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…
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About 40 years after the last Native Americans departed Topanga Beach, the land was given by Mexico to Ysidro Reyes (1813-1861) and Francisco Marquez (1798-1850) as part of a 6,656-acre grant in…
Recovering from trauma is possible. Listening to your body, recognizing symptoms, identifying new feelings, reaching out for help earlier, all give a better likelihood of recovery. Brilliant green grass and sunshine flowers…
Parents and caregivers of junior high school age children who need help understanding the complexities of teenage sex will want to attend a talk being given in the Topanga Library Community Room…
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park, Linda Ballou takes on the Colorado River’s Lava Falls with gratitude to rafting pioneer, Georgie White. Georgie White’s life was…
The first week of kindergarten, a little boy came home ecstatic about the goodie bag prize he’d received from his teacher. When his mom asked if every child got a prize, his…
Each year I attend the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show at the L.A. Convention Center. I am like a kid in a candy store roaming the exhibitor booths where I shake…
The TCC Sages Room at the Topanga Community Center, a space dedicated to all things senior, will celebrate its Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17,…
About seven years ago, my sweetie, Jim, and I decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day by making reservations at one of our favorite restaurants—Anarbagh Indian Cuisine in Woodland Hills. We dressed up! I…
Colonel William W. Coolbaugh was 70 years old in 1909 when he bought Jack Rabbit Lodge from a fisherman named Harry Johnson. It was the only residence at Topanga Beach. For years,…