Bucks from Bobby program continues to provide for Avalon youths

Buck’s From Bobby, a local charitable organization, continues to provide opportunities for our local youth to expand their horizons. Just recently we sent 5 local boys to two different basketball camps...

Judge will decide fate of Catalina deer

With the ironic opening of what could be the last deer-hunting season on Catalina Island coming Oct. 24, the Catalina Island Conservancy announced this week that it will begin its own...

Conservancy names Kate Wheeler as president and CEO

The Catalina Island Conservancy Board of Directors and Benefactor Members have selected Kate Wheeler as the organization’s next president and CEO. She will begin Sept. 8. “Kate’s appointment is an exciting moment...

An Islander on living through Typhoon Bavi

Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina, available on Amazon and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors. There is something so vast and clean about the Pacific Ocean. Unlike...

Coyote Joe’s and Bravo’s Landscaping victorious

For the Islander If you haven’t made it to a co-ed softball game yet, it’s time to brave the cold and come on up to...

Sheriff’s Log for June 4 to June 10

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of June 4 to June 10. “It is important to note that...

City hires Fourth of July barge service

Fireworks contractor will be hired at another time The City Council has hired Curtain Maritime to provide the Fourth of July barge service for this...

Sheriff’s Log: Aug. 3 to Aug. 9, 2023

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Aug. 3 to Aug. 9, 2023. All suspects are presumed innocent...

Cruise ships and the Catalina economy

About 280,000 visitors are expected to arrive on Catalina Island’s shores via cruise ship this year. Far and away, the largest carrier of those...

Catalina and photography, a long kinship

Museum debuts new exhibit, Time Changes All Odds Catalina Museum for Art & History Catalina Museum for Art & History will present the exhibition Time Changes...

Council OKs new falconry contract

The falconry program will wing its way back to Avalon. The Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 21, approved a new professional services agreement with...

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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...