“What kind of beast is your salamander?” asked the Prince. “It is hard to tell their kind, your Honor,” said Golg. “For they are too…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
Almost every spring for the last eight years, mitered parakeets have nested in the old windbreak of eucalyptus trees that borders our garden. By the…
La Costa Beach is almost entirely hidden behind the houses that locals have nicknamed “the Great Wall of Malibu.” Also hidden here, among the homes…
The most important thing to remember Is the answer is always in the surrender. Our little egos fight so hard To maintain the illusion of…
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…
Topanga Library Sept. 23 & 25. 2 p.m. Free, open seating A staged reading of the Broadway hit; eager fact-checker goes head to head with...
9/28 at 6pm An intimate, one-time opportunity to learn in-depth how National Park Service and Santa Monica Mountains Fund cooperate to support educational programs for...
Comedy Improv under the oaks! Take a trip away from the daily grind and city pace to the wide open space of the Santa Monica...
Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. – Under...
Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. HOLSinger songwriter Holly Gottlieb with Liz Bee, Courtney Preis and friends. Lyrics written on the road whilst soul searching...
A Perfect Ganesh Written by Terrence McNally Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey July 15 – October 7 Terrence McNally’s play finds humor within the self-searching...
Manzanita School and Institute, Topanga’s only accredited independent school for grades K-12, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On October 1st from 11-4 p.m. we...
Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses Written by William Shakespeare Directed & Compiled by Ellen Geer June 24 – October 1 What...
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