Flavia Potenza

Flavia Potenza is executive editor of the Messenger Mountain News. She is also a founding member of the 40-year old Topanga Messenger that closed its doors in 2016. She can be reached at editor@messengermountainnews.com

Recycling is not the Answer, but…

…for now, recycling is a short-term answer as we cycle into the long-term solution of a sustainability plan. That is the purpose of this ongoing column, “Trash Talk,” that will appear in…

55-Hour Weekend Road Closure

This weekend, Caltrans will implement a 55-hour closure of Topanga Canyon Boulevard (TCB) from Grandview to Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), beginning (tonight) Friday, July 27, at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., Monday,…

A fog bank hovers below the crestline of 69 Bravo. Photo by Flavia Potenza

69 Bravo Transitions to LACoFD

A few days before the triple-digit heat wave hit on Friday, July 6, ten Camp Crews—women inmates from Camp 13, male inmates from Camp 7, and a firefighting crew from Camp 8—spread…

Recycle Often. Recycle Right. The Basic Guide

The tour of Waste Management’s Material Recycling Facility (MRF) was, to say the least, an eye-opener and comes highly recommended. If you’re not so inclined, go online (wm.com) where WM has an…

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…

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PCH Beach Retrospective

Summer beach season doesn’t officially start until Memorial Day, but there is already a major increase in the number of beachgoers traveling through the canyons and along Pacific Coast Highway in pursuit…

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Cold Canyon Tour with Don Wallace

When Don Wallace, “The Trail Guy,” invites you on a walking tour, you readjust your schedule and block out what will be a couple of hours never to be replicated again in…

Mikah Meyer: Breaking World Records and Stereotypes

Road Trip and National Parks expert Mikah Meyer, who is gay, has been named a “Social Media Warrior” by thousands of media outlets worldwide for his “Travel Beyond Convention” and multiple travel world…

Julia Lee at Pig & Whistle, April 28, 2018

Local singer/songwriter Julia Lee’s true passion is singing and writing lyrics and melody in her own “Americana” style. She grew up in a music business family, sings and plays guitar and loves…

Extending the SMMNRA

The organization is called the Public Land Alliance Network (PLAN) and its dynamic director, Carla Bollinger works to bring people together “to save national monuments and parks, regional parklands, historical parks, wildlife…