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...
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...
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...
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...
The history of Catalina Island’s Tuna Club is legendary. World-record catches of big-game fish, famous members, and concerns about conservation encompassed the original charter...
Avalon city staff will bring an action item for the Planning Commission to consider forming a parking subcommittee in January.
The Planning Commission discussed parking...
The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 2023.
All suspects are presumed innocent...
Like a lot of Southern California residents, the Silvers family made frequent trips to Catalina. But the Silvers family were more than just visitors,...
Business group selects Spectrum to run annual event from 2021-2023
After a national search for management of one of Catalina Island’s annual events, Spectrum Sports...
The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, 2023.
All suspects are presumed innocent...
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...
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...
