Topanga New Times

Lifeline to the Community — The General Store

Saori Wall, November 20, 2020 4 4 min read

On my first visit to the Topanga Creek General Store four years ago, I was sent for firewood and returned home to boxes still unpacked from our recent move, with a full heart: I witnessed the woman behind the...

Books & Such

Making Sausage

Jimmy P. Morgan, November 20, 2020 0 6 min read

In The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (2020), “hands-on investigative journalist” Benjamin Lorr peels back that thin layer of self-delusion that separates almost all of us from the troubling truths of modern society....

ArtBeat, Feature

Art and Healing on the Mountain: An interview with Artist Nicole Buffett

Justin Aversano, November 20, 2020 0 6 min read

Local Topanga artist Nicole Buffett is an activist and holistic healer. Nicole’s paintings reflect a shamanic visioning grounded in healing and expansion of consciousness. To Nicole, making art is the creation of a sacred object, a means of carrying...

ArtBeat, Events

Artist Lisa Baldwin Celebrates Wild Places

TNT Staff, November 20, 2020 0 2 min read

It hasn’t rained in months and it’s a long way to spring, but Topanga Canyon Gallery is experiencing a spectacular super bloom this week, with an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based Canadian artist Lisa Baldwin. Wild Places...

Feature, Work/Life Balance

Self Love = Chocolate???

Olivia Pool, November 20, 2020 0 3 min read

Let’s talk about self love and self care. These are big buzz words in the spiritual and personal development world these days. But what do they actually mean and what does this really look like? I often hear people...

Feature

Learning to Express Our Feelings Needs to Be Taught At Home

Tina Boivin, November 20, 2020 0 6 min read

Imagine what the world would be like if people were taught to explain how they felt rather than reacting with hurtful words or angry punishment. How would life be if we learned to express our emotions verbally, rather than acting...

Topanga Life

Photo Album Preserves Memories of Thanksgiving in Topanga in 1917

Suzanne Guldimann, November 20, 2020 2 6 min read

We are on our own this Thanksgiving holiday. Los Angeles County health officials, concerned with the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, are cautioning against having even small gatherings this year and are recommending that holiday festivities, like everything else...

E-Issues

Nourish

Suzanne Guldimann, November 20, 2020 0 2 min read

Los Angeles County public health officials recorded 3,780 new cases of COVID-19 this past Saturday, the single highest one-day total since the first wave of the virus peaked in July. New curfews may be in place by the time...

Feature, Storyland

To Lose a Mother

Sarah Lejeune, November 20, 2020 1 3 min read

You twist the hot water knob with your toes. In this little house, your husband Enzo built the bathtub on risers so you could see the mountains through the window while you soak; the ridgeline lies between your feet,...

Guide, Shop Local

Local Restaurant Update

Chloe Chapman, November 20, 2020 0 4 min read

Cafe 27 serves a unique blend of different styles of food, including Indian, American, and Italian. No delivery at this time, but pickup is quick and contact free. A breakfast burrito, or maybe some brioche French toast would make...

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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