Catalinaville raises record-breaking $5.1 million for new hospital

A new replacement hospital for Catalina Island is no longer just a vision. It is coming into focus. On Aug. 1, the Catalina Island Health Foundation raised an extraordinary $5.1 million in...

Council OKs amendment to Mole project

The City Council this week unanimously approved an amendment to the contract with Jordahl Construction, Inc. for the Cabrillo Mole Rehabilitation project. The increase would be for a maximum of $110,000...

Mysterious Island: Brother Bill

Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina: The Strange Side of Catalina, available on Amazon, Kindle and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors. What follows is a ghost story...

Children’s Dental Health Clinic honors legacy of late Avalon Mayor Ralph Morrow

The Children’s Dental Health Clinic (CDHC) hosted an intimate gathering at its satellite clinic on the Avalon K-12 School campus in July to honor the late, multi-term Avalon Mayor Ralph Morrow...

Council bans on deer hunting in city limits

On Thursday evening, Nov. 2, the Avalon City Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance to amend the Municipal Code to ban feeding,...

Museum’s exhibition gaining global attention

Although the Catalina Island Museum’s current exhibition “The Strange and Mysterious Case of Dr. Glidden” has been open for less than a week, it...

Avalon Harbor report December 2022

Let’s take a look back over the Avalon Harbor stats BC (before COVID) to present: Year—Total Boats Arrived—Total Nights Stayed 2019—14,246—53,740 2020—13,341—53,166 2021—14,857—57,072 2022—14,076—58,132 The boat stats for December 2022...

Water rationing could start in March

Avalon could go into strict water rationing in March if there is no rain, a Southern California Edison representative told the City Council Tuesday...

Planners to review Vons study

The City of Avalon will consider the findings of an initial study aimed at predicting environmental effects potentially caused by the proposed Vons Grocery...

‘Miss Pat’ Morrow memorial arrangements being planned

According to Ralph Morrow, if you hear the “Tennessee Waltz” and it’s off key, it’s probably his late wife Pat “Miss Pat” Morrow messing...

Avalon’s landmark Catherine Hotel is going down

A veritable Catalina landmark has been slowly disappearing before people’s eyes over the past week in the form of the demolition of the old...

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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...