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...
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...
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...
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...
Catalina Kids Ventures Preschool celebrated Cinco de Mayo this week in dancers’ costumes. Photo by Marian Throndson
Catalina Kids Ventures Preschool celebrated Cinco de Mayo...
Each month, Catalina Island Health offers a free Community Health talk to promote health and wellness within its island community.
This month, Kathy Dollarhide and...
Catalina Island Medical Center salutes its nurses next month for National Nurses week and announces a way for patients, families, community members, physicians and...
Catalina’s hyperbaric chamber saves lives but is costly. Every year people on the island come together to raise money, culminating in “Chamber Day.”
We made...
The Annual P.L.A.Y. Preschool Craft Auction returns on Nov. 15 to the Bluewater Avalon restaurant. Each year, P.L.A.Y. Preschool holds this craft auction that...
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...
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...
