Olive Tapenade
Here at TNT our resolution for this holiday season is to keep things simple and focus on the spirit of the holidays, instead of being swept up in the hustle and bustle. This super easy olive spread, sometimes referred...
Happy Holy Days
Isn’t it interesting how the simple spelling change from Happy Holidays to Happy Holy Days seems to shift something? It lands a little differently, doesn’t it? In addition to the slight word and intonation change, we also actually have...
Annual Fall Book Review
John Brewer, Along the Malibu: Color Serigraphs and Art of Paul Dubosclard: A Catalogue Raisonné. This monograph on Topanga artist Paul Duboclard is our top pick for a Topanga-themed holiday gift this season. Author John Brewer first discovered Dubosclard’s...
Heritage Recipes for Our Readers
Apfelwähe Swiss Apple Tart from Suzanne Guldimann My father grew up in orchard country in Canton Aargau, in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Apples are an important part of fall tradition there, and have become part of my family’s...
The Magic Librarian
“Books are a uniquely portable magic,” to quote the illustrious Stephen King. Carl Sagan continues the notion: “Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.” If that’s all true, then Ashley Abrams is Glinda the...
The Phoenix Inside All of Us
There’s nothing quite like the energy of fire. Topangans know firsthand how impactful the quick, seemingly insignificant gesture of one small cigarette butt thrown out the car window can be to an entire town. So, we’re careful because we...
Woolsey: A View from Above
Five years ago, the Woolsey Fire became the largest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles County, consuming nearly 97,000 acres and leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. A week after the flames were contained, I was...
Fire Memories
King Family Christmas 1993 YES! We made it, our house made it, our street made it, most of Fernwood made it. We were blessed from the beginning. We were both in the canyon and happened to be together when...
Turtles Party in the Pond!
Editor’s note: The western pond turtle is the only remaining native freshwater turtle in California. This once-abundant species is increasingly at risk from habitat loss, climate change and water quality issues. The western pond turtle is a California species...
Tony Lee: Strong Hunter
A Chumash story of creation holds that the Earth Mother, longing for company, planted magical seeds in an area now known as Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. The seeds grew into plants from which sprung men...
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