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Spy Games

Jimmy P. Morgan, November 5, 2021 0 5 min read

British intelligence officer Kim Philby spent nearly his entire career as a double agent (from 1934 to 1963), in the employ of the Soviet Union. A bona-fide historical account of his enduring double life is told by journalist and...

ArtBeat

Topanga Canyon Gallery Presents Two Art Shows

TNT Staff, November 5, 2021 0 3 min read

“Kate Browning Now (little things matter)” Lisa Baldwin “Resonance” Opening reception for both shows November 13th 4 pm – 7 pm Both Shows run Nov 12 – 28. Gallery is open Fridays 2 – 7pm, Saturday and Sunday Noon –...

ArtBeat

Topanga Film Festival Delights Global Community

TNT Staff, November 5, 2021 0 1 min read

TFF ’21 came and happened – rolling with pandemic challenges and uncertainties. Six days of virtual screenings (over 80 films!), Q&A’s, and even virtual, late night karaoke sessions, were capped by a magical open-air night of cinema on the...

ArtBeat

November is National Novel Writing Month

TNT Staff, November 5, 2021 0 1 min read

November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the...

ArtBeat

Peter Alsop Kids Koncert @ Theatricum Botanicum

TNT Staff, November 5, 2021 0 1 min read

Discover

New Study Finds Field Lab Spread Radiation During Woolsey Fire

Suzanne Guldimann, October 22, 2021 0 5 min read

Radioactive particles from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) spread during the Woolsey Fire in 2018, despite repeated claims to the contrary from officials and agencies, including the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). A study of 360...

NewsBeat

National Weather Service Office in Los Angeles Announces Forecast Zone Changes

TNT Staff, October 22, 2021 0 2 min read

The Malibu coast is getting its own weather zone. The change is part of a four-county National Weather Service zone revision. Southern California’s diverse topography creates what the NWS describes as “a complicated weather regime that is very challenging...

Changemakers, Feature

Climate: The Harvest Starts with Soil

Bonnie Morgan, October 22, 2021 0 2 min read

We are delighted to welcome a new contributor to our “changemakers” series. Dancer, social activist, Move the World founder and now community compost promoter with Full Circle Compost, and sustainability educator with her Drawdown series of workshops, Cecilie Stuart...

Environment

RCDSMM Research Reveals 14 Bat Species in Topanga

Rosi Dagit, October 22, 2021 0 4 min read

New research reveals that Topanga is home to 14 bat species—twice as many as previously known, and the new finds include several rare and unusual species. Rosi Dagit, the Senior Conservation Biologist for the Resource Conservation District of the...

Discover

Pumped: The Toxic History of South Coast Oil

Suzanne Guldimann, October 22, 2021 0 7 min read

The Elly Platform oil spill at Huntington Beach has refocused attention on the hazards and history of offshore oil drilling on the Southern California coast. The Chumash took advantage of natural petroleum seeps, using the tar they collected to...

Discover

Oil in the Water: The Huntington Beach Oil Spill

Suzanne Guldimann, October 22, 2021 0 6 min read

An oil spill at Huntington Beach has clogged the Orange County coastline with as much as 132,000 gallons of toxic crude oil. The United States Coast Guard, which is overseeing the cleanup, described the spill as “a major marine...

Changemakers, Feature

Chasing Arrows to Nowhere

Claire Chapman, October 22, 2021 0 5 min read

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law prohibiting the use of the chasing arrows symbol on material that is not able to be recycled. This symbol has led consumers to wrongfully believe that placing packaging in...

Books & Such

1865

Jimmy P. Morgan, October 22, 2021 0 5 min read

Discussions of modern political divisions in the United States often include comparisons to the most divisive moment in the country’s history, the years leading up to the American Civil War (1861-1865). The suggestion here is that we should probably...

ArtBeat, Film Reviews

Film Review: Ginger Snaps

Chloe Chapman, October 22, 2021 0 4 min read

Ginger Snaps is an odd and gruesome cult classic from the year 2000, directed by John Fawcett, and co-written by the director and Karen Walton. The film is set in the small, fictional town of Bailey Downs, Canada, where...

E-Issues

October Surprise

Suzanne Guldimann, October 22, 2021 0 4 min read

The appearance of giant firefighting helicopters above Topanga on October 19 wasn’t in response to a fire; it was Los Angeles County Fire Department’s annual training exercise at Helispot 69 Bravo. The four Quick Reaction Force (QRF) aircraft and...

NewsBeat

Three-County Training Exercises Tuesday, October 19

TNT Staff, October 15, 2021 0 1 min read

This coming Tuesday, October 19 as the Santa Ana winds surface across Southern California, the Los Angeles County Fire Department will be hosting its annual training exercise at Helispot 69 Bravo above Topanga Canyon/Malibu. The four Quick Reaction Force...

E-Issues

In Film We Trust

Suzanne Guldimann, October 8, 2021 0 3 min read

October arrived in a blaze of hot summer weather, before being tempered by cooler temperatures and a low pressure system that was forecast to bring the first real chance of autumn rain as the Topanga New Times went to...

Discover

Pomegranate Season

Suzanne Guldimann, October 8, 2021 0 6 min read

The pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, is a tough desert survivor that seems to thrive in drought and heat. And this October, in gardens and backyard orchards all over the Santa Monica Mountains, trees are bowed under the weight of...

Feature

Breaking Bread by “Breaking Film”

Saori Wall, October 8, 2021 0 7 min read

This year’s Topanga Film Festival is dedicated to exploring new frontiers at the intersection of story, technology, and humanity. This is the 16th annual Topanga Film Festival and it will feature six days of virtual and hybrid events, screenings,...

Feature

Recovering the Earth at CSUN

Claire Chapman, October 8, 2021 0 4 min read

The large oval leaves of a strong, healthy cherimoya tree move with the midday breeze, offering intermittent sunlight to low sprawling mint. Rows of squash, tomatoes, and blossoming basil occupy sunny garden plots along with sage, California buckwheat, 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...