Letters – April 19, 2019

Dear Topanga Community Stakeholders, Please join fellow Canyon parents at Topanga Elementary School for the upcoming Leadership Council meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 1:45 pm to learn about a developing proposal to bring a…

April 5, 2019

“April is Poetry Month,” by Urs Baur especially for Poetry Month where MMN has reconstructed the March 23 event, “Healing the Fire,” when 23 poets gathered to present their healing poems (Pages…

Healing the Fire

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH By way of acknowledging April as Poetry Month, the Messenger Mountain News is celebrating the poets among us who, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, sought to heal the effects…

Theatricum 2019 Summer Season Opens June 1

Spring has sprung, and Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum is thrilled to announce its annual summer lineup of theater, music, and performance in its unique and stunning outdoor setting in Topanga. The Summer…

Letters – April 5, 2019

Copper Landline Success Dear Editor, After five months of fighting with Frontier, I was finally able to get a copper landline installed at my house. I know there are many others in…

21st Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Inter-Tribal Gathering

The City of Malibu is proud to host the 21st Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, a festive celebration of Native American history, culture,…

“We Rise” Poetry Contest for Mental Health Awareness Month

In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is sponsoring the “We Rise” Poetry Contest, which is seeking original poems that address…

Rattlesnake Aversion Training Clinic

Dog owners are invited to sign up for a rattlesnake aversion training clinic on April 27-29 in Topanga Canyon at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum. The wildfires have reduced native habitat that normally…

For the Record

In our March 8, 2019, article about the Woolsey Fire listening session on March 3 (“Topangans Speak Out at Fire Listening Session”), we quoted Mary Colvig Rhodes, who was among the residents…