NAC AOC paddles 13 miles to Two Harbors

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...

Winners crowned at 10th Annual Catalina Island Chili Cook-off

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...

Catalina Museum spotlights ceramic artist Lockwood in first solo museum exhibition

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...

City sends letter to PUC

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...

2nd Annual So. Cal. Yachting Invitational returns

by Brian Randall For the Islander More than 184 participants aboard 80 boats converged on Two Harbors for the 2nd Annual Southern California Yachting Invitational, a...

Island ramps up tourism effort

With visitor numbers showing strong year-over-year growth, the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau, in coordination with the city of Avalon, are...

Chili Cookoff draws large Catalina crowd

This past Memorial Weekend’s 3rd annual Catalina Island Chili Cookoff was an overwhelming success. Twenty chili and nine salsa chefs competed for more than...

Lancers among All-CIF selections

By Ted Apodaca The CIF-Southern Section recently released the All-CIF selections for eight-man football for the 2022 season. Among the honorees were several Avalon players,...

It’s official: More than one million visitors

Official visitor counts released this week by the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce confirm that more than one million visitors set foot on the...

Carol of the Bells gala raises more than $95K

The Catalina Chimes Tower Foundation hosted Carol of the Bells, a virtual shopping gala and celebration of the Chimes Tower, on Dec. 13 which...

LBUSD and teachers union issue joint statement on Covid-19

Editor’s note: Avalon School is part of the Long Beach Unified School District. On Monday, March 9, the district and teacher’s union issued a...

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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...