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Conscious Cannabis Cultivation

The Emerald Exchange (EmEx) Farmer’s Market 2017 is the benchmark for the conscious cannabis cultivation and consumption movement which strives to educate, medicate and inspire a new vision for holistic health and…

The Art of Death Midwifery

Olivia Bareham wants to change people’s perception about death. “I want to break the taboo where we are excited about birth but dread death,” she said. “What if they were both explosive,…

Halfway to Napa, or…

“What’s the rush? The secret to any road trip is to stop along the way,” says our intrepid traveler. Long vacations have now become happy memories as summer winds down and fall…

Skateboarding Tuna

Head to the western stretch of Tuna Canyon Road any day of the week and you may run into some of the world’s most stoked skateboarders. Tuna Canyon, along with many of…

Transport Literary Festival, September 23-24

In a world crammed with information and instant access to other people’s news, adventures, transgressions and romances, we can easily forget to relax our brains—to sit back, daydream and get lost in…

Anne with an “E”

In 1908, L. M. Montgomery published her classic novel “Anne of Green Gables.” Today, her characters and settings spill off the page just as full of life as the moment they were…

Laurie Nelson’s Gold Medal Lift Raises the Bar

At age 71, Topangan Laurie Nelson competed in weightlifting in the 2017 World Masters Games in New Zealand and returned a gold-medal winner. When Laurie Nelson lifts a barbell, she drops the…

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Gimme Shelter, Then Take Me Home

Agoura Animal Shelter unveils a kaleidoscopic makeover! Make it as hospitable, inviting and bright, and they will come and adopt. That could be Los Angeles County’s mantra for the Agoura Animal Shelter,…

Organizing 101

It’s summer time, the kids are still out of school, out of camp, they’re underfoot and bored. Great! You’ve got a captive audience! Let’s get them organized before school starts…and you, too.…

Of Caves and Men—Part 3

The nurse came in early in the morning and pulled away the blinds covering the big window that looked out over the alley behind the hospital, between the buildings and parking areas.…