Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles
Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles has watched over Los Angeles for nearly 250 years. The Spanish Pueblo that became our City of the Angels was founded—and named—in 1781, the year that the Founding Fathers of the United States,...
Amusement Piers
A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...
Mark Twain Teaches the Kids
For much of my teaching career, a few words of wisdom from Mark Twain graced our classroom walls. Like many motivational messages found in your average middle school, these words expressed the virtue of personal responsibility and the seriousness...
Gail McDonald Tune: Close to the Earth
The Topanga Frequency After I got past Scooch, a small terrier with a big bark, who was determined to protect his person, I entered a shaded paradise. The sound of moving water and the lush plant life that surrounded...
Strife Comes to the Theatricum
Rarely produced ‘Strife’ by John Galsworthy explores human cost of ideological battles at Theatricum Botanicum theatricum.com What compromise is possible when human dignity and health are on the line, along with a business’s survival and the economy it supports?...
The Canyon Bistro and Wine Bar Deb Ryder & Alberto Dal Pino
The Canyon Bistro and Wine Bar presents a musical performance by Deb Ryder and Alberto Dal Pino on Saturday July 5th at 6:30 pm.
Passages: Ouida Gayle Marshall (née Baker)
December 20, 1942 – May 18, 2025 Ouida Gayle Marshall, a luminous spirit from Hollywood’s golden age, passed away peacefully in Glendale, California, at the age of 82, surrounded by family and close friends. Known professionally and personally as...
Topanga Days Game Winners
Dance Contest Winners Noble Webster, Maggie Collins Three-legged Race Satya Finch and Emma Farkas (four years in a row) Pie-Eating Contest Ryan Pickering, returning champion Bubble Gum Blowing Contest Crystal June Storey, returning champion Limbo Winners Aristea Cottereau, Sophia Bella...
Topanga Bears
A black bear and her two cubs have been spotted in the Saddle Peak and Old Topanga areas. We haven’t received confirmation yet on whether this bear is BEAR #2291 (a.k.a. BB14), the young female who made several visits...
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