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Model Minority?

Jimmy P. Morgan, February 12, 2021 0 5 min read

The Chinese in America by Iris Chang is a sweeping narrative history exploring the wholly unique circumstances of Chinese migration to the United States. Most notably, two general waves of Chinese migration were separated by an 80 year period...

Feature, Shop Local

Forms of Love With Hana Tojo

Saori Wall, February 12, 2021 0 4 min read

Hana Tojo is a local silversmith and woodworker who takes time to give back to the Topanga community by volunteering. Hana is nonbinary and uses the pronouns they and them. I met Hana on an unusually warm winter Saturday, ...

Events

February is Black History Month

TNT Staff, February 12, 2021 0 2 min read

February is African American and Black History Month, a time to recognize, celebrate, and honor the rich and diverse history and important contributions and achievements of Black and African Americans. This year, the celebration has moved online, giving access...

Work/Life Balance

What it Really Means to Be a Spiritual Warrior

Olivia Pool, February 12, 2021 0 3 min read

These days, the terms ‘love and light’ get thrown around like cutesy little cosmic frisbees. Being ‘spiritual’ is the new ‘cool.’ Self-help jargon has become the norm. There is a giant marketing campaign centered around the word ‘love,’ for...

NewsBeat

Calabasas Council Votes for 100 Percent Renewable Energy

TNT Staff, February 12, 2021 0 1 min read

The Calabasas City Council enthusiastically voted 4-1 to approve the city’s moving from its current Clean Power Alliance (CPA) member 36% renewable energy tier to 100% renewable energy tier at its meeting the night of January 27th. This means...

NewsBeat

Big Dig at the TCC Garden

TNT Staff, February 12, 2021 0 1 min read

Sign up for an hour and help your community center! Please: family groups only at this time so that there is no concern about wearing masks or social distancing. There are rakes and shovels available. NOTE: You may want...

NewsBeat

Re-Imagine the future for Lower Topanga 2nd Stakeholder Meeting (virtual)

TNT Staff, February 12, 2021 2 2 min read

California State Parks and the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains are seeking input and suggestions on planning the restoration of the Topanga Lagoon area. Please join in on the discussion via a virtual stakeholder meeting scheduled...

NewsBeat

Landmark Los Angeles Area Wildlife Crossing on Track with $18 Million

TNT Staff, February 12, 2021 0 3 min read

The National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign announced that fundraising for the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon over the 101 Freeway reached a pivotal $18 million-mark last month. This includes a recent $1.4 million gift from a private donor—bringing the...

Environment, Feature

What will keep your lights on when Edison turns you off?

TNT Staff, February 11, 2021 0 3 min read

In January, Topanga saw two weeks of threats by SouthernCalifornia Edison (SCE) to turn off the grid due to high wind. In earlyJanuary, the utility warned that PSPS—Planned Safety Power Shut-Off could affect 15,000 homes; the following week, 26,000...

ArtBeat

Famosa En El Barrio! Singer Songwriter Cecilia Noël Celebrates Canyon Life

TNT Staff, February 5, 2021 0 2 min read

When TNT interviewed Topanga singer-songwriter Cecilia Noël last year, she told us that the coronavirus quarantine was a time to stay active, work on projects and find ways to safely collaborate and continue to create new work. Following her...

Storyland

A Chinese Son

Christina Laughlin, January 30, 2021 0 4 min read

In the Spring of 2006, Christina Laughlin, her husband and five year old daughter travelled to China to adopt their two year old son. Walking groggily through the airport at 3 A.M., I wondered if I was seeing things....

NewsBeat

Remembering Gilda Frantz

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 5 min read

Gilda Frantz, friend to many Topangans and a former Hollywood starlet who became a key figure in the world of Jungian analysis, left this world on December 24, 2020. She was 93. Her health had been declining since she made the...

Feature

Lunar New Year

Suzanne Guldimann, January 30, 2021 0 3 min read

The Lunar New Year on February 12 will herald the arrival of the Year of the Ox. For anyone who is still struggling with turmoil in the aftermath of 2020—the Year of the Rat— this could be a good...

NewsBeat

Topanga Days Is Officially Postponed

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 2 min read

The Topanga Community Center has officially decided to postpone the 47th Topanga Days Music and Arts Festival for a second year, and will work toward hosting a fun and safe event in May of 2022. “The past year has...

NewsBeat

Ron Webster

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 2 min read

On behalf of the National Park Service (NPS) at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, we would like to offer our condolences to the family of Sierra Club Trail Builder Ron Webster, who passed away on January 7, 2021. ...

NewsBeat

Seniors Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 1 min read

Los Angeles County residents 65 and older are now authorized to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, although supplies of the vaccine remain limited. Hilda Solis, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, signed an executive order on January...

NewsBeat

Red Cross Blood Drive at the TCC

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 2 min read

The American Red Cross is partnering with the Topanga Community Center for another blood drive on March 12, 2021. The TCC has hosted two previous Red Cross Blood Drives in March and October of 2020. The American Red Cross...

E-Issues

Lunar New Year

Suzanne Guldimann, January 30, 2021 0 3 min read

As we open a new chapter in American history, Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman said it best: When day comes we step out of the shade, Aflame and unafraid The new dawn blooms as we free it For there is...

ArtBeat

En Plein Air Artists Unite Virtually

Saori Wall, January 30, 2021 0 4 min read

For over two decades, with the strokes of their paint brushes, the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore have reinforced integral conservation efforts. Membership is open to all, despite skill level, and artists are united in...

NewsBeat

County Guide to Winter Storm Preparations

TNT Staff, January 30, 2021 0 2 min read

Rain is welcome after months of elevated wildfire risk, but this year it may bring the threat of mudslides to parts of Topanga Canyon scorched during a long season of minor fires. The county is warning residents that flooding,...

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...

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