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...

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...

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...

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...

Island Museum to host Paint Night on April 29

Event honors work of plein-air artist Gayle Garner Roski Courtesy of Catalina Island Museum The Catalina Island Museum is excited to host its first in person...

Mysterious Island:Prohibition

Editor’s note:  This is the fourth in a series of articles on the history of smuggling on Catalina Island. As we approach the end of...

Lancers learning tough lessons in preseason

The Avalon Lancers boys varsity basketball team is finding out what all the other teams in recent history already know; that the preseason brings...

Avalon City Council looks at budget for 2021-2022

The Avalon City Council reviewed the 2021-22 budget this week at a special Thursday, June 24, meeting that took place while the Islander was...

Hahn letter opposes deer removal

In a Jan. 26, 2026, letter, Supervisor Janice Hahn asked the Department of Fish and Wildlife to deny the Catalina Island Conservancy permit application...

Lancers beat #1 team in the state

Like a mighty mouse that roared, the Avalon High School Lancers football team has gone and done what others believed it could not do. The...

Veterans Day ceremony

The local VFW Post will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, in Veterans Park. The local VFW Post will hold...

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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...