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

Give Birds a Place to Nest in Your Yard

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) says it’s time to think about nesting boxes for birds. Many cavity nesting birds scout out and select nest sites starting in late February through May, so…

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NEVER AGAIN: Evolution of a Cover

FROM THE EDITOR When our cover artist, Nicole Martinez, was born, her grandmother said, “she came out drawing.” Under her pen name, Calamity Cole, she had submitted political cartoons, some of which…

Topanga Canyon Gallery Same Space, New Space!

When members of the Topanga Canyon Gallery (TCG) cooperative wanted to upgrade their tiny space in Pine Tree Circle, they probably weren’t thinking of a wholesale renovation, but that’s where the vision…

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Speaking Her Truth #METOO, #TIMESUP

Kamakshi Hart has waited a long time to produce and perform her one-woman show, Wild At Hart: A Tale Of Trauma And Triumph. On May 23, 2004, Kamakshi Hart was fulfilling the…

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…

Pine Tree Circle “Snow Night”

It’s hard to believe that this year is Steve and Leslie Carlson’s 18th year of Snow Night and the 28th year of their annual community potluck that will magically appear at Pine…

Theatricum Stars & Shakespeare Soiree

The evening of Saturday, November 18, Theatricum Botanicum’s Benefit Soiree and fundraiser, “Stars & Shakespeare,” was indeed a world of Elizabethan delights of costumed players, musicians and madrigal singers greeting you at…

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Harmonizing Fashion, Function & Philanthropy

How do you bring together fashion and an important health concern—electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions, associated with electrical power in the home, and radio frequency (RF) radiation, associated with everything wireless—and weave them…

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TCEP: Before the Bad Thing Happens

Wildfire. If you’ve never met one, you don’t want to. What you do want is to be prepared for the certainty that a fire, earthquake or flood will happen. Meet the dedicated…

The Devil’s in the Details for Wildlife Crossing

Should the proposed wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon be kept wild or add recreational activities? What will be the impacts on local neighborhoods? Should it be an overpass or a tunnel? The Liberty…