Suzanne Guldimann

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 author of nine books of music for the harp. Suzanne's newest book, "Life in Malibu", explores local history and nature. She can be reached at suzanne@messengermountainnews.com

Emergency responders work to coordinate a Topanga Canyon rescue in 117-degree heat. Photo: Malibu Search and Rescue

Hot Weather Rescues

Emergency crews from Los Angeles County Fire Department, sheriff’s deputies and Malibu Search and Rescue battled 107-degree heat on Sunday, July 6, to rescue a man injured after falling from a cliff…

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Sculptor Eugenie Spirito

Malibu artist Eugenie Spirito has been carving stone for more than three decades. She began her career as an artist in New York City, where she earned an invitation to apprentice with…

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Fourth of July Fireworks Finder

Public firework displays are planned in Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills (July 9), Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Moorpark (July 3rd), Calabasas, Santa Monica (June 30), and the Hollywood Bowl, July 2, 3, 4.…

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2018 Beach Report Card

The 2017-18 Heal the Bay Beach Report Card awarded good to great grades to local beaches, thanks in large part to below average rainfall over the winter. Every week, the Santa Monica-based…

Postcard of a family outing in Topanga Canyon, 1915. Photographer: H. F. Rile. Image: San Fernando Valley Digital Library.

Topanga Vacation Destination c. 1915

For more than a hundred years Topanga has been a destination for summer visitors. In 1905, the Los Angeles Herald proclaimed Topanga Canyon, “One of the most picturesque and best known mountain…

40th Anniversary of the SMMNRA

On June 3, the Santa Monica Mountains (SAMO) Fund celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) and the 30th anniversary of the non-profit organization that supports…

The Next Generation of Rodent Control

These young great horned owls aren’t old enough to fly but they are big enough to take an interest in the world below their nest at the top of a eucalyptus tree.…

Human Activity and Climate Change

The revelation that human actions were impacting the ocean on such a large scale a hundred years before the advent of urbanization is sobering. Sue Kidwell, the William Rainey Harper Professor at…

Relive Huell Howser’s Legacy

For more than two decades public television personality Huell Howser chronicled the strange and wonderful things that make California unique. Howser died in 2013, but his legacy lives on. Howser’s folksy delivery…

Scientists Identify Best Wildlife Crossings

A new report offers recommendations on the location and type of wildlife crossing structures proposed for two of the busiest freeways in the world. Interstate 15 in western Riverside County and U.S.…