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Sweet Potato Cashew Cream Pie

Nathalie Krull, October 4, 2024 0 5 min read

I’m a throw-it-in-the-pot kinda cook, a sprinkle of this, and a sprinkle of that, kinda cook. I don’t measure things, or follow recipes, so this recipe writing journey has been a challenging new way of operating for me. I...

E-Issues

Topanga Open Studio

TNT Staff, October 4, 2024 0 1 min read

ArtBeat

Topanga Community Center presents: Octoberfest in the Canyon

TNT Staff, October 4, 2024 0 1 min read

October 19 from 3-8PM. This event is 21+ only, and sponsored by Enegren Brewing Co. and Malibu Brewing Co. Beer, food, and live music, featuring German music with Hazelnuss -das music, ja. Join in the festivities at this exciting...

Discover

Billions in Flight: Migratory Birds

Suzanne Guldimann, September 20, 2024 0 10 min read

Autumn doesn’t officially begin until the equinox on September 22, but all across North America birds are already on the wing—billions of them. Migration times and destinations vary based on the species and variables like weather and food sources—some...

Books & Such

Ink & Ice

TNT Staff, September 20, 2024 0 8 min read

Imagine a society where new technologies allow information to be sent across continents and oceans in a matter of seconds. Imagine a society where the means of sending that information is in the hands of only a few very...

GoodLiving

Heart of Palm Pasta

Nathalie Krull, September 20, 2024 0 4 min read

Have you ever walked past a box of heart of palm pasta in the store, and wondered how you cook with that? Or perhaps the adventurous side of you grabbed a box or two, to experiment with. How did...

Feature

September 22-29 is Banned Books Week

Kat High, September 20, 2024 0 9 min read

Submitted by Kat High What is the difference between a challenge and a banned book? According to the American Library Association, “a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or...

ArtBeat

THE TOPANGA FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 19th EDITION

TNT Staff, September 20, 2024 0 1 min read

A Revolution of Participation & Cooperation A Revolution of Acceptance and Initiation A Revolution of Art & Creation The Revolution Will Be Improvised. As the world finds itself without a script, a paradigm shift feels inevitable, TFF declares “The...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter Twenty-Five

Suzanne Guldimann, September 20, 2024 0 9 min read

Mr Somov came to stay with us at the ranch after he was released from the hospital. He couldn’t go home to his canyon retreat, not until his broken leg was better. Once he was on his feet again...

ArtBeat

Open Studios of Topanga, October 5 and 6!

TNT Staff, September 20, 2024 0 2 min read

The Topanga Canyon Gallery created the tradition of Open Studios, lasting for 20-years, and when the gallery closed, two artists of the canyon both reached out separately to the gallery to let them know they were interested in carrying...

NewsBeat

Topanga Lagoon Plan Finalized

TNT Staff, September 20, 2024 0 2 min read

A plan for the restoration of Topanga Lagoon and a portion of the historic Topanga Ranch Motel has been approved by California State Parks, officials announced. The approved restoration plan, identified in the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project Final Environmental...

Editorial

IN PURSUIT OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER

Suzanne Guldimann, September 20, 2024 0 5 min read

The Pacific Flyway passes right overhead and fall migration is already underway, a river of birds traveling south. Billions of birds are migrating this month, many of them at night, guided by the stars. Here in the Santa Monica...

E-Issues

IN PURSUIT OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER

TNT Staff, September 20, 2024 0 1 min read

Discover

One-Room Schoolhouse

Suzanne Guldimann, September 6, 2024 0 11 min read

Back to school. A hundred years ago in Topanga, it would have been on foot—and often barefoot—to the little, red, one-room schoolhouse by the creek in the bend of the dirt road. Public education in California was still relatively...

Books & Such

We Are Better Than This

Jimmy P. Morgan, September 6, 2024 0 10 min read

In the nation’s first presidential election beginning in 1788, George Washington won 69 of 69 electoral votes, the only unanimously chosen president in our history. During his eight years in office, two political parties emerged: the Federalists, led by...

Feature

Topanga Ranch Motel Gets a Reprieve

Suzanne Guldimann, September 6, 2024 0 5 min read

The historic Topanga Ranch Motel has won a reprieve. When the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project moves forward, the motel will be restored, instead of demolished, and will eventually reopen. This small rustic row of cabins is one of the...

GoodLiving

Strawberry Hibiscus Agua Fresca

Nathalie Krull, September 6, 2024 0 3 min read

Hola! How are things going? Did you miss me? To be honest, I didn’t miss you, no offense. I was too busy living it up in Cancun, and Tulum Mexico. It was my first time going there, and let...

Feature

I’m Having What She’s Having

Jill Cotu, September 6, 2024 0 6 min read

A guide to sassy summer mocktails The lazy last days of summer are upon us, ushering in sunny afternoons and balmy nights. The neighborhood kids are out in full force with bubbles, bikes, and popsicles. Some things never change....

Editorial

Back to School

Suzanne Guldimann, September 6, 2024 0 5 min read

The Topanga Times News’ office is located exactly where these school children sat in neat rows at their desks in 1951, learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. The parents of some of these children attended school in the canyon’s original...

NewsBeat

The Malibu Creek Ecosystem RestorationProject (MCERP)

TNT Staff, September 6, 2024 0 2 min read

The Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project (MCERP) team is using helicopters to deliver equipment to the old Rindge Dam site in Malibu Creek. The instruments being airdropped will be used to conduct geotechnical studies between approximately September 11 and...

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...