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Mushroom Madness 
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...
Fool’s Gold: The Myth of Tiburcio Vasquez 
“And still of a winter’s night, they say,  when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon  tossed upon cloudy seas,    When the road is a ribbon of moonlight  over the purple moor,    A...
Billions in Flight: Migratory Birds 
Autumn doesn’t officially begin until the equinox on September 22, but all across North America birds are already on the wing—billions of them. Migration times and destinations vary based on the species and variables like weather and food sources—some...
One-Room Schoolhouse 
Back to school. A hundred years ago in Topanga, it would have been on foot—and often barefoot—to the little, red, one-room schoolhouse by the creek in the bend of the dirt road.  Public education in California was still relatively...
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The Magic Librarian 

“Books are a uniquely portable magic,” to quote the illustrious Stephen King. Carl Sagan continues the notion: “Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.” If that’s all true, then Ashley Abrams is Glinda the...
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Pinstripes 

Pinstripes, a massive entertainment venue offering chef-driven dining, bowling and bocce, just opened at Westfield Topanga last weekend. The experiential hotspot immerses diners in an elevated culinary experience with an expansive food and beverage menu served in the ground...
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On Fire 

Two years ago, fire came here. It licked the thick brush from the high hills, And filled the canyon with flame. It leaped from the great parapet of Boney Mountain And swept the slopes below. The hill people fled...