I evacuated late, then snuck back into the Canyon as soon as I could. The day I came back, I woke up really early, stuffed five dogs and two cats in the…
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I moved to Topanga in 1978. At that time, I had a king-size heated waterbed. Remember those days? Topanga was beautiful space–land, community, music–what more could an urban Indian want? I had…
Editor’s note: many of the locations discussed in this article have been impacted by the Woolsey Fire. Check the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area website to check for closures before attempting…
The power went off at 6 a.m. on Friday, November 9. I remember because growling at my Alexa to wake up didn’t work. That woke me up. Thus the day, and those…
I’ve lived in Malibu all my life. One of earliest memories is the 1970 fire, my father holding me on his shoulders in front of the house, pointing to the glow on…
A decade ago, writer Lynn Raynar and photographer Aimee Christine Porter came together to create an inspirational book called Peace, Love, and Me. For the project, the duo photographed and interviewed children,…
For the past four issues, Messenger Mountain News columnist Amy Weisberg has invited our readers to reflect on Norman Rockwell’s paintings, “The Four Freedoms,” in the context of using the message in…
On October 8, Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles celebrated the first annual Indigenous Peoples Day. In 2017, the city and county voted to transform Columbus Day into a…
ON VETERANS DAY WEEKEND, A VETERAN’S SON HONORS HIS MOTHER’S REQUEST TO “DO SOMETHING FOR VETERANS.” Dennis Passaggio invites Southern California veterans and their families to the first Veterans National Entertainment Workshop…
He”yung whi’ma yo By Kat High (Hupa) He”yung whi’malyo. I am your neighbor and have lived here in Topanga for 40 years. My kids grew up here. Topanga has changed over…