When your life falls apart, what do you do? If you’re Antony Bartlett, you transform your master bedroom into Topanga’s Littlest Theater. That’s what you do, and here, there’s magic afoot. In…
Features
What better way to enter Autumn and approach Halloween than with some herbal magic that is known for its bone healing properties? Comfrey (boraginaceae), also “true comfrey,” is the common name of…
While the Topanga Yacht Harbor never materialized, in 1975, the Topanga Woman’s Club formed the Topanga Creek Yacht Club, “in view of the importance of the creek to life in Topanga.” (See…
The Canyon Sages, Topanga’s senior organization since 2009, is kicking off a new round of activities for the fall season, starting with Emergency Preparation and Medicare workshops. Anyone of senior age can…
“To the lover of pure wildness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.”—John Muir John Muir was intrigued by the new science of glaciology and believed it had…
The Santa Monica Pier turned 110 on September 9. It’s an impressive anniversary for a structure whose fate has so often been in the balance. This much-loved and nationally recognized landmark has…
Messenger Mountain News welcomes the Leadership Parents of the Topanga Enrichment Programs (TEP), the fundraising arm of Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS ), to this platform where they can update and inform…
“Night Visions” is a must-see exhibit and sale of Johanna Turner’s stunning photography at the Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch. Turner prefers to call herself a “camera…
Amir Rofougaran’s Café 27 is a delightful American-style diner where one can enjoy breakfast, lunch and lattes, as well as occasional jazz nights or poetry slams. In 2015, when Amir Rofougaran and…
There are two types of climate change: Natural and Man-made. They are both real. Climatechange.org reports the reasons for each type. Natural climate change originates from continental drift, the activity of ocean…