Features

Adios Abuelita’s

The last day of September was also the last day of business for the latest and longest version of Abuelita’s, Topanga’s familiar and comfortable Mexican Restaurant.   Built on the old Homegrown…

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A Feline Fix

It’s estimated that between 1 and 3 million cats live and suffer on the streets of Los Angeles City and County. FixNation has become a model for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and feral cat population…

Deb Jones Talks to the Animals

“Animal whisperer, communicator, psychic, animal intuitive. I answer to any of those,” said Topanga’s own Dr. Doolittle, Deb Jones. Mostly, Jones communicates with animals visually or kinesthetically, picking up subtle physical sensations,…

Coco Blignaut—Making Magic Every Day

Being a witch isn’t about wearing a pointy hat and casting spells; it’s about communing with nature and anyone can be a witch. So says Topanga’s very own white witch, Coco Blignaut.…

Kathy Eldon: Creative Visionary

Kathy Eldon turned the tragedy of her son’s murder into an internationally acclaimed movement for social change. Dan Eldon was a young photojournalist working for Reuters news agency when he was killed…

Lola Babalon—Bright Spirit in the Canyon

Enter the spiritual domain of Lola Babalon where psychic gifts combine with a multidisciplinary approach to assist people through the challenges of life. It all started in the “City of Fools,” also…

The Memory of Place

Poet and publisher Pablo Capra is haunted by a place that no longer exists, the vanished Bohemian Eden of Lower Topanga. The loss of his childhood home has been the catalyst for…

Time Warps

The other day I was forging ahead in the battle against gravity and mutant genes and  musing about the way time warps. I was out for a walk to get some air…

Painting Warrior Women

Jennifer White Kuri is a figurative abstract artist who has spent 10 years working on the Global Women Project (GWP). This venture is an evolving cycle of portraits that chronicles extraordinary and…

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Madeline Lampard Dances with Horses

Madeline Lampard has brought glory to Topanga with a first-place finish as a member of the A Team in equestrian vaulting at the American Vaulting Association’s National Championships in Salt Lake City,…