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Rebuilding Sunset Mesa: A Case Study—And a Shared Mandate for Resilience

Urs Baur, April 18, 2025 1 6 min read

Editor’s note: In the aftermath of the devastating Palisades fire, new ideas are emerging on how to address the complex and costly rebuilding process, especially ways neighborhoods can potentially work together with architects and design firms to build back...

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Weathering Fire

Suzanne Guldimann, April 18, 2025 0 8 min read

Fires will happen again and it is up to all of us who live in areas of high fire risk to take action now to protect ourselves and our neighbors. That’s the message delivered by Keegan Gibbs, one of...

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Ukrainian Tradition Shines Bright: The Art of Pysanka

Jill Cotu, April 18, 2025 1 3 min read

As winter melts into spring across the war-scarred landscapes of Ukraine, a centuries-old tradition quietly resurfaces—bringing with it symbols of resilience, hope, and renewal. The art of pysanka, the intricate decoration of Easter eggs, serves as more than a...

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The Manroot

Sarah Lejeune, April 18, 2025 0 4 min read

In late January, when we were allowed to return home after the fire, we went first to the mountain trails. The beautiful land where we had walked everyday was unrecognizable. What struck me most was the silence. Where I...

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Ebenezer’s Make Over. A Timely, Feminist Musical

Chloe Chapman, April 18, 2025 0 6 min read

Longtime Topanga local and accomplished singer-songwriter, Peter Alsop, has been writing and performing children’s music and satirical music for adults, nationally, for decades. Peter’s songs are educational and often humorous, making important statements about society, culture, parenting, gender, sexuality,...

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The Real Revolution is the Evolution of Consciousness

Olivia Pool, April 18, 2025 0 4 min read

In all my years of working with people, I’ve yet to meet anyone who hasn’t struggled with their own unique blend of issues: self worth issues, abandonment, permission-seeking, externally validating, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of success,...

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Marsha Maus: As Free as Her Wild White Hair

Ivan Kashinsky, April 4, 2025 2 8 min read

Old Malibu: Connected to the tides As we sat in Marsha’s home in Old Agoura, she remembered a Malibu from another time. She smiled softly and gently closed her eyes, almost as though she could feel the ocean breeze...

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DITCHing School: Jessica Jacobs’ Radical Approach to Hacking Education

Diana Mathur, April 4, 2025 1 5 min read

Jessica Jacobs has never been a fan of school. Growing up in Marin County, she challenged teachers; as an educator, she clashed with administrators. Frustrated by the rigidity and irrelevance of mainstream education, she founded DITCH School in 2010. ...

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Sesame Carrot Salad

Nathalie Krull, April 4, 2025 0 3 min read

Sesame carrot salad is crunchy, fresh, and easy to throw together in a matter of minutes. The Asian inspired dressing coats the carrots to make a light, nutritious, vibrant, and super refreshing salad that I’m sure you will come...

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Firescaping: Safeguarding Topanga’s Homes Through Thoughtful Landscaping

Jill Cotu, March 21, 2025 0 7 min read

I’ve been thinking about a hat quite a bit, something I saw being worn around town. A perfectly fitted baseball cap with the words ‘Topanga Local’ printed above the brim. If you’re lucky enough to live in the Santa...

TNT’s critically acclaimed political podcast, featuring Jimmy P. Morgan and Brian Chapman discussing the Constitution, returns in a new, streamlined form we’re calling Framed: Now.

The goal? Providing a concise discussion of the constant stream of constitutional crisis that threatens to upend our American system of democracy. Framed: Now offers an opportunity to discuss the implications of what has become a constant barrage of attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law. Please join us—it’s essential listening! In this episode our hosts discuss why the official government website for the Library of Congress was found to have deleted important sections of Article 1.

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