Local Implementation Plan Passes Coastal Commission Unanimously
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Kim Lamorie, President of the Las Virgenes Homeowner’s Federation.
Celebrating the Topanga Film Festival, July 17-20—Ten Years and Counting
The Topanga Film Festival Team on the eve of the opening of the 10th Annual Festival on July 17.
"Faces" Invitational Show to Feature Chuck Blackwell
Owl Face by Robyn Feeley will be on display at the Topanga Canyon Gallery for its new show, "Faces."
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: The Marijuana Experiment
A display of buds and edibles in the grow room at the Lodo Wellness Dispensary in Denver, Colorado
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: The Marijuana Experiment
A display of buds for sale at the Lodo Wellness Dispensary in Denver, Colorado
Local Implementation Plan Passes Coastal Commission Unanimously
On Thursday, July 10, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) unanimously voted to approve the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) for the Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program (LCP), an exhaustively detailed land-use plan that will constrain future development of the coastal zone. In this, the second of two components of the LCP, the first being the Land Use Plan (LUP), Coastal Commission approval was based on numerous modifica… [Read More...]
T-CEP Disaster Radio Team Field Day a Success
The 24-hour contest was a notable accomplishment for local Topanga radio operators. TOPANGA, CA— Over the weekend of June 28-29, as part of a continuing tradition of service to the community, T-CEP participated in the annual 24-hour American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day contest that was both a test of the emergency communications abilities of the Disaster Radio Team (DRT) and the interaction with local agencies s… [Read More...]
Celebrating the Topanga Film Festival, July 17-20—Ten Years and Counting
The Topanga Messenger is proud to join the many generous sponsors, friends and fans of this year’s Topanga Film Festival (TFF). Considering where the Topanga Film Festival (TFF) started 11 years ago (it lost a year somewhere), it’s exhilarating to see what it has become. In remembering its roots, Cari Ann Shim Sham, programmer of the Dance Film Showcase (Friday, 8-10 p.m.),TFF producer and member of the TFF Family, suc… [Read More...]
The Good, The Bad & the Ugly: The Marijuana Experiment
On July 8, marijuana dispensaries, scattered across the state of Washington, opened their doors to the public and began selling legal marijuana to patrons aged 21 and over. Although local media frenzied, waiting to see if anything could go wrong at the precipice of legal marijuana, the day passed without incident. Even though prices were high, sometimes as much as $30 per gram, customers queued up in hordes, happy to pay for… [Read More...]
Local Author Wins “Children’s Book Award” for First Novel
Longtime Topangan, actor and now author, Eric Pierpoint received the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA) “Reading the West” children’s book award for his first novel, “The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole.” Classified as juvenile fiction, it is an exciting read for anyone, not just kids, interested in the wild west of the mid-1800s. “The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole” is about a 12-year-old boy named Caleb a… [Read More...]
“Faces” Invitational Show to Feature Chuck Blackwell
Summer at Topanga Canyon Gallery can be as offbeat and unpredictable as your last summer vacation. Who knows what enchanting memory awaits as you wander down a cobblestone street off a village square or follow a short cut without a map? For the gallery it is a time to do something unconventional; a time to make a bigger splash and corral those not on vacation but looking for excitement in our own backyard. [[tcg_rob… [Read More...]
New Business: Happy Landings at Bird’s Nest Salon
There is a time, a moment, when a fledgling bird, who can hardly stand, let alone fly, comes beautifully into its own. Suddenly it assumes a grace, a balance, a knowing of what it is supposed to be and its place in the world. That seems to be the evolution of Lauren Carolla’s decision to open her own salon, The Birds Nest. “The idea to open a salon in the Canyon came to me while taking a walk in Topanga,” she sa… [Read More...]
All About Animals: Coyote—The First and Last Animal
No animal had a stronger hold on the imagination of our native peoples than the coyote. Many Native American tribes credited the coyote with helping a god create the world and prepare it for the first people. Some believed that the coyote actually performed the magic himself. In the legends of many tribes, the coyote made the first humans from feathers, mud or straw. The Zuni believed the coyote taught man to hunt; the Sioux … [Read More...]
Living Well: Topanga to Thailand
July 6, 2014, 12:30 p.m. (L.A. time)—I am 11 1/2 hours into a 14-hour, non-stop flight to Hong Kong, where, during a long layover, I will receive a foot massage in the airport’s Organic Wellness Center, then hop on a two-hour flight, completing my journey to Thailand. Yes, Thailand. Three days ago, I did not know where Thailand was. I’m still a little fuzzy. I know so little about this trip: only the name of the city (Chian… [Read More...]
