The open ocean is a strange place, always shifting, always changing. It begins where coastal waters end, and it covers most of the planet—300 million...
It loomed above the beach like Count Dracula’s beach residence: stark, turreted, treeless, and not exactly inviting, but Dracula wasn’t written yet when the imposing...
“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” —Kenneth Grahame, The Wind...
Two plays by William Shakespeare are set to welcome audiences back to the spectacular outdoor venue at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum this summer. The 2021...
Toby Salkin is known for her bright expressionist paintings, giving a distinct colorful spin to subjects ranging from celebrity portraits, local streetscapes and whimsical still...
The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore’s Art in the Park show returns to the Palisades Village Green, after a one-year hiatus...
The local journalism community is mourning the passing of Ronald Soble. The award-winning longtime former Los Angeles Times reporter was a 40-year Malibu resident and...
Welcome to TNT’s quarterly Almanac. Our goal is to provide an easy-to-access guide to the seasons, featuring important natural events like the full and new...
Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Helistop 69 Bravo, high above Topanga, is gearing up for a potentially severe fire season. The facility’s four 6,000 gallon...
With California’s daily COVID-19 case count down and a large percentage of the population vaccinated, we are beginning to re-emerge. The past year has prompted...
On Saturday, June 19, the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains is hosting a crayfish removal event in Topanga Creek. Crayfish are fast,...
“It has been estimated that about 70 billion land animals are slaughtered each year to support this insatiable appetite for meat (a vast majority of...
“A Latina woman can be anything, she doesn’t have to adhere to a stereotype.” Topanga resident Natalia Lazarus is a graduate of the Sorbonne University...
Memorial Day Weekend 2024 is almost here—and that means so is Topanga Days! The three-day family-friendly music festival and fundraiser for the Topanga Community Center...
Victory gardens are gaining popularity again, this time in response to the war against COVID-19. Industrialist millionaire Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with creating the...
In Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West (2006), renowned narrative historian Hampton Sides introduces us...