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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...
California Mustard: Beauty or Bane 
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...
TREES IN BLOOM 
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...
SAVING THE COAST 
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...
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FIRST PERSON 

We received some personal stories from the community. Below are submissions from Bill Buerge from the Mountain Mermaid, Kraig Hill from Malibu and Rosi Dagit from Topanga During the Palisades fire, Bill Buerge threw open the doors of the...
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The Making of Butterfly Day 

Young Topangan Coyolli Jimenez has been designated this year’s Butterfly Day Goodwill Ambassador. “Coyolli” is an Aztec name for a small ringing bell. It’s also the first name of the twelve-year-old daughter of Sergio Jimenez, the man in charge...
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4th Annual Butterfly Day 

Get ready for the fourth annual Topanga Butterfly Day, on Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Mountain Mermaid. Topanga Butterfly Day is a fun, family-oriented, environmental festival dedicated to promoting, protecting, and appreciating butterflies, bees, and...