The Seesaw
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. One day he went to play with the redheaded girl next-door. They were rising...
Free Online Sustainability Programs at SMC & Topanga Talent Show
Topanga Youth Services Talent Show goes on! Due to the restrictions of gathering, TYS is hosting the community youth’s talent acts online this year. Even though we are eager to get back to our stage, we hope you will...
The Tehipite Terror
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, and Dan Crow. Many of their yearly forays over more than two decades were...
Cruising Along the Fjord
I peer ahead of me to see an elder woman unaccompanied, cozied in her wool beanie, puffer coat, and black-knitted mittens, warm, simple, and content, with her attention towards her window. Sitting in the fifth booth to the right,...
Topanga Youth Services Talent Show Goes On!
Due to the restrictions of gathering, TYS is hosting the community youth’s talent acts online this year. Even though we are eager to get back to our stage, we hope you will join in watching the performance videos through...
Topanga’s Bats Are More Cute Than Scary
They are quiet neighbors, as elusive and silent as ghosts, despite often living side by side with humans. However, even if bats are seldom seen, they regularly make their home in the Santa Monica Mountains. A National Park Service...
P-22 Day Goes Virtual
Every year, Angelenos celebrate Urban Wildlife Week, a festival that concludes with a gathering in Griffith Park for P-22 Day. This year, the festival is going fully virtual. P-22, the mountain lion who made a remarkable solo journey from the...
Sue Ganz-Schmitt Publishes Two New Books
From the age of five, Sue Ganz-Schmitt dreamed about writing children’s books. “It was what I always wanted to do,” Sue’s life took her in different directions. She has served as a NASA Social Media correspondent, is a volunteer...
Vote Like It’s Our Last Chance
On the cover CTLST founder Urs Baur created this poster art to encourage Topanga residents to get out and vote. Look for his message around the Canyon as voting gets underway, or cut out and post the poster to...
November is Novel Writing Month
Every November, people all over the world set a goal and start writing for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Writing a book—starting a book, let alone writing a beginning, middle, and end—is a major challenge, even for writers...
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