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The Wager

Jimmy P. Morgan, June 30, 2023 2 7 min read

In the early twentieth century, nearly one quarter of the earth’s land mass and nearly one quarter of the world’s human population was, in one way or another, under the dominion of the British Empire. Building the largest power...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter 9

Suzanne Guldimann, June 30, 2023 0 8 min read

The Coastwatchers chronicles the adventures of James Ellis Anderson, a young boy from Illinois sent to live with his eccentric aunt in Malibu during WWII. In the tradition of fiction from that period, TNT is presenting this original story...

NewsBeat

Results Released for Mountain Lion P-22

TNT Staff, June 30, 2023 0 3 min read

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and National Park Service (NPS) reviewed the final postmortem examination and lab tests from P-22, the mountain lion from Griffith Park. The results confirmed P-22 had been suffering from multiple severe...

E-Issues

Fourth of July

TNT Staff, June 30, 2023 0 1 min read

Feature, NewsBeat

New Times Radio (NTR)

TNT Staff, June 16, 2023 0 2 min read

It’s been more than a year in the making, and now it’s finally here! The Topanga New Times crew is delighted to present New Times Radio (NTR), audio versions of the top stories from the print edition of TNT—our...

Books & Such

Behaving Badly II

Jimmy P. Morgan, June 16, 2023 0 8 min read

After penning biographies of four individual Supreme Court Justices—Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and John Roberts—CNN’s Senior Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic has now produced a scathing indictment of the current Court and its 6-3 conservative majority;...

Editorial

Father’s Day

Suzanne Guldimann, June 16, 2023 0 5 min read

The best gift is being able to spend time with a beloved father or father figure, although a snake stick is awfully handy and who wouldn’t love a cool hat? TNT designer Urs Baur created our whimsical and Topanga-centric...

Discover

By Any Other Name

Suzanne Guldimann, June 16, 2023 0 8 min read

A new sign was recently installed by the side of Kanan Dume Road. It reads: “Sheila James Kuehl Nature Preserve at Ladyface Mountain.” It’s not the most imaginative or descriptive name for this rugged and beautiful mountainside, but this...

Feature

An Essay About People Power

Scott Vineberg, June 16, 2023 1 4 min read

This essay kicks off an inquiry into how to make America and Topanga better than ever. News reports that we are more divided and polarized than at any time in US history. It doesn’t feel that way to me,...

ArtBeat

Terrence McNally’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’ seeks truth and compassion at Theatricum

TNT Staff, June 16, 2023 0 2 min read

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum continues its 50th anniversary repertory season with A Perfect Ganesh, the magical, poetic, Pulitzer Prize nominated play by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey, the play will open Saturday, July 15,on...

Feature

How Theatricum Botanicum Revived a Teen’s Passion

Laurel Busby, June 16, 2023 0 4 min read

During the enforced seclusion of the pandemic, Ella Storm, then 15, became detached from a central source of joy in her life—the theater. She soldiered on at first, doing community theater via an online production, but the experience was...

Feature

Hunting for Fun at The Huntington

Elizabeth Guldimann, June 16, 2023 0 4 min read

School’s out for summer and many of us are looking for a fun activity to entertain children, visiting relatives, or a date. As we make our way towards the solstice, summer is on the horizon, and it presents an...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter Eight

Suzanne Guldimann, June 16, 2023 0 10 min read

NewsBeat

Canyon Sages June Update

TNT Staff, June 16, 2023 0 3 min read

Sages leaders recently met with Sophia Soudani, Field Deputy for County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, to discuss the needs of Topanga seniors, including the limited access to transportation for seniors and disabled in Topanga. Sophia has now informed us that...

ArtBeat

Art on the Green

TNT Staff, June 16, 2023 0 2 min read

The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore whose motto is “Painting and Preserving the Santa Monica Mountains” will once again be having their Art on the Green art show supporting the Palisades Village Green, and local...

E-Issues

Father’s Day

TNT Staff, June 16, 2023 0 1 min read

Discover

The Nature Observer

Suzanne Guldimann, June 2, 2023 0 9 min read

Suzanne Guldimann is the editor of the Topanga New Times, and also TNT’s resident naturalist. She was recently asked to give a talk on being a naturalist for the Topanga and Malibu Creek State Park docents. This article grew...

Feature

Theatricum Botanicum Celebrates 50 Years

Emmeline Summerton, June 2, 2023 1 8 min read

One of Topanga Canyon’s most beloved arts institutions is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and so in this month’s Lost Canyons LA column we are celebrating the fascinating history of the Theatricum Botanicum and the extraordinary life of...

Editorial

Where There’s A Will

Suzanne Guldimann, June 2, 2023 0 5 min read

Like the oaks that shade the outdoor theater stage, the roots of the Theatricum Botanicum run deep. Will Geer founded Theatricum Botanicum in the heart of Topanga in 1973. It has grown to be one of Los Angeles’ great,...

Books & Such

Behaving Badly

Jimmy P. Morgan, June 2, 2023 0 9 min read

In The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic (2023), constitutional scholar Stephen Vladek argues that since the mid-2010s, the Supreme Court of the United States has been deploying their...

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...