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Day Trippin’ Through Topanga Canyon

Perched between Malibu, Calabasas, and the West San Fernando Valley, the bohemian vibe of hippie enclave Topanga Canyon makes it one of Los Angeles’ most unique communities. Topanga’s utter lack of chain restaurants…

Do You Trust This Computer?

THIS CAUTIONARY TALE REMINDS US TO STAY HUMAN. Artificial Intelligence permeates our daily lives. Siri and Alexa talk to us. Ask Google any question and it finds the answer(s) within fractions of…

Science Projects Culminate in Butterfly Day

On Sunday, May 5, Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) Science Committee partnered with Bill Buerge, owner of the Mountain Mermaid, to host Butterfly Day, a community event to raise awareness about the…

Helping Orphans in Uganda

When Tracy Burns first visited an orphanage in Uganda in 2016, she was struck by the boundless joy and energy the toddlers greeted her with. But it didn’t take the owner and…

Playing for Democrats

When she isn’t playing the harp, Scheherazade Alexis Aria, known as Lexi to her many friends, works as a community organizer for the Democratic Party, including running the phone banks in Topanga…

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Listening at the Feet of Navajo Elders

MANZANITA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVE WITH AND LEARN AT THE FEET OF NAVAJO ELDERS. In March, fourteen high schoolers from Manzanita School in Topanga Canyon, embarked on an epic journey where we…

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…

I Wasn’t Like the Other Boys…

At a very young age I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted to live in Paris, have a beautiful home, ride a unicorn, and raise two kids. Not exactly in that…

The Feldenkrais Method: Making the Impossible Elegant

“Movement is Life. Life is a process. Improve the process and you will improve your Life.” —Moshe Feldenkrais   Feldenkrais Method instructor Joelle Claret will lead a free, two-hour workshop on Saturday,…

Mikah Meyer: Breaking World Records and Stereotypes

Road Trip and National Parks expert Mikah Meyer, who is gay, has been named a “Social Media Warrior” by thousands of media outlets worldwide for his “Travel Beyond Convention” and multiple travel world…