Spurring job growth in Guatemala

The Rotary Club of Avalon, together with 16 other Rotary clubs from 12 districts across eight states and two countries, recently raised $362,000 to establish a Community Economic Development Hub in...

Leave it to Leo, Sunset B&G victorious

The Catalina CoEd Softball League Week 2, game one featured Buoys & Gulls and Leave it to Leo Handyman. Buoys & Gulls started it off when Ramon Sanchez hit a double....

Las Caballeras set for annual Catalina ride

By Mary Stein Santa Catalina Island, an offshore paradise usually associated with beach cottages & boats, has been enjoyed by many equestrian groups since the early 1900’s. Los Caballeros, a men’s riding...

Youths share thoughts on environment

The first ‘Take the Mic’ event was recently held on Front Street, where the environment and the ocean essentially took center stage. Take the Mic was created and hosted by Healthy Footprints...

LA County health agency issues new masking requirements

Employers will have to provide staff with medical grade masks As cases continue to surge as a result of the increased circulation of the highly...

Sheriff’s Log: July 27 to Aug. 2, 2023

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of July 27 to Aug. 2, 2023. All suspects are presumed innocent...

Mysterious Island:THE CURIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF EILEEN JEFFERS, PART I

The name “Catalina Island” pops up in the strangest places sometimes. Normally, those places are fun, clean and full of light:  good times, summer times,...

Letter to the Editor: published Friday, Jan. 7, 2022

Surprised by Reynolds resignation from Medical Center board I was very surprised when I read that Carol Reynolds had resigned from the Catalina Island Medical...

March 2021 Harbor Report

Well, here we are a year after the “COVID Bomb” hit our small town and the rest of the World. Let’s take a look...

Casino to host 45th annual New Year’s Eve event

Avalon’s iconic Casino Ballroom plays host to the annual New Year’s Eve Celebration this Sunday. The event is sold out, of course (reservations went on...

Sheriff’s Log: July 8 to July 13

Deputies to enforce speed limit on Pebbly Beach Road The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of July 8...

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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...