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Get Ready for Topanga Days

What better way to spend Memorial Day weekend, May 27, 28, 29, than at Topanga Days Country Fair! Now in its 44th year, this three-day, family-friendly festival and fundraiser continues to draw a diverse…

SAMO Fund Celebration

The Santa Monica Mountains Fund’s Spring Celebration and fundraiser was unexpectedly wet, but the rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the participants at the outdoor event at King Gillette Ranch in the…

Evacuation Drill 2017

Last year Topanga Canyon experienced two fires where residents were mandated to evacuate. Those fires caused significant damage but were only a taste of the worst-case scenario.  Every year, L.A. County and…

What’s That Bug? May 23

Bill Buerge continues his free Speakers Series on Tuesday, May 23, 7 p.m., at The Mermaid Historic Site and Gardens with a scintillating presentation by Daniel Marlos, creator of the internationally popular website, whatsthatbug.com. Seating is Limited,…

Monday May Day March

Teeg Merchant marched again in DTLA on May Day, International Workers Day, and sent some notes. “There were about 100,000 people but not much coverage on local news, except for a ginned-up…

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They Marched for Science Because…Washington, D. C.

On a rainy day in Washington, DC, Earth Day served as a platform for the worldwide March for Science this year. Thousands of people in cities across the planet rallied to show…

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March for Science Los Angeles

Topangans Lyn Henley, Nora Slattery, Diane Ditez, Kristina Levy and Debra Silbar joined 50,000 other concerned Citizens, Scientists and Environmentalist in the peaceful March For Science Los Angeles, just one of 400…

When Mothers’ Day Was a Call to Action

On May 14, tens of millions of North American women will celebrate Mothers’ Day in ways that would be unrecognizable to the original holiday’s founders. Far from being spent in the bosom…

Local Bands at Topanga Days

This Memorial Day Weekend (May 27, 28, 29), feature headliners Jefferson Starship and Ozomatli, but the stages will rock with 14 local bands whose members have deep roots in the Topanga community.…

Chamber Celebrates Unity in the Community

Jenni Billings, president of the Topanga Chamber of Commerce opened the festivities of the 68th Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, April 29, to honor its 2016 awardees, Bill Buerge, Citizen of…