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4th Annual Butterfly Day

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 4 min read

Get ready for the fourth annual Topanga Butterfly Day, on Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Mountain Mermaid. Topanga Butterfly Day is a fun, family-oriented, environmental festival dedicated to promoting, protecting, and appreciating butterflies, bees, and...

Feature

The Ongoing Prevalence of Pesticides and Rodenticides in Our Communities—Legislative Update

Suzanne Guldimann, April 21, 2023 0 4 min read

The battle against toxic pesticides in California is heating up, with a pair of important bills making their way through the legislative process, and some key coastal cities preparing to go poison free. AB 99—Limits on Caltrans Roadside Spraying...

Feature

Rodenticide Kills Everything!

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 2 min read

Anticoagulant rodenticides kill far more than rodents. This class of widely available pesticides expose pets and local wildlife to deadly poison and the risk of a slow, agonizingly painful death. Rodenticides are still having a catastrophic impact on wildlife,...

NewsBeat

Sandy in the Meadow with Her Lion

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 3 min read

When I met Sandy Richmond in Topanga in 1972, I was in “between” rentals since the state owned house that I was renting up Glen Trail was going to be torn down by the state and added to parkland....

NewsBeat

Topanga Days and the Topanga Days Memorial Day Parade are right around the corner!

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 2 min read

When: May 27th – 29th, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Where: Topanga Community Center, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290 For 48 years, Topanga Days has been the signature event of our vibrant community, celebrating...

ArtBeat

Topanga Canyon Gallery at the Brewery Artwalk!

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 1 min read

The Artists of the Topanga Canyon Gallery are very excited to announce their participation in the Brewery Artwalk, a twice-annual open studio weekend at the world’s largest art complex, containing approximately 100 participating resident artists. Since the loss of...

NewsBeat

New Times Radio

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 1 min read

New Times Radio podcasts are here! The TNT crew has been hard at work on our latest feature, original podcasts and audiobook versions of our original content. Bring TNT with you wherever you go, in the car, at the...

NewsBeat

Science Day – A Shared Experience of Two Schools

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 2 min read

Generous donations made by the Santa Maria Trails Trust and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are supporting specialists from local non-profit environmental groups as they provide a variety of earth and life science lessons for 5th...

E-Issues

Earth Day is Everyday

TNT Staff, April 21, 2023 0 1 min read

Storyland

Wednesdays with JMo, The Quadfather of Classic Rock

Jimmy P. Morgan, April 21, 2023 0 7 min read

Early spring in Northern Colorado can offer up a hot summer day one moment and a winter-like storm the next. On this particular Wednesday morning, we got a bit of both; vibrant blue sky set off by fresh breezeless...

Editorial

Hopping into Spring

Suzanne Guldimann, April 7, 2023 0 5 min read

Cover: A symphony of vibrant spring wildflowers is blooming not only on the mountain sides but along the roads and in gardens throughout the Santa Monica Mountains. Top row, from left to right: black sage, bush sunflower, blue dicks,...

Discover

Golden Blooms

Suzanne Guldimann, April 7, 2023 0 7 min read

It’s a good year for the California poppy. The extended heavy rains came at just the right time for California’s state flower to flourish, and the golden blooms are popping up in some unexpected places. The fire-scarred Simi and...

Discover

Bunny Business

Suzanne Guldimann, April 7, 2023 0 7 min read

Rabbits are everywhere in the Santa Monica Mountains in spring: zigzagging across the road at dusk, sunning themselves in a peaceful patch of warmth in the garden, running and leaping in the elaborate rituals of rabbit courtship. Soon, the...

Books & Such

Hearts & Minds

Jimmy P. Morgan, April 7, 2023 1 8 min read

“We can’t hope to win the Cold War unless we remember what we [the United States] are for as well as what we are against… I’ve learned that the only time we’re hated is when we stop trying to...

Feature, Lost Canyons LA

Rock the Canyon – Topanga’s Classic Rock Era

Emmeline Summerton, April 7, 2023 10 10 min read

Los Angeles cultural historian Emmeline Summerton. Lost Canyons LA explores the evocative siren call that has been bringing newcomers to the Santa Monica Mountain region for more than a century and shares the stories of people seeking adventure, creativity,...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter Six

Suzanne Guldimann, April 7, 2023 0 7 min read

I started school on Monday. I dreaded it, but it wasn’t so bad. My sister Ali and I had a lot of practice going to new schools in new places. I think most kids in military families do, but...

NewsBeat

April is Earth Month

TNT Staff, April 7, 2023 0 2 min read

April is Earth Month, and there are many local opportunities to recycle, go green, and learn about environmental resources. The City of Calabasas Earth Day Celebration/Green Expo is an annual tradition. It will take place this year on Sunday,...

NewsBeat

Tiptoe Through The Tulips With the Canyon Sages, on Wednesday, April 12 11:00 a.m.

TNT Staff, April 7, 2023 0 1 min read

Join the Canyon Sages for a Spring garden walk through Descanso Gardens led by travel writer, Linda Ballou. Linda will lead a pleasant stroll through the gardens for all to enjoy the Spring blooms. The group will get to...

NewsBeat

Two-year goal of planting 100,000 native plants almost reached!

TNT Staff, April 7, 2023 0 2 min read

After 7,000 hours of participation from 3,000+ volunteers, the park’s largest ever restoration project to restore 100,000 native plants in the Santa Monica Mountains is now completed, according to National Park Service officials. About 30 high school students from...

E-Issues

Hopping into Spring

TNT Staff, April 7, 2023 0 1 min read

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...