Court dismisses challenge to Island Restoration Plan

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday, Sept. 28, dismissed all claims brought by hunting groups and their partners challenging the Catalina Island Conservancy’s state-approved island restoration plan. The ruling dismisses...

Avalon gives statement on helicopter crash

A REACH Air Medical Services helicopter apparently crashed following take off on Wednesday night, Sept. 30, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The city of Avalon said the crash occurred off...

Deer coalition to take case to courts of appeal

The Coalition to Save Catalina Island Deer on Sept. 29 announced on change.org that the group would appeal the court ruling to dismiss the lawsuit that challenged the Catalina Island Conservancy’s...

PanCan fundraiser raises more than $4K

For the Islander It was a beautiful show of community support at the Catalina Island Swim Club’s 10th Annual Swim for Pancreatic Cancer Research, held in honor of Richard Kleinman, a nurse...

Sin City wins 2012 Bowling League

The 2012 Fall Bowling League, which began in mid-September, consisted of 16 teams of four bowlers each, playing a total of 15 games over...

New cookie depicts recent chimes tower renovations

There’s a new Chimes Tower cookie in town. If you’ve seen the Catalina Chimes Tower in the past few months, you’ve noticed that things look...

Exploring the concept of “extinction” at the Catalina Island Museum

Inspired by a changing natural world, Elizabeth Turk’s art elicits conversation and deep emotion surrounding ideas of extinction. Bird songs, archived by the Macaulay...

Sheriff’s Log: Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2020

Editor’s note: The fol­low­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the week of Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2020. All suspects...

Scuba Diving: The Heart Of The Matter

Well Summertime has finally arrived and with that being said let’s make it a good one. This is that time of year again when mother...

Catalina Year in Review 2012: November

Radio Shack store moves   Julie Bovay got settled into the new location for her Catalina Radio Shack store that was housed in Cricket Alley on...

50/50 Run Benefits Catalina Community

The Avalon Benefit 50-mile/50-K Run is set to return to Catalina Island on Jan. 10 and it currently looks like the weather might cooperate...

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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...