Topanga Messenger

 Midway between the Pacific Ocean and the San Fernando Valley, the pristine and idyllic city of Topanga Canyon rejoices on Memorial Day weekend with its Topanga Days Country Fair, three days of jam-packed live music, arts and crafts, local vendors, amazing food and beverages, fun family activities and the historic Topanga Memorial Day Parade. “Topanga Days gets bigger and better every year without losing the rich traditions on which… [Read More...]

 The Topanga Library is excited to announce that its Children's Librarian, Julie Frieze, has won the County of Los Angeles Public Library's "Charlotte Award" for outstanding children's services. The Charlotte Award is given annually to one children's librarian in the County of Los Angeles Public Library system. The award reflects outstanding performance in relating library services to children in a creative manner, enthusiasm in prom… [Read More...]

 You may remember them from last year, when Snyder Sutton Real Estate agents walked in the Topanga Days Memorial Day Parade with six happy shelter pups recently sprung from kill shelters throughout Los Angeles. All the pups came spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated and ready for their forever homes with all adoption fees paid for by Snyder Sutton Real Estate. Throughout the parade, they took names and numbers of interested families… [Read More...]

 Theatricum Botanicum’s May 4 Open House celebrated the theater’s 40th year of Will Geer’s dream of an established repertory theater coming true. Carrying on the tradition of her grandfather, Willow Geer announced the theater’s goal of $400,000 to build on all it does now and continue the dream into the future. That money would go towards touring their shows and educational programs across the country; to create an indoor facility t… [Read More...]

 A 1,000-gallon propane tank located on the back porch of a one-story residence in the 20020 block of Sischo Drive exploded, starting a house fire. The fire was first reported at 10:40 p.m. on Friday, May 3 when Los Angeles County firefighters and a hazardous material team responded to a house fire in Topanga Canyon, fire officials said. Authorities determined that a short in the electrical swimming pool heater had burst into flames and spread to the p… [Read More...]

 In the article, (see “455 Live Rocks Topanga” Messenger, Vol. 37, No 10, May 2, 2013) the concert was actually the brain child of Susan Moore, who conceived of and organized the event. Also, according to Topanga Youth Services Director Karen Cooke, the TYS puts on an annual Spring Musical, not a summer fair, as was printed. The Messenger regrets the errors. In another article (see “Adrian Wright Joins Pritchett-Rapf Real Estate Team” Messenger, … [Read More...]

 What microbes can tell us about water quality Since fall 2012, a team of dedicated scientists from the Jay Lab at UCLA and the RCDSMM Topanga Creek Stream Team has been waking up really early and hiking into Topanga Lagoon and Creek before the sun rises to collect water samples. The goal is to figure out what is causing high bacterial levels at Topanga Beach. Preliminary results are pretty interesting, and will be presented a… [Read More...]

 It's hard to believe it’s already 2013, marking my third year as TCC president. The time has flown by and I want to update the community on what we have been doing at the Topanga Community Club (TCC ). First and foremost, things are moving smoothly with our Conditional Use Permit, thanks to the expertise of Shelley Coulson, who has donated her time to this effort. We have completed two of several major hurdles in this process. When I took on the job o… [Read More...]

 LOS ANGELES, CA—Southern California's preeminent Arts education organization, City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts, presents “A Day of Enchantment” featuring The Fourth Annual Shakespeare Challenge, Recital and Photography Exhibit on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. RSVP required. This is a free community event showcasing the work of more than 200 students from Los Angeles' inner city communities who have participated in City Hearts’ Arts pr… [Read More...]

 Pot Luck at 7:15 Movie At 7:30 The Topanga Peace Alliance (TPA) First Friday Film Night movie for June is Living for 32, a film about 32 people murdered in the tragic Virginia Tech shooting and the 32 people killed by guns every day in America. Directed by Kevin Breslin and produced by Maria Cuomo Cole, Living for 32 is the inspirational story of Colin Goddard, a survivor of the massacre that occurred on the Virginia Tec… [Read More...]

 THOUSAND OAKS, CA—The Santa Monica Mountains Fund, official fundraising partner of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, will host a fundraiser to support mountain lion research at King Gillette Ranch on Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds will support the decade-long mountain lion study currently conducted by the National Park Service (NPS). Park biologists are currently tracking eight mountain lion… [Read More...]