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…
The native ferns of the Santa Monica Mountains are a miniature marvel, and this is the perfect winter to look for them. Newcomers to our…
In the Spring of 2006, Christina Laughlin, her husband and five year old daughter travelled to China to adopt their two year old son. Walking…
This excerpt is from Article 58 of The Linden Tree & the Legionnaire, an historical fiction series by Diana Mathur. In 1940 Communist occupied Latvia,…
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…
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…
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…
Meet the Krampus. This ancient alpine Christmas spirit may be the perfect mascot for 2020. America’s Santa Claus knows if you are naughty or nice….
You twist the hot water knob with your toes. In this little house, your husband Enzo built the bathtub on risers so you could see…
I knew I needed rest, but I wasn’t fully aware of how exhausted I’d become. Five days in the wilderness made that patch of soft…
Little blue-eyed boy couldn’t wait to get to Heaven; Late at night he dreamt of pearly gates that held silky clouds, and waterfalls of happiness….
Editor’s Note. Ken LaDuke authored the first in our series of stories written by a group of lifelong friends and avid backpackers—Fred Morgan, Lindsay Morgan,…
One of America’s premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana has dedicated 40 years of dazzling performances to honoring, invigorating, and expanding...
Sponsored by the Flamminio familyPraised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” worldwide sensation Pablo Sáinz-Villegas is this generation’s greatest guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing...
Would you like to walk in the Paradise Realm? You have to know it, to live it. It’s your own world, and you will write...
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...
Vintage clothing, antique and Mid-C furniture, primitive tools, 1970’s technology, punk rock t-shirts, victorian brooches, Eames chairs, Danish Modern tables, automobilia, ephemera, Hollywood star autographs,...
TOPANGA VINTAGE MARKET at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CALA's "Flea of Fleas" is back Sunday, February 26 because it's Always the 4th Sunday.Hours are 7am...
Opening Reception for the City of Malibu’s Next Public Art Exhibition in City Hall, “Behind Bars,” by Renowned Artist Pep Williams (Malibu, CA) – The...
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