Topanga had a close call on Friday, July 26, when a vehicle fire on Topanga Canyon Blvd. put the Topanga Community Center and neighboring homes at risk. The fire quickly engulfed the…
Developers beware! The California coastal gnatchatcher may be small but it has powerful friends. A tiny bird has just scored a major victory in federal court. A federal court has dismissed a…
Reggae on the Mountain turns 10 this year. The popular music festival has outgrown its original home at the Topanga Community Center and is moving to King Gillette Ranch, but it hasn’t…
Urs Baur has revived the Topanga Film Festival (TFF) to showcase a selection of short films and three award-winning features over three days, August 16, 17, and 18. The festival begins with…
Incident raises awareness about the plight of rare species in the Santa Monica Mountains. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is under investigation for mowing down an endangered plant in…
On July 27, 2018, the body of 19-year-old Roger Eli Chavez-Barahona was discovered beside Piuma, near Schuren Road, just west of Topanga. The coroner determined that the cause of death was multiple…
In the July 12 issue of the Messenger Mountain News we reported on how planting a trillion trees may be the best and simplest way to slow global warming. Now, a new…
Stings, especially from the annoying yellow jacket wasp vying for your lunch, are not only painful but can be dangerous as well. Entomologist Justin Orvel Schmidt, creator of the infamous Schmidt Sting…
Eight months after the largest fire to ever hit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), all 67 miles of the park’s most famous trail have finally reopened to the public. The…
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,…