Catalina Film Fest expands horizons
The Catalina Film Fest will celebrate eight years of cinema on beautiful Catalina Island by expanding to Long Beach. The inaugural partnership will connect...
Avalon housing inspection program touches nerves
The city of Avalon is gingerly trying to find a way to regulate its existing stock of housing but continues to run into opposition...
Celebrate Oktoberfest during First Fridays at the Museum on Oct. 5
Catalina Island’s celebration of Oktoberfest happens each year at the Catalina Island Museum.
No need to travel to Germany, the upcoming First Fridays at the...
Cherry Cove: true ‘rock’ and ‘roll’
Unless you’ve swayed in a boat and let your hair blow in the ocean breeze, perhaps you have not really “rocked” and “rolled.”
Once again,...
Hospital works through issues, hires new development officer
The chief executive officer of the Catalina Island Medical Center said this week there is no immediate plans to put its proposed transit tax...
Avalon gaining allies in opposing pot rule changes
Proposed changes in state cannabis regulations that sent Catalina Island officials into a panic have run into serious opposition elsewhere, putting their fate and...
Avalon Lancers prevail over Huskies in annual game against rivals
On Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 Rolling Hills Prep came into Avalon for the league championship but the game would be lopsided with Avalon losing...
Free admission to Catalina Island Museum on Sept. 22
National Museum Day is Saturday, Sept. 22. To celebrate, the Catalina Island Museum is offering free admission for the entire day, 10 a.m. to...
Buffalo chips fly at annual Jimmy Walker ‘tossing’ event
On Saturday, Sept. 1, in Two Harbors, more than 75 competitors, aged 3 to 68, flung dried buffalo waste as far as they could...
Sheriff’s Log: Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, 2018
Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, 2018.
All suspects are...
