bruce Johnston,...

ArtBeat

New Times Radio Announces a New Podcast Series

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 1 min read

It’s time for all good citizens to brush up on their knowledge of the Constitution! On the heels of a TNT Salon with Jimmy P. Morgan and Brian Chapman that was full of sparks and whistles, our dynamic duo...

E-Issues

Fire History

TNT Staff, November 3, 2023 0 1 min read

ArtBeat

Topanga Film Festival Weekend

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

October 19 – 22, 2023 Tickets Here!

TCEP—Our Non-Profit for 2024

TNT Staff, December 13, 2024 0

Every Holiday season, Topanga New Times chooses to honor a local non-profit for longevity, relevance and growth as a service organization. The Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (TCEP) is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has been operating...