Children’s Dental Health Clinic honors legacy of late Avalon Mayor Ralph Morrow

The Children’s Dental Health Clinic (CDHC) hosted an intimate gathering at its satellite clinic on the Avalon K-12 School campus in July to honor the late, multi-term Avalon Mayor Ralph Morrow...

Catalinaville raises record-breaking $5.1 million for new hospital

A new replacement hospital for Catalina Island is no longer just a vision. It is coming into focus. On Aug. 1, the Catalina Island Health Foundation raised an extraordinary $5.1 million in...

Mysterious Island: Brother Bill

Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina: The Strange Side of Catalina, available on Amazon, Kindle and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors. What follows is a ghost story...

Council OKs amendment to Mole project

The City Council this week unanimously approved an amendment to the contract with Jordahl Construction, Inc. for the Cabrillo Mole Rehabilitation project. The increase would be for a maximum of $110,000...

Lobster poaching hits island

It’s lobster season in California—and, unfortunately, lobster-poaching season.   And Catalina is a hotspot for poachers.   Andrew Hughan, a spokesman for DFG, identified Catalina as one of...

Conservancy shares passion for island with virtual summer camp

Summer camps have looked a little different this year. Though the pandemic has brought challenges to youth programs, it has also led to exciting...

First Fridays at Museum

Historian and founder of the Old Hollywood Walking Tour, April Clemmer, traces the origins of Hollywood as part of the February edition of First...

Klondyke Klash Golf Tournament

In memory of Swede & Marnice Foote the 50th Annual Klondyke Klash Golf Tournament was contested at the Catalina Island Golf Course on March...

Pancreatic Cancer fundraising swim

The Catalina Island Swim Club will be hosting its annual Pancreatic Cancer fundraising swim from Casino Point to Frog Rock and back, 2.2 miles...

Islander Birthday of Week

This week’s Birthday of the Week is Baby J Figueroa Hiniker, the name by which the Avalon community knows him. He turned 2 years...

From the beautiful Casino Ballroom, Overlooking Avalon Bay

The Santa Catalina Island Company, under the direction of William Wrigley Jr. and David M. Renton, built the Casino building between 1928 and 1929....

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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...