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...

Aquarium hosts ocean based film festival

The innovation-minded CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific unveiled yet another swirl in the ocean of ideas on Sunday, Nov. 8 as the institution hosted its first-ever film festival to...

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...

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...

Catalina observes Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a special day across the USA, but especially on Catalina Island. The Catalina Island Conservancy published a photo of the troops at the Airport in the Sky to...

Straight Up Builders is league champion

It all came down to the final week of League Play for the Catalina CoEd Softball League. Straight Up Builders took on Buoys & Gulls in a must win to stay...

Conservancy adds solar array to Island grid

Visitors traversing Catalina Island wildlands near the Airport in the Sky will soon encounter an unexpected silhouette on the landscape. It’s not that of an animal, rather it’s the steel structure...

Sheriff’s Log: May 20 to May 26, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of May 20 to May 26, 2020. All suspects are...

Work on city roads is almost complete

Avalon roadwork should be done at the end of the week, according to City Manager Steve Hoefs. The city’s repaving project took longer than expected...

Council flooded on deer eradication; Conservancy states its case

The Council Chambers were full for this week’s meeting. The public and the Catalina Island Conservancy both argued their cases to the Oct. 17 Avalon...

Community helps CI Women’s Forum help young ladies

Nine young women Islanders will be receiving a boost to their upcoming college plans as they were the recipients of the recent Catalina Island Women’s Forum...

Pharmacy to be closed Saturdays beginning Oct. 4

Leo’s Catalina Drugstore has announced an adjustment to the operating hours of its pharmacy. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, the pharmacy will be open...

Softball: Hamilton Cove RE, Catalina Realtors, Express get wins

Week two of Catalina Co-Ed Softball League featured Coyote Joes and Hamilton Cove Real Estate in game one. Gilbert Hernandez opened the game for...

Coyote Joe’s undefeated, Hinkley still at 1.000

After five weeks of play, Coyote Joe’s is still undefeated, and Ryan Hinkley is still perfect at the plate. Game one of the night, between...

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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...