Abierto Means Open
On July 1, in the company of a few of her nearest and dearest, Amanda Weir’s new brick and mortar store gently sprang to life at Point Dume Village in Malibu. For Amanda, who was born and raised in...
The Last Best Town
The Theatricum Botanicum is premiering a new play on July 30. The Last Best Small Town tells the story of two neighboring families—one Latinx and one White—who live in the small Southern California town of Fillmore. As the first...
An Ocean Underfoot: Topanga’s Fossils Record the History of Vanished Seas
The shark tooth was so shiny, so perfectly triangular and sharp, that it looked at first glance like a shard of metal on the sand. Our coast is home to a wide variety of sharks: leopard sharks that swim...
Tuna Canyon Fire 7/9/2021 (updated)
A fire ignited in Tuna Canyon just after midnight on July 9 and spread to five acres in dense brush and steep terrain. The blaze was reported at 12:45 a.m., and was 25 percent contained by 10 a.m., with...
Threatened California Red-Legged Frogs Are Recovering from Woolsey Fire
National Park Service biologists have discovered California red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii), a threatened species, independently breeding at two sites that were severely impacted by the Woolsey Fire. These sites have not had wild breeding for perhaps as long as...
Remembering Journalist Ron Soble
The local journalism community is mourning the passing of Ronald Soble. The award-winning longtime former Los Angeles Times reporter was a 40-year Malibu resident and often covered the news in the Santa Monica Mountains, from major crimes to local...
Coast & Canyon Summer Almanac
Welcome to TNT’s quarterly Almanac. Our goal is to provide an easy-to-access guide to the seasons, featuring important natural events like the full and new moon, meteor showers and plant and animal life cycles. If you have a recommendation...
Topanga Real Estate Today
With California’s daily COVID-19 case count down and a large percentage of the population vaccinated, we are beginning to re-emerge. The past year has prompted many to rethink their living situations. Some people have found, after having had to...
RCDSMM Hosts Creek Restoration Event
On Saturday, June 19, the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains is hosting a crayfish removal event in Topanga Creek. Crayfish are fast, voracious and have ferocious pincers and powerful tails, and just like a sci-fi movie...
Birds and Brush Clearance
On June 1, 2021, local L.A. County Fire engine companies began conducting annual brush clearance inspections throughout Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, including the Santa Monica Mountains and coast, but many homeowners are still scrambling to complete the...
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