Ember Prevention I stopped at the Topanga Fire Station a couple of weeks ago. One of the firemen there told me that 90 percent of homes that catch fire and burn down…
Topanga Nutcracker through the Eyes of Evacuation For a few months every year, young children, preteens, teenagers, parents, and old friends come together to create the Topanga Nutcracker, and bring to life…
“We’re sorry to report that P-74, the latest mountain lion that we captured as part of our mountain lion study, likely did not survive the Woolsey Fire,” the National Park Service announced.…
Wildfires are an expression of Nature’s “fight or flight” response. However, when the flames have been quelled, the job of growth and repair begins almost immediately. For people, some of whom may…
The Messenger Mountain News extends an invitation to the communities that experienced the Woolsey Fire to write their First-Person experiences. MMN will chronicle and publish them online where they will be archived for others to learn…
Since Topanga, thankfully, didn’t burn, and last week’s rain was minimal, we still have potential for mudslides from the Topanga Fire area should we have heavy rains this winter. While Caltrans has…
A DC-10 fire tanker that carries 11,000 gallons of hot pink PhosChek fire suppressant empties its load over Henry Ridge at the edge of Topanga. Video screengrab; original video by Liam Anderson.
It looks like the Hollywood Sign is on track to get a brand new trail to a viewpoint — one that avoids the nearby residential neighborhoods and has potential for good transit…
TOPANGA RESIDENTS WILL PERFORM IN WESTSIDE BALLET OF SANTA MONICA’S 2018 NUTCRACKER SEASON AT THE BROAD STAGE IN SANTA MONICA. Topanga residents, Sidney Brody (15) and Zoe Mack (13) will perform in…
I took my 87-year-old Mom the last two issues with “The Backyard Astronomer” column and she was very impressed with our newspaper in general. She read them both cover to cover. She…