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2025 Here We Come! 
December 27, 2024 0 41  
Travels on Pacific Coast Highway 
Suzanne Guldimann, December 27, 2024 0  
The local stretch of Pacific Coast Highway was constantly in the news in 2024, as state and local officials, residents, commuters and other stakeholders grappled with safety on this increasingly deadly road. TNT Editor Suzanne Guldimann’s feature on the...
Christmas in Topanga, 1942 
Suzanne Guldimann, December 13, 2024 0  
The Coastwatchers, TNT’s original fiction series set in Malibu during WWII, concludes in this issue. Our story began in December, 1941, just after the United States entered WWII, and ends on Christmas, 1942. Coastwatchers focuses on the experiences of...
New Books: Local Authors / Local Interest 
Suzanne Guldimann, November 29, 2024 0  
This is TNT’s annual holiday season round up of new books by local authors and new books on subjects of interest to our local community. For more local books published earlier this year, check out our summer reads list...
Mushroom Madness 
Suzanne Guldimann, November 1, 2024 0  
Fungi can cure or kill, nourish life, and also decompose it back into soil. Fossil evidence for fungi is limited, but the ability to analyze molecular data has led to revelations about the evolution of this extraordinary family of...
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Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project 

TNT Staff, July 26, 2024 0 2 min read  
California State Parks announced that members of the public can review the proposed Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project now through August 13th. The proposed FEIR identifies the range of closely related alternatives considered...
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Chapparal Yucca 

Suzanne Guldimann, July 12, 2024 0 8 min read  
We saw the white fire of the yucca, Lighting the mountains— And still along the trail Spring’s flowers lingered for summer. —Madeleine Ruthven, “Yerba Buena,” Londelius Came to the Mountains, 1934 In late spring and early summer, thousands of...
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A Bump on the Head 

Jimmy P. Morgan, July 12, 2024 0 7 min read  
I have recently learned that some people have positive outcomes after experiencing traumatic brain injury. In a report published in July of 2021 through the National Institutes of Health, it was observed that a “patient… exhibit[ed] newfound superlative abilities...
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Volcanic Roots 

Jill Cotu, July 12, 2024 0 5 min read  
“The volcano is a she; the locals know, and that is how we refer to her. La Montagna.” Our guide through the vineyard on a northern slope of Mount Etna casts his eyes across the land. This particular business...
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Sage Pesto 

Nathalie Krull, July 12, 2024 0 3 min read  
Let’s try something new…something different. This week I noticed an abundant amount of sage growing lushly in my garden. Thick, silvery, slightly fuzzy leaves popping up everywhere. I hate to see anything from the garden go unused, so I...