Straight Up Builders, Leave It To Leo Handyman win

Week eight of the Catalina Co-Ed Softball League had the standings tightening up. Game one was between Sunset Bar & Grill and Straight Up Builders. Sunset Bar & Grill used two base...

Deer removal reveals higher than expected population in Middle Ranch

The Catalina Island Conservancy removed 670 invasive mule deer from the Middle Ranch area in September and October, substantially more than the roughly 200 anticipated. The findings suggest Catalina’s deer population...

Painting Catalina: Through Artists’ Eyes

Catalina Museum for Art & History presents Painting Catalina: An Island Through Artists’ Eyes, on view now through Dec. 12, 2027. For over a century, Catalina Island has captivated artists with...

More cruise ships came in 2025-26

More cruise ships came to Avalon in fiscal 2025-26 than the previous fiscal year, according to the annual cruise ship report. This was apparently due to better weather which caused fewer...

Lancer hoops has high expectations

Although the weather has been summer like and balmy, Fall is definitely upon us and so is the upcoming high school basketball season. With...

Sheriff’s Log: Sept. 29-Oct. 4

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of Sept. 29 to Oct. 4. “It is important to note that...

Letters to the Editor: published Dec. 15, 2023

Offended by New York Times article Editor’s note: The author of this letter originally sent it to the New York Times. The author sent a...

Avalon Council Candidates for Two-Year Term

Carl Johnson Please explain your ideas on how the city can address the costs to upgrade its aging infrastructure?  Our aging infrastructure should be the city...

‘Edward Scissorhands’ at Catalina Museum on Nov. 5

First Friday Films at the Catalina Museum for Art & History concludes for the year on Friday, Nov. 5. This month’s screening will feature...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 6 to Feb. 19, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Feb. 6 to Feb. 19, 2019. All suspects...

Conservancy Times: Helping the bison herd during the California drought

Bison were first brought to the Island for a movie in 1924, and there’s been a herd of them on Catalina ever since. The Catalina...

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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...