Tending the Garden
Neither need you tell me,” said Candide, “that we must take care of our garden.” “You are in the right,” said Pangloss; “for when man was put into the garden of Eden, it was with an intent to dress...
Jane Hoover, Home Grown
English-born Jane Hoover, 63, has been selling gifts and clothes at Topanga Home Grown for 24 years. Jane’s story is one of perseverance, positivity, an interesting (sometimes weird) childhood, and finding true love. Jane says she was lucky to...
Gregoire Thiry, Educator
Born in Belgium, raised in Luxembourg, Gregoire Thiry, 32, describes himself as an educator. There’s much more to him than that. Greg (as he is known) is also a musician with a terrific singing voice, as well as a...
Topanga Symphony Announces FREE Concert Feb.25
The Topanga Symphony, the Santa Monica Mountains’ only community orchestra, announced the Winter 2024 free concert date of February 25, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. at the Topanga Community Center. Music Director Jerome Kessler will conduct Symphony #85 (“La Reine”)...
Community Wildfire Mitigation Training
Learn how to conduct Home Ignition Zone Evaluations on February 9th & 10th! During this training attendees will learn about wildfire regimes and the importance of home hardening and defensible space practices on a community-wide scale. After two lecture...
PALIDEMS ANNUAL MEETING
Join the Palisades Democratic Club on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2024, 2 – 4 PM (Doors & Zoom open 1:30) Open to all—in person on the Palisades Charter High School campus, Mercer Hall, or on Zoom! The Pacific Palisades Democratic...
One Lone Pine
If we have not found the heaven within, we have not found the heaven without…” ― James Hilton, Lost Horizon When I was a child, there was a magical place deep in a canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains...
Rhoda Agatha Rindge Adamson
The Story of the Adamson House, Malibu, California Rhoda Agatha Rindge Adamson lived life on her own terms in a time when women—even wealthy ones— rarely had the opportunity to determine their own fate. Her story is eclipsed by...
Annual Fall Book Review
John Brewer, Along the Malibu: Color Serigraphs and Art of Paul Dubosclard: A Catalogue Raisonné. This monograph on Topanga artist Paul Duboclard is our top pick for a Topanga-themed holiday gift this season. Author John Brewer first discovered Dubosclard’s...
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