Leave it to Leo Handyman, Straight Up Builders win

In game one of the Catalina CoEd Softball doubleheader, Leave it to Leo Handyman took on a short-handed Sunset Bar & Grill. Grecia Conde started the game with a great catch...

Tuna Club helps local groups

Every August the Avalon Tuna Club Foundation hosts it’s Avalon Benefit Fishing Tournament and Auction. Over the years the Foundation has donated a total over a million dollars to various Avalon...

20th Annual Taste Around of Avalon

Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority announced the winners of the 20th Annual Taste Around Avalon, held on Thursday, May 28, 2026. This year’s event featured 18 participating establishments showcasing a total...

Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday by the numbers

By Aziz Inan  Marilyn Monroe, born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, and died on August 4, 1962, in Los Angeles, was an iconic 1950s and...

Guest Editorial: Healthcare on the Edge: innovation, equality and resilience in era of system strain

Opinion by Merilee Kern, MBA Healthcare leaders across the country are confronting mounting pressure. AI integration is accelerating. Cybersecurity threats are escalating. Rural hospitals continue to close at troubling rates. Patient trust...

Island babies of 2023 shine in first public debut

In a heartening event, the new Island babies of 2023, despite the Island’s recent decision to halt deliveries, made their much-anticipated first public appearance....

Open House at Mt. Ada holiday fundraiser returns

A holiday tradition that was once a staple of the Avalon winter is returning this year. The Open House at Mt. Ada will once...

Sheriff’s Log: Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, 2018. All suspects are...

Art festival returns to Catalina Island this weekend

The Catalina Art Festival is this weekend. This year’s Art Festival Poster Contest winner was Kyberlee Stanley. (The festival starts today, Friday, Sept. 17.) Her...

Catalina Island scientists confab on foxes

Island Fox conservation group marks its 25th anniversary By Jessica Boudevin Recently, Catalina Island Conservancy participated in the annual Island Fox Conservation Working Group meeting. The...

Big-hearted islander ‘Kelly’ Whitaker losses battle with cancer

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the unexpected passing of long-time island resident Charles “Kelly” Whitaker. He left us peacefully on...

Tree ‘gives up,’ takes sign, awning with it

A tree on the sidewalk in front of the Catalina Realtors office on Sumner Avenue creaked and then fell onto the sidewalk on Tuesday...

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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...