The open ocean is a strange place, always shifting, always changing. It begins where coastal waters end, and it covers most of the planet—300 million...
It loomed above the beach like Count Dracula’s beach residence: stark, turreted, treeless, and not exactly inviting, but Dracula wasn’t written yet when the imposing...
“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” —Kenneth Grahame, The Wind...
Topanga New Times contributor Saori Wall socially- distanced visited with local Sophie Zeiler for a tour of her abode. There are DIY projects throughout, and...
The season for annual garden flowers and summer vegetables is winding down, but the time to plant native shrubs and wildflowers is just beginning. Many...
Autumn brings Santa Ana winds and peak fire season, making disaster preparation critically important for everyone who lives in the WUI—the wildland urban interface, but...
On Tuesday, September 29, Topanga New Times contributor Saori Wall socially-distanced met with volunteers at Pine Tree Circle as grocery boxes of non-perishable food items...
On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newson announced a plan to conserve 30 percent of California’s state land and coastal waters by 2030, with the...
California’s wildlife—including the imperiled mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains—won a major victory on September 29, when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California...
Living in a WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) appears to accelerate a heightened consciousness and connection to the planet; or is it that the consequences of...
Memorial Day Weekend 2024 is almost here—and that means so is Topanga Days! The three-day family-friendly music festival and fundraiser for the Topanga Community Center...
Victory gardens are gaining popularity again, this time in response to the war against COVID-19. Industrialist millionaire Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with creating the...
In Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West (2006), renowned narrative historian Hampton Sides introduces us...