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Grandmother Oak c. 1670 – 2018

We have lost a beloved sentinel in our park. This week she finally fell down. The park will remove her so the fire road will be passable.We know she was over 300…

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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…

Researchers Discover Litter of Four Mountain Lion Kittens

National Park Service researchers recently discovered a litter of four mountain lion kittens in the Simi Hills, a small area of habitat wedged between the larger Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountain…

Deborah Anderson: The Women of the White Buffalo

Acclaimed, award-winning photographer Deborah Anderson couldn’t have picked a better time to raise the voices of Native American Women than with the current exhibit of her photographs at the Leica Store & Gallery in…

Keeping the Topanga We Love

You have probably chosen to live in Topanga because of its beautiful environment filled with wildlife and amazing parklands. In contrast, much of L.A. County has lost these qualities and succumbed to…

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Buz Tarlow Honored for Decades of Service

MOUNTAIN MERMAID HOSTED A CELEBRATION FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL TOPANGAN. MORE THAN 150 FRIENDS SHOWED UP FOR THE EVENT While it was cold and windy outside, it was warm and cozy inside at the…

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Taking a Stand for the Land

Concerned citizens gathered at Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) on December 2, in solidarity with activists all over the country who came together to protest the…

SOS for Seniors

The Topanga Community Center is in the home stretch of fundraising for a new Senior Classroom Annex. The project has been guided from concept to permits by the Sages’ Building Committee headed…

Be Ember Aware

At press time, Topanga has been on Red Flag alert for nine days, hoping the Santa Monica Mountains remain untouched in this period of extreme fire danger with near hurricane-force Santa Ana…