Abierto Means Open
On July 1, in the company of a few of her nearest and dearest, Amanda Weir’s new brick and mortar store gently sprang to life at Point Dume Village in Malibu. For Amanda, who was born and raised in...
The Last Best Town
The Theatricum Botanicum is premiering a new play on July 30. The Last Best Small Town tells the story of two neighboring families—one Latinx and one White—who live in the small Southern California town of Fillmore. As the first...
Our Neighbors
A July 19 fire in Tuna Canyon that ignited at what appears to be a short term rental property with multiple campsites, spread to 15 acres before being contained, and fanned fears throughout Topanga. In Malibu, where two recent...
West Basin Municipal Water District Declares Water Shortage
The West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors has officially activated its Water Shortage Contingency Plan and declared a water shortage level one for the service area representing nearly one million people in 17 cities and unincorporated areas...
Art in the Mountains
Officials still haven’t verified the cause of the five-acre Tuna Canyon fire that ignited just after midnight in dense brush and steep terrain on July 9, but the unofficial consensus is that it started in a homeless encampment in...
An Ocean Underfoot: Topanga’s Fossils Record the History of Vanished Seas
The shark tooth was so shiny, so perfectly triangular and sharp, that it looked at first glance like a shard of metal on the sand. Our coast is home to a wide variety of sharks: leopard sharks that swim...
Topanga Community Center Is a Finalist for CA District 27 Nonprofit of the Year Award
TCC was nominated by the community and selected as a finalist in the Community Health and Safety category. TCC volunteers have worked tirelessly to keep spirits up during the coronavirus crisis and ensure that the most vulnerable members of...
Deb Ryder Sings Again
Topanga musician Deb Ryder is performing live at Corazon, Saturday, August 21, at 9 p.m. It’s a welcome return to the stage for this multi-talented musician. Born outside Chicago, Deb began appearing on stage as a young teen at...
World premiere of The Last, Best Small Town
Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum presents the world premiere of The Last, Best Small Town, a modern-day Our Town by L.A.-based Latinx playwright John Guerra. Performances begin Saturday, July 31 on Theatricum’s beautiful outdoor stage in Topanga, where they continue...
Annual Beach Report
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area beaches received good marks on Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Report. Every year, the nonprofit organization ranks the beaches and freshwater sites it tests for bacterial pollution. The recent 17-million-gallon sewage spill at...
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