The Avalon City Council on Oct. 6 gave directed staff to send a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission about the importance of broadband infrastructure to Islanders. The goal is...
For the Islander
Catalina Museum for Art & History will present Amelia Lockwood: Bells, on view Oct. 17, 2026 through April 4, 2027 in the museum’s Artists’ Plaza Gallery. Lockwood’s first solo...
Fall has been off to an exciting start for NAC Avalon Ocean Club. With Catalina’s endless summer weather continuing into October, our young ocean athletes have been making the most of...
Lourdes Thoricht took first place in the Judges’ Choice category at the 10th Annual Catalina Island Chili Cook-off with her Chicken Enchilada Chili, while attendees voted Avalon Smoke House’s Grandpa Richard’s...
Avalon Council Member Pamela Albers died unexpectedly Sunday
at a hospital in Torrance. She was 62.
“We are absolutely devastated,” said Avalon mayor Anni
Marshall, who said...
Only time scuba diving is allowed in Avalon Harbor
For the Islander
The Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup, one of the most popular scuba events in the...
The NAC Avalon Ocean Club recently held tryouts for the upcoming fall program. The club focuses on water safety, while teaching open-water swimming and...
The Coast Guard assisted a vessel in distress approximately 23 miles off Catalina Island, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard received a call via VHF radio ch...
Local merchants: sit up and pay attention
Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called...
Approximately 350 of Charlie Canby’s friends and family gathered at the Catalina Boat Yard recently, to celebrate his life. Pastor Enrique provided a eulogy...
