NIGHTBIRDS
We’ve all heard them in the still hours after sunset and before sunrise, but who are the birds that call to each other in the darkness of a Topanga August night? Owls? Certainly! But not all night owls in...
Two Memoirs
Our good friends Pam and Rick moved to Idaho a few years ago and we finally got around to visiting them. With our small camper in tow, we recently meandered through parts of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and into Idaho....
Cashew Coconut Yogurt
This recipe makes a rich, creamy, tangy, and delicious yogurt. It doesn’t particularly taste like cashews or coconut in my opinion, just a creamy, dreamy, yogurt concoction. It’s a great way to make a dairy-free alternative that really hits...
Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts Announces 2024-2025 Season
The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University announces its iconic 2024–2025 season featuring 28 professional presentations, 8 student music performances, and 6 student productions including the theatre department series, opera, and annual dance performance. “We...
Theatricum Presents: The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latiné Vote
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents a touching, powerful, laugh-out-loud funny election year satire by Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award-winning playwright and Topanga resident Bernardo Cubría (Crabs in a Bucket, The Play You Want, The Giant Void In My...
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
There are times when we just don’t know what to do—what the right decision is, what the next best step would be, where we should go or not go, etc. It’s a normal part of the strange evolutionary journey...
A Day in Temecula
Warm wind rushes past as you stick your head out the car window and turn your face to the sun. You smell hot earth and sagebrush as your hair whips around your ears. Turning your eyes to the valley...
RCD Creates Video Series to Show HomeownersHow to Protect Their Communities From Wildfire
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) has produced a 12-part educational Wildfire Defense Video Series. The videos cover wildfire preparedness, fire ecology, and how-to’s for home hardening and defensible space. The series was funded by...
Local Democrats Open a New Get-Out-the-VoteCenter in Santa Monica
With the 2024 elections less than 100 days away, local organizations are coming together in a big way to turn out and sway voters. One of Topanga’s own, the Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains, is part of...
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