Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting…
On the Trail of a Mountain Lion The footprint was in the middle of the trail. It was shallow, but perfect, and the early morning…
Sea stones with holes in them have long been regarded as magical talismans, carried for protection, or safe passage. There’s a grain of truth in…
Short term rentals have become a source of income for some property owners in the Santa Monica Mountains and a source of aggravation for others,…
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of LA’s famed Hollywood Sign. From a real estate advertisement to a global icon. 1923: With the movie industry…
After reading American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis (2022) by historian Adam Hochschild, it occurs to me that our…
Staged-reading of HEROES by Gerald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard, at the Topanga Library at 2 pm, January 28 and 29. Free admission. Topanga Actors Company…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed nearly a thousand bills into law in 2022. Some will be phased in over time, others went into effect on…
Just in time for the New Year, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) announced that escrow has closed on the acquisition of the regionally…
Aunt Maddie showed me around the ranch after breakfast. I hadn’t really been able to see it when we drove up the night before. All…
Our theme for 2022 at Topanga New Times was “Changemakers,” and there was no greater changemaker than the Webb Space Telescope. In just a few…
The climate on our planet is changing; and reversing the inevitable seems as if it will require a bit more cooperation than humanity has yet…
In 1974 I found myself traveling through Arkansas on my way to California. Since I wasn’t old enough to drive, I hitched a ride with…
Québec-based Cirque FLIP Fabrique plays with gender roles in the eclectic Muse, a refreshing view of contemporary circus. Set to an original score and live...
Due to a special event, this dinner is moved to February 10 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm Friday February 10, 2023 from 3:30 – 6:00 pm at...
Los Angeles—and the world—lost the beloved mountain lion P-22 on December 17. We will all be grappling with the loss for some time, trying to...
Heroes now at Malibu Library Malibu Library, Feb. 4/5, 2 p.m. A staged reading TAC-style of a lovely, funny, very human comedy about the travails...
PALIDEMS ANNUAL MEETING OPEN to ALL — in-person or Zoom2023 UPDATES FROM YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALSWith Q&A! Confirmed so far:State Sen. Ben Allen • Assemblymember Jacqui...
Heroes now at Malibu Library Malibu Library, Feb. 4/5, 2 p.m. A staged reading TAC-style of a lovely, funny, very human comedy about the travails...
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