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Forging Steel and Family

Saori Wall, June 18, 2021 0 5 min read

Dane Skophammer, founder of Iron Sand Malibu, was born and raised in Malibu and prior to forging a career as a bladesmith, was the executive chef at Malibu Farm. Maintaining an arduous schedule of 10-12 hour days, left little...

NewsBeat

Snowy Plover Success Story

TNT Staff, June 18, 2021 0 1 min read

Here’s a little bit of good news from up north. Western snowy plover pair has successfully nested on Carpinteria State Beach for the first time in more than 60 years. Snowy plovers nest on the ground, depending on camouflage...

ArtBeat, Feature

Arts Activist, Actress, Poet: Meet Topanga Resident Natalia Lazarus

Saori Wall, June 18, 2021 0 5 min read

“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 in Paris, France, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and...

NewsBeat

Palisades Democratic Club Hosts Dreamer Guest Speaker

TNT Staff, June 18, 2021 0 1 min read

Every Dreamer’s story is different; what unites them is that their families brought them to this country when they were children for a chance at a better life, and they are still fighting for that chance. Elias Rosenfeld graduated...

Books & Such

MCMLXXIV

Jimmy P. Morgan, June 18, 2021 0 5 min read

In August 1974, when I was 14 years-old, Richard Nixon resigned as president of the United States under a cloud of lies and malfeasance. The next month, I began my journey from Cincinnati, Ohio to Southern California under no...

NewsBeat

The Palisades 4th of July Fireworks Show Is Back

TNT Staff, June 18, 2021 0 1 min read

Fourth of July fireworks will once again light up the sky in Pacific Palisades. The full day of festivities is being called “The Sparkle Returns,” and will feature a parade, a flyover and the fireworks show. The event begins...

Work/Life Balance

The Observation + Release Method: How to Manage Your Emotions in a Healthy Way

Olivia Pool, June 18, 2021 0 4 min read

No, you’re not crazy. You’re just human. Humans are complex beings, and very capable of feeling a variety of seemingly contradictory emotions all at the same time. It’s important to embrace all aspects of yourself. Everything you experience is...

Work/Life Balance

The Love Languages

Olivia Pool, June 4, 2021 0 6 min read

f you have not yet heard of or are not educated in the Five Love Languages, let this be your PSA. The concept of the five love languages is based on the book of the same title by Gary...

NewsBeat

Topanga Historical Society Zoom Event Rescheduled to June 13

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 1 min read

When Topanga’s longest-running newspaper, the Messenger, closed in 2016, publisher Mary Colvig donated its 40 years of accumulated photos to the Topanga Historical Society. In 2020, a team of volunteers dedicated themselves to organizing this vast collection, revealing its...

NewsBeat

Birds and Brush Clearance

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 1 min read

On June 1, 2021, local L.A. County Fire engine companies began conducting annual brush clearance inspections throughout Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, including the Santa Monica Mountains and coast, but many homeowners are still scrambling to complete the...

NewsBeat

Bobcat Kittens Found in Oak Tree Cavity

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 3 min read

A bobcat that is part of the National Park Service’s monitoring program recently gave birth to three kittens. Instead of making a den in the shelter of deep brush, this enterprising mama chose to have her babies in a...

Feature, Health

Gut Feelings: Local Author Explores the Connection Between the Mind and the Microbiome

Suzanne Guldimann, June 4, 2021 0 5 min read

Topanga resident Emeran Mayer was born in a small town in Bavaria where his family ran a confectionary business, established in 1873. Instead of entering the family business, Emran turned to a career in medicine. Today, he’s a leading...

Discover

Inceville: Hollywood History on the Road to Topanga

Suzanne Guldimann, June 4, 2021 0 9 min read

Inceville. Anyone who has ever checked a traffic app or looked for directions on the way up the coast from Santa Monica to Topanga or Malibu has seen the name on the map, but it doesn’t really exist. The...

Books & Such

Some Friends of Mine

Jimmy P. Morgan, June 4, 2021 3 10 min read

As an introverted and not-yet-so-famous historian, it amazes me that I have been able to develop surprisingly intimate friendships with Absaroka County, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire; Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett; Iberia Parish, Louisiana Detective Dave Robicheaux; LAPD Homicide...

ArtBeat

TAC Presents Will Eno’s Middletown

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 1 min read

The Topanga Actors Company is giving two Zoom performances of Will Eno’s quirky and poetic play Middletown, on Saturday June 5 and Sunday June 6 at 7 p.m. “A play about life and death and the people in the...

ArtBeat

Theatricum Botanicum’s Summer Season is Live

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 4 min read

Breaking: Catch Ellen Geer on KPFK discussing the new season at the Theatricum. For the first time in over a year, live performance returns to the outdoor amphitheater at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum. The 2021 summer repertory season, sponsored by...

ArtBeat

Make Music Topanga Debuts on June 21

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 2 min read

The first annual Make Music Topanga, a wild and wonderful mix of over 25 (and growing!) free musical performances, will make its debut on Monday, June 21. Aptly described as a “DIY” festival, the event is put on by...

ArtBeat

The Getty Center is the Latest Local Museum to Reopen.

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 2 min read

The Center opened its doors to a limited number of visitors with free reservations on Tuesday, May 25. The return of the Santa Monica Mountains most celebrated arts institution is a major milestone on the road to recovery from...

ArtBeat

“Fragile Links” at the Topanga Canyon Gallery

TNT Staff, June 4, 2021 0 3 min read

Three artists exploring the connection between ourselves and the people, places, animals and environment of the world we share in a new exhibition entitled “Fragile Links.” A focus of the exhibit is a study in glass by Sari Scheer...

E-Issues

Buddha on the Boulevard

Suzanne Guldimann, June 4, 2021 2 4 min read

The unofficial start of summer arrived this week, but Memorial Day was a somber, gray day on the coast, more in keeping with the official reason for the holiday than with the beach festivities that often mark the day....

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...