To Be a Mermaid
An Interview with Linden Wolbert Among the oaks and rocky canyons of Topanga lives a real live mermaid. Linden Wolbert is a professional mermaid or…
Busto and Sun – Hat Maker in Topanga
It was November when I first stumbled upon the early stages of the new Topanga business Busto & Sun, during which I had met the…
Balm in 2020: SaveArtSpace
Artist Topanga resident Justin Aversano envisions a world where public art replaces advertising. He created SaveArtSpace in 2015 with co-founder Travis Rix. The endeavor began…
Canvasing Topanga Canyon
PBS SHOW TAKES ON TOPANGA CANYON Canvasing The World is a unique, human interest, half-hour television series currently airing in 87 percent of US households…
Claire Miller and the Gift of Cacao
Claire Miller is a gift from the cacao deities. She first fluttered into our lives brunching with our neighbors (remember those?) I was so overcome…
Let There Be Light: A Drive-Thru Holiday Celebration
In good times and bad, Santa has counted on his trusty sleigh and reindeer pack. Jewish Americans ride in every Hanukkah with menorah lightings accompanied with stories about the Maccabes’…
Bosco’s Christmas
A couple of years ago on Christmas Eve morn, I was on my way to work at the Winter Sports School at Mountain High, the…
Winter Solstice
This Druid witch likes to sit under the oaks and listen. The things that have been told to her this year have been astounding. She…
Topanga Soapworks
Across the pebbled courtyard, nestled in the corner against the deep red walls of Rosewood, resides an artist. Paintings grace the walls, their rich colors…
15 Tactics on How to Be More Confident
One of the toughest things is having to act confident when you’re not feeling that way. Confidence is not about how much money you have,…
