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Busto and Sun – Hat Maker in Topanga

Ian Knies, December 31, 2020 0 3 min read

It was November when I first stumbled upon the early stages of the new Topanga business Busto & Sun, during which I had met the gent himself, Enrico Busto, hard at work with his soon-to-be brick-and-mortar. Busto makes hats,...

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The Devil Wind

Suzanne Guldimann, December 31, 2020 0 8 min read

This year’s continuous Santa Ana wind conditions have created a season of extremes: warm days, cold nights, fiery sunsets, and an ocean pressed so smooth and flat by the relentless wind that it looks like watered silk. There’s a...

ArtBeat

Balm in 2020: SaveArtSpace

Saori Wall, December 31, 2020 0 4 min read

Artist Topanga resident Justin Aversano envisions a world where public art replaces advertising. He created SaveArtSpace in 2015 with co-founder Travis Rix. The endeavor began in Aversano’s Brooklyn loft and printmaking studio, where the two friends were dreaming up...

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Canvasing Topanga Canyon

TNT Staff, December 31, 2020 0 2 min read

PBS SHOW TAKES ON TOPANGA CANYON Canvasing The World is a unique, human interest, half-hour television series currently airing in 87 percent of US households on PBS and Create TV. The series is a modern-day marriage of Jack Kerouac’s...

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Wishing for Wonderful

Suzanne Guldimann, December 31, 2020 0 3 min read

The Santa Monica Mountains lost two advocates in the last days of 2020. Longtime Topanga resident Anthony Morris was a passionate advocate for wildfire safety. His son describes him as “a father, a husband, a brother, a son, an...

Books & Such

Uncle Joe

Jimmy P. Morgan, December 31, 2020 1 5 min read

Dear Uncle Joe, Given the general attitude towards government in the twenty-first century, it occurs to me that the expectations surrounding your recent promotion are rather low. With that said, you have been pursuing this job for quite some...

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Welcome Home: Spotlight on Paul Ferra & Melissa Oliver

Saori Wall, December 31, 2020 0 4 min read

Husband and wife real estate team Melissa Oliver and Paul Ferra are Topanga residents who are passionate about their community. Melissa grew up in these hills and bought her first home when she was just 18 years old. Paul...

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Window Shopping with Kinship Station

TNT Staff, December 24, 2020 0 1 min read

Our shop is our space to offer to our clientele items that have a story, with intention and meaning at their source. We make sure each piece we showcase was made with pure love and flawless craftsmanship (although sometimes...

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Window Shopping with Yanapuma

TNT Staff, December 24, 2020 0 1 min read

Yanapuma Shop brings the mystical into the present. Our shop was founded on the principles of the Amazonian Medicine Tribes and we house a collection of Artisans whose vision is expressed uniquely in each item. This season, we are...

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Window Shopping with Safaa Photography

TNT Staff, December 19, 2020 0 1 min read

Safaa Photo provides limited edition Fine Art Photographic Prints. Safaa has photographed many different tribes and communities around the world. Her portraiture work has earned her international awards, and she has exhibited in numerous international art shows. Safaa’s elegant...

TNT’s critically acclaimed political podcast, featuring Jimmy P. Morgan and Brian Chapman discussing the Constitution, returns in a new, streamlined form we’re calling Framed: Now.

The goal? Providing a concise discussion of the constant stream of constitutional crisis that threatens to upend our American system of democracy. Framed: Now offers an opportunity to discuss the implications of what has become a constant barrage of attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law. Please join us—it’s essential listening! In this episode our hosts discuss why the official government website for the Library of Congress was found to have deleted important sections of Article 1.

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