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Peter Kagan: Life + Limb

Saori Wall, September 10, 2021 0 10 min read

Peter Kagan’s upcoming exhibition Life + Limb at Topanga Canyon Gallery will share 33 images from a body of his photography work that spans decades. It’s also the title of his new book, which will be available at the...

Environment, Feature

Intelligent Life Forms

Claire Chapman, September 10, 2021 0 5 min read

Some people like to imagine that there is an intelligent life form looking down on our planet, trying to learn about human behavior. If aliens are looking down on Earth from above, there is one human activity that might...

NewsBeat

September Is Coastal Cleanup Month

TNT Staff, September 10, 2021 0 1 min read

Every year, volunteers all over the state gather for California Coastal Cleanup Day: Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 9 a.m.-Noon. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, clean up events attracted huge numbers of volunteers. The clean up has been so...

Books & Such

A Fan

Jimmy P. Morgan, September 10, 2021 2 5 min read

The US Air Force has a tendency to periodically relocate its people and their families so, when I was in my ninth year on the planet, I was living in what was perhaps my fourth or fifth home/house. It...

NewsBeat

Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing Receives $20 Million Grant

TNT Staff, September 10, 2021 0 2 min read

The California Wildlife Conservation Board has granted the National Wildlife Federation $20 million for the construction of the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon in the Los Angeles area. Combined with a $5 million dollar grant awarded by the board...

NewsBeat

Join a Conversation on Los Angeles Wildlife Corridors

TNT Staff, September 10, 2021 0 2 min read

On September 21, UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge is hosting a conversation on Los Angeles wildlife corridors and a pending city of Los Angeles ordinance designed to protect them, which is currently open for public comment. Wildlife corridors connect...

NewsBeat

Topanga Utility Underground Project: Electrical System Upgrades in the Downtown Area of Topanga

TNT Staff, September 10, 2021 2 2 min read

After many delays, the final stage of Southern California Edison’s Topanga Utility Underground Project is scheduled to begin on September 10 and set to be completed in approximately two months. Some of the work will happen during the daytime...

E-Issues

Life + Limb

Suzanne Guldimann, September 10, 2021 0 4 min read

There was a small ray of hope on the coronavirus front this week. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles County has dropped below 1,600 for the first time in nearly a month, according to a...

Work/Life Balance

To Be Alive After Covid

Olivia Pool, September 10, 2021 2 7 min read

I am sharing my personal experience here in the hopes that it may help you or someone you love. I’m still experiencing my last couple coughs of recovering from Covid as I write this today, and by the time...

NewsBeat

Coastal Commission Hears Topanga State Park Project

TNT Staff, September 10, 2021 0 2 min read

The California Coastal Commission is expected to approve a drainage and erosion control project for Topanga State Park. The item is scheduled to be heard on September 8, after Topanga New Times goes to press, but is expected to...

E-Issues

Surf’s Up

Suzanne Guldimann, August 27, 2021 0 4 min read

ON THE COVER: Power, grace, and freedom. Surfer Carolyn Daycatches the perfect wave at Topanga Beach. Surfing is an integral partof her life, a lifestyle she shares with her husband and children, butshe is often the only woman in...

Discover

Waiting for the Perfect Wave: Surf Science 101

Suzanne Guldimann, August 27, 2021 1 8 min read

The talk at the beach last week was all about Linda, but she wasn’t a person, she was a tropical storm with the potential to bring big waves to local surf breaks. When the southern swell rolls in and...

NewsBeat

Recall Election FAQs

TNT Staff, August 27, 2021 0 3 min read

Though ballots are already arriving for the September 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election, many people remain confused about the process, even as voting gets underway. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has answers to some of those important questions....

NewsBeat

Malibu Addresses Encampment Hazards

TNT Staff, August 27, 2021 0 2 min read

Topanga has dealt with a multitude of fire scares over the past few years, including several recent fires that originated in homeless encampments in Malibu. On August 9, the Malibu City Council unanimously approved amending Malibu’s Nuisance Code to...

NewsBeat

Stern Takes On Climate Emergency

TNT Staff, August 27, 2021 0 3 min read

Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) is leading a diverse coalition in Sacramento, seeking immediate funding and long-term solutions to the climate disasters facing California. “The heat waves, fires, and drought we are trying to survive require immediate solutions, but...

Books & Such

Jesus Boots

Jimmy P. Morgan, August 27, 2021 0 8 min read

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” – Matthew 10:34, Holy Bible (English Standard Version) In The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is...

Feature

Life is Swell: Surfing Topanga

Diana Mathur, August 27, 2021 0 8 min read

One of the greatest draws to living in Topanga Canyon is the quick, six-mile or so, zip down the boulevard to Topanga Beach, which comprises over a mile of ocean frontage and 21.5 acres. On a typical morning, gulls...

ArtBeat

Topanga Canyon Gallery Finds a New Home

TNT Staff, August 27, 2021 0 2 min read

Things are about to change for art lovers in and around Topanga. Topanga Canyon Gallery, which has resided at Pine Tree Circle for many years, is moving is moving to 137 S Topanga Canyon; across from the south entrance to Pine Tree...

Feature

Waves and Woodgrain

Saori Wall, August 27, 2021 0 4 min read

One may start to float away in thought peering closely at a handcrafted piece of furniture or sculpture by contemporary artist and designer Chad Hagerman. His work hovers closely between precision and spontaneity — many of his creations appear...

Work/Life Balance

Everchanging Particles of Stardust

Olivia Pool, August 27, 2021 0 3 min read

You are legendary. Epic, really. There is absolutely no one on this planet like you. Sure, maybe there are a few that resemble your physique or make similar choices, but there really isn’t anyone exactly like you. The building...

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...