The Topanga Community Compost Hub, launched in the early fall, has been attended by several faithful Topanga composters. While the bins are filling up, the latest visit by our compost “tender” Kenny…
Once again, fire season upends earthly plans smack in the middle of a lovely children’s play on a warm, cloudless Sunday afternoon until a fire changes everything. Parents, friends, and grandparents had…
Watching “Matilda the Musical” with many parents, friends and grandparents “in the round” at the Topanga Community Center; we reached intermission and everyone moved outside to stretch their legs and get a…
Composting basic kitchen organics such as apple cores, eggshells and coffee grinds can divert up to 40% of our waste stream from ending up in the landfill. After some delay over the…
Environmentalists were prepared last week to celebrate the passing of landmark legislation entitled the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 promised to break…
Messenger Mountain News celebrates its third annual Earth Day event on April 27, with a theme of “Topanga Gold.” Our Earth Day celebration this year has an expanded venue, expanded time frame,…
Messenger Mountain News celebrates its third annual Earth Day event on April 27, with a theme of “Topanga Gold.” This year’s community celebration will be a fundraising effort to mine what we…
Nearly 25 years ago, my husband, Janek, and I moved our large family to Topanga Canyon. Like many newcomers to canyon life, we were clueless about what living in the wildland urban…
The Topanga Community House was born as an idea in 1949 to give young people in the canyon a safe place to gather and to play. Seven founding members, all women, established…
Imagine a high-octane birthday party of about 35 three to ten year olds. The music is rocking, the kids are pumping arms and legs; and Lishy Lou, wearing a red chiffon dress…