Books were a very important part of my childhood. TV had not been invented so we learned from books and listening to the radio. And…
A green tsunami of weeds is rising throughout the Santa Monica Mountains this spring. This living tide of vegetation threatens to drown the native plants,…
The abundant rains this spring have been a blessing for mushroom enthusiasts in the Santa Monica Mountains. Foraging is so popular this season that it…
The record rain California received in January is a boon for the Western toad, Anaxyrus borea (California has its own subspecies, Anaxyrus borea halophilus). This…
Independence. What an interesting word. As we just recently celebrated Independence Day in the United States, I woke up thinking about this word, and even…
There is a serious epidemic in modern day American culture. There are many symptoms; it’s hard to diagnose it as just one thing. Some of…
No, you’re not crazy. You’re just human. Humans are complex beings, and very capable of feeling a variety of seemingly contradictory emotions all at the…
f you have not yet heard of or are not educated in the Five Love Languages, let this be your PSA. The concept of the…
How many times have you walked by the console in the hallway and reminded yourself, “I really need to put a new lightbulb in that…
This is for all of you who are Lemonade Makers, Reframe Artists, Bad*ss Tetris Masters of Life. It’s an understatement to say the last year…
I’ve yet to meet a person that doesn’t love butterflies. It’s easy to love the butterfly. She’s colorful and elegant, gliding gracefully from plant to…
Our definitions of success are changing. Check out this funny dialogue between two people who have very different definitions of what it means to be…
If you’re not yet familiar with the term “holding space,” it means to support someone as they move through an emotionally challenging experience—ideally, allowing them…
These days, the terms ‘love and light’ get thrown around like cutesy little cosmic frisbees. Being ‘spiritual’ is the new ‘cool.’ Self-help jargon has become…
The City of Malibu is hosting their 23rd Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering. This free, family-friendly event is open to the public and...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
The City of Malibu is hosting their 23rd Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering. This free, family-friendly event is open to the public and...
Described as "phenomenally musical," (Daily Journal), violinist Maria Ioudenitch has received first prizes in the Ysaye International Music Competition, the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition,...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
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