Abernethy’s Launches Innovative Emerging Chef Program

A restaurant in L.A. for L.A. and by L.A., Abernethy’s is a showcase of emerging chefs who have a unique narrative to share. Created by The Music Center, the restaurant is a…

A sorter at WM recycling facility pulls out a plastic trash bag that will go into landfill with all its contents whether recycling or trash. Photo by Suzanne Guldimann

Now This: From the L.A. Times “Wish-cycling”

“This is a problem of production,” says Kreigh Hampel, Recycling Coordinator at Burbank Recycling Center. Single-serve food and drink purchases are amplifying our per person trash production. Suggestions?

School Seeks Art Teacher

Two years ago, Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) formed a new subcommittee of Topanga Enrichment Programs (TEP), the Committee for Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA). It was established to explore and provide…

Sylmar Armory Converts to Bridge Housing for Women

On July 26, the LA Homeless Services Authorities (LAHSA) officially purchased the Sylmar Armory for $2.9 million dollars, the first step in its conversion to a year-round bridge housing program for women.…

Artists Invited to Submit Art to Second Woolsey Fire Exhibit

The City of Malibu Cultural Arts Commission invites artists to submit their original art to the second installation of the City’s public art exhibit based on the Woolsey Fire, “Radical Beauty, Malibu…

Letters – August 9, 2019

What A Joy! I always look forward to each new issue of the Messenger Mountain News. Generally, first I skim through the articles and then come back to what catches my interest…

Garden Like Your Life Depends On It

Pamela Berstler, CEO of G3 (Green Gardens Group), will be the featured speaker at West Valley Chapter of Climate Reality on Tuesday, August 13, from 7–8:30 p.m., urging us to “Garden Like…

Hot Weather Warning

The dog days of summer have arrived on the heels of the Southland’s third major heatwave, and more triple-digit temperatures are on the way.  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health…