Coming Full Cycle
I don’t yet drive but I’ve been driven plenty, and my drivers often subscribe to a creed that goes something like this: The road’s too small for cars and cyclists to coexist. The car is the fastest mode of...
By Any Other Name
A new sign was recently installed by the side of Kanan Dume Road. It reads: “Sheila James Kuehl Nature Preserve at Ladyface Mountain.” It’s not the most imaginative or descriptive name for this rugged and beautiful mountainside, but this...
Terrence McNally’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’ seeks truth and compassion at Theatricum
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum continues its 50th anniversary repertory season with A Perfect Ganesh, the magical, poetic, Pulitzer Prize nominated play by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey, the play will open Saturday, July 15,on...
Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project
Join the RCD (Resource Conservation District), project partners and local stakeholders on June 17th for an update on the restoration of Topanga Lagoon. Discover how public feedback from past meetings has been incorporated into alternative design proposals and receive...
The Bear Truth
We have a new neighbor in the Santa Monica Mountains. On April 23, National Park Service biologists captured and radio-collared a 210-pound black bear in the western Santa Monica Mountains, south of the 101 Freeway. The bear, a young...
Hugh Lofting
Dr. Dolittle in Topanga Canyon
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 from our elders. The first book that really made an impression was The Story...
West Basin News
At the regular meeting of the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors on Monday, January 23, 2023, the board elected the following officers: President Scott Houston; Vice President Desi Alvarez; Treasurer Harold C. Williams, MSCE, P.E.; Secretary...
On the Track of Malibu’s Ghost Train
Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting on local news and issues for more than a decade, and is the editor...
Holiday Activity Roundup
Good tidings to you at this season of merriment! The holiday season is a great time to slow down and spend time with loved ones, whether you’re spending these moments near or far. For those spending the season near,...
Family Secrets
Cranberry Relish It’s a tart, ruby-red cylinder of quivering, glistening jelly, and it’s been part of America’s Thanksgiving menu since 1941. It’s estimated that Americans consume 5,062,500 gallons of jellied cranberry sauce every year, most of it at Thanksgiving...
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