Celebrating Wonder

Noted scientist Carl Sagan once said, “We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality.” Now, more than ever, a sense of wonder and curiosity about our world is…

15 Years of Resistance

The resistance started during the Iraq and Afghan wars with the Topanga Peace Alliance (TPA), which is still going strong with film nights on the first Friday of each month at the…

Sages Offers Low-Impact Exercise for Less

Need to shape up? The Canyon Sages offer a variety of low-cost, low-impact exercise classes, led by experienced teachers. They are open to all ages so we can keep the numbers up…

Plywood and Carpeting: Crime Scene Clues in Nature

These simple plywood boards, strewn in a field, look like trash. And they definitely are on the surface. Illegal dumping is something we unfortunately have to deal with in the Santa Monica…

Art for Thought

A new show at the Topanga Canyon Gallery asks visitors to spend some time with the art and weigh their own perceptions of what they see and what it means. “Contemplation: Art…

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Sunbeams

We’ve all seen them. Rays of light coming from the sun like spokes on a wheel. They go by many names: sunbeams, angel lights, rays of Buddha, ropes of Maui, sun drawing…

March Special at Animal Clinic of Topanga

March is Pet Dental Health Month in Topanga and our local veterinarian, Holly Scoren, owner of Topanga Animal Clinic since 1993, is offering a 20 percent discount on all non-anesthetic dental treatment.…

The Great Wall—Why Was it Really Built?

Matt Damon as the mercenary William, meets up with a demon and The Nameless Order epic action fantasy. According to writers, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, and Tony Gilroy the Great Wall was built to…

Amazing Fallstreak Cloud

On Jan 21, 2017, ten-year-old Topanga resident Gwyneth Seelinger saw a “funny cloud” over PCH and took a picture of it. What she captured with her iPhone was one of the best…