Doctor Dolittle, the kindly little Englishman who learned to talk to the animals and would do anything to help them and who has become one…

Weeds! They are everywhere this spring, but just because they may be ubiquitous or even invasive doesn’t mean that they aren’t interesting in their own…

ON THE COVER:It’s a good year for the humble toad! All amphibians are increasingly under threat from habitat loss, extended periods of drought and climate…

ON THE COVER:“Nature’s first green is gold/Her hardest hue to hold…” writes poet Robert Frost. That is certainly true of the aptly named goldback fern,…

All over the Santa Monica Mountains, big pod ceanothus is blooming. In a good year, the clusters of small, honey-scented white flowers are so abundant…

An almost unimaginable amount of rain has fallen on parts of California and that atmospheric river keeps flowing. Parts of the Santa Monica Mountains have…

How are we already at the end of the year? 2022 was a strange roller-coaster ride, but it wasn’t all bad. In our last issue…

Urs Baur created this whimsical cover to deliver Topanga New Times’ good wishes to our readers everywhere. Happy holidays to all, with love from all…

It may not always feel like it in the bustle and noise of the holiday season, but midwinter is a season that celebrates hope and…

On the Cover: The great thing about California’s vote by mail policy is that it enables every registered voter to vote with ease; the bad…