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...

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...

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...

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...

Health Fair funds near break-even

The 2013 Catalina Island Health Fair is about $700 from breaking even, according to organizer Dawn Sampson of the Catalina Island Medical Center. The health...

The Bierman Brothers bond with Catalina

For almost its entire history, Catalina has attracted some of the world’s greatest performers, with the only apparent thing in common being a mutual...

Mysterious Island: Catalina’s so-called ‘Gold Rush’

By Jim Watson A little tidbit in the news the other day—the piece about the guy in Australia finding an 11-pound gold nugget—caught my eye...

Chamber Day fundraiser returns to Catalina

Event supports operation of Hyperbaric Chamber The waters off Catalina Island, are just one popular spot around Southern California for divers to explore the ocean....

Whitey Mendenhall prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday

Decades of volunteer service at Conservancy nursery have left an indelible impact “It’s clear as a bell up here,” Norris “Whitey” Mendenhall says...

Mr. Tony is Immortalized with brick

For the Islander On Saturday April 23, during Earth Day weekend, the City of Avalon honored one of their most iconic people, Tony Zieller aka...

Council member asks for rent ‘stabilization’ study

Council member Cinde MacGugan-Cassidy on Monday asked city officials to study the feasibility of implementing some type of rent stabilization on the island, as...

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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...