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Six Months After the End of the World 
Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0  
For many, the devastation created by the Palisades Fire felt like the end of the world. Six months later, most of the fire debris has been removed, but stark reminders of the damage remain, as residents and local governments...
The Fire Followers 
Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0  
As communities struggle to rebuild and recover from the devastation of the Palisades fire, nature is also in the process of regenerating.  When Topanga Canyon Boulevard reopened at the end of May, drivers were met not with bare hillsides...
Amusement Piers 
Suzanne Guldimann, June 13, 2025 0  
A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...
California Mustard: Beauty or Bane 
Suzanne Guldimann, May 30, 2025 0  
A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...
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Fundraiser for RCDSMM 

TNT Staff, December 3, 2021 0 1 min read  
On Sunday, December 12, from 12pm–4pm, Catherine Tirr Watercolors will appear at an annual sale and fundraiser for the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCD). 10% of proceeds will go directly to RCD.  More about RCD...
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Froggy’s Re-Opening 

TNT Staff, December 3, 2021 0 2 min read  
Froggy’s Topanga is a longstanding, favored, fish cuisine hotspot for destination restaurant-goers along with Topanga locals who have been wanting the restaurant to reopen its doors since its June 2016 closing. While plans were in the making to reopen...
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Public Service Announcement 

TNT Staff, December 1, 2021 0 3 min read  
What’s Being Planned? The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) for a State Route-27 (SR-27) Slope Stabilization Project, approximately from postmile 1.0 to approximately postmile 1.13, in lower Topanga...
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It’s Giving Tuesday! 

TNT Staff, November 30, 2021 0 1 min read  
Topanga New Times is a staunch supporter of our many wonderful non-profit organizations. Use the links below to lend your support on this worldwide day of giving. Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness: http://www.t-cep.org/ Topanga Women’s Circle: https://topangawomenscircle.org/files Canyon Sages...