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...
A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...
This isn’t one of those springs when the hills are covered in a vivid profusion of wildflowers. The Santa Monica Mountains have received just a fraction of the average rainfall for the season. Hot weather is already arriving, drying...
The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
In late January, when we were allowed to return home after the fire, we went first to the mountain trails. The beautiful land where we had walked everyday was unrecognizable. What struck me most was the silence. Where I...
Longtime Topanga local and accomplished singer-songwriter, Peter Alsop, has been writing and performing children’s music and satirical music for adults, nationally, for decades. Peter’s songs are educational and often humorous, making important statements about society, culture, parenting, gender, sexuality,...
In all my years of working with people, I’ve yet to meet anyone who hasn’t struggled with their own unique blend of issues: self worth issues, abandonment, permission-seeking, externally validating, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of success,...
Construction fraud was a big problem in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire. Officials are hoping to help give homeowners the tools they need to avoid problems. Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) recently offered...
All adversity aside, whether the Boulevard is open or not, the Topanga Community Center knows that THE SHOW MUST GO ON, and so it is that TOPANGA DAYS will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Memorial Day Weekend! This year...
Sunday, May 11Brunch 12-1:30pm (with add-on ticket)Performance at 2pm This Mother’s Day, the 25th annual Momentum Place creates a fantastical world of aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians in Theatricum Botanicum’s rustic outdoor amphitheater. Bring your mother to...
Make Music Day is an international music festival that takes place every year on the summer solstice, June 21. Over 1,000 cities and towns around the world participate in an all-day celebration of music and community. Topanga has been...
The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
Old Malibu: Connected to the tides As we sat in Marsha’s home in Old Agoura, she remembered a Malibu from another time. She smiled softly and gently closed her eyes, almost as though she could feel the ocean breeze...
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