Books were a very important part of my childhood. TV had not been invented so we learned from books and listening to the radio. And…
A green tsunami of weeds is rising throughout the Santa Monica Mountains this spring. This living tide of vegetation threatens to drown the native plants,…
The abundant rains this spring have been a blessing for mushroom enthusiasts in the Santa Monica Mountains. Foraging is so popular this season that it…
The record rain California received in January is a boon for the Western toad, Anaxyrus borea (California has its own subspecies, Anaxyrus borea halophilus). This…
Later this month, the water rabbit hops into our lives as the Lunar New Year begins. The rabbit is noted to bring peace and prosperity,…
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of LA’s famed Hollywood Sign. From a real estate advertisement to a global icon. 1923: With the movie industry…
Staged-reading of HEROES by Gerald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard, at the Topanga Library at 2 pm, January 28 and 29. Free admission. Topanga Actors Company…
Aunt Maddie showed me around the ranch after breakfast. I hadn’t really been able to see it when we drove up the night before. All…
Our theme for 2022 at Topanga New Times was “Changemakers,” and there was no greater changemaker than the Webb Space Telescope. In just a few…
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and…
You don’t need to be Elon Musk to build a rocket. There is a group of Topangans who made one. You can see it from…
Topanga Canyon Gallery Starts the New Year with Two New Solo Shows Topanga Canyon Gallery is pleased to present the first two solo exhibitions of…
The earliest written account of Christmas in the Santa Monica Mountains appears to be one published by Frederick Hastings Rindge in his 1895 book, Happy…
The City of Malibu is hosting their 23rd Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering. This free, family-friendly event is open to the public and...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
The City of Malibu is hosting their 23rd Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering. This free, family-friendly event is open to the public and...
Described as "phenomenally musical," (Daily Journal), violinist Maria Ioudenitch has received first prizes in the Ysaye International Music Competition, the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition,...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
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