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

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…

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Anita Lee Stephens 1950 – 2017

Anita Lee Stephens, a long-time Topanga artist, activist and writer who taught English at Taft and Palisades High School, passed away on April 6, 2017. She was born in Los Angeles in…

Summer Camps for Kids of All Ages

Summer may seem far away, but if Kids Camp is in your plans, now is the time to see what’s around.    Some summer camps have “Open Houses” to visit with your…

Volunteer of the Year 2016

In anticipation of National Volunteer Week, April 23-30, Los Angeles County officials honored outstanding volunteers. Topangan Beth Burnam, best known for founding the North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council (NTCFSC), was selected…

CA Democrats Look Ahead to 2018 Elections

About 300 people showed up at the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club’s (PPDC) March 26 “Call to Action” to fight the Trump/Republican agenda and hear plans to take back the U.S. Congress and…

Waterworks’ Master Plan: Improvements or More Development?

Environmental watchdogs are questioning whether the Capital Improvement Program proposed by L.A. County Waterworks District 29 isn’t simply an invitation to developers to build out the last vacant land in  Malibu and…

Rep. Ted Lieu Speaks Out

Unlike many Washington politicians at recent Town Hall meetings, our U.S. Representative, Ted Lieu, did not step in front of an angry crowd but to a standing ovation. Word of mouth was…

Beth Burnam Named Woman of the Year

Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl has named Topanga resident Beth Burnam as this year’s Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her dedication and outstanding work in the community. She will attend…

TCB Closure at S-Curves

On the weekend of April 1-2, 12-hour closures from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. of Topanga Canyon Boulevard from Jalan Jalan to the coast is scheduled to take place to shore up the slopes impacted by…

Chango’s Journey to the Stars

One of the first experiences with death and dying children may have is that of a pet. When local artist Tamara Gould wrote this children’s book, she was an adult. It was…