CIYC establishes scholarship for Avalon HS

For 25 years, Catalina Island Yacht Club Foundation has been committed to charitable giving, supporting non-profit organizations whose mission and work benefits the City of Avalon and Catalina Island. Through our...

Helicopter crash update

The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that claimed three lives on Sept. 30. Two other people aboard were injured, one seriously. The REACH Air...

Straight Up Builders, Sunset B&G win

The second round of play of the Catalina CoEd Softball League concluded this past Thursday. Game one had Buoys & Gulls taking on Straight Up Builders. Straight Up Builders used four...

Avalon to subsidize taxi service for six months

By Charles M. Kelly The council on Oct. 20 directed the city manager to execute an agreement with Catalina Transportation Services, Inc. to provide a temporary subsidy for a six-month taxi service...

Medical Center Foundation shoots for the stars at Oscar Night

The Catalina Island Medical Center Foundation will be returning to the red carpet on Sunday, Feb. 26, for its annual An Evening with Oscar...

‘Whatever’ goes huge and wins

The streets of Avalon were lit up with over a thousand people from across the country who were “up for whatever” last weekend. Positive vibes,...

Harbor Activity Report August 2021

August was very busy, as expected, even with the “August Overcast” (doesn’t rhyme as well as May gray or June gloom, but I’m not...

Avalon Lions Club establishing the Pete Edwards Vocational Scholarship

Pete Edwards, a valued Avalon Lions Club Member and successful Avalon contractor passed away on Jan. 20. Pete was known in Avalon as a...

New team to head Island Company in 2021

Courtesy of Catalina Island Company With the upcoming retirement of the Catalina Island Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Herrel, the company announced today...

Avalon City Council gets update on coronavirus

The Avalon City Council received a presentation about the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak at the agency’s special March 2 meeting. Later this week the governor...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 14 to Feb. 20, 2018

  Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Feb. 14 to Feb. 20, 2018. All suspects are...

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Steven Douglas Eddy Jr, 55

Steven Douglas Eddy Jr., 55 years old, of Avalon, CA died on Feb. 21, 2026, in La Jolla, CA. His cause of death was...

Letters to the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2026

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...

Celebrating Charlie Canby

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...

Acclaimed artist debuts new work inspired by Avalon

The Catalina Museum of Art & History is proud to present From Los Angeles to Catalina: The Art of Sonia Romero, an intimate and...

Letters to the Editor: published April 4,2025

We were so saddened to learn of Lolo’s passing. I’m sure you could fill every edition until summer with condolences and memories from those...