Malibu resident and children’s author Cornelia Funke considers Malibu’s wildlife population to be a significant part of its makeup — and, more importantly, its “magic.”

Protectors of those sacred species include the...

As Malibuites grappled with how to deal with a multitude of complications and life interruptions that the coronavirus has caused, Malibu’s Maria Newman, a classical violinist and composer, and her husband, Scott Hosfeld, renowned...