Catalina Museum for Art & History hosts end of summer party honoring beloved community members

The Catalina Museum for Art & History invites guests to close out the season with its highly anticipated End of Summer Party, an evening of art, community and celebration, on Saturday,...

Youths undergo survival skills training

The Catalina Outdoor Adventure Club recently hosted a Survival Skills Day at Ben Weston Beach in partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy. Participating students began the day with an adventurous hike down...

Catalina Island Health welcomes new faces for therapy training program

Courtesy of Catalina Island Health Catalina Island Health has announced the second year of its Marriage and Family Therapy and Social Services Training Program. This program was designed for two specific reasons: First...

Xceptional Tribute to ABBA

Join the community at Wrigley Stage for a free, family-friendly performance as part of the Catalina Island Concert Series, presented by Love Catalina and The Perfect Event, starting at 8 p.m....

Avalon continues looking at revenue options

Among options are a sales tax increase, changing bed tax, and allowing local sale of recreational adult cannabis Increasing sales taxes, changes to the Transient...

Substance abuse prevention group CHOICES seeks new officers

CHOICES is currently seeking candidates for their Board of Directors for the coming term. Four positions are opening and each term will last for two...

Lancers fall in soccer playoffs

The Avalon High School boys soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 5-0 loss to San Dimas, on Saturday at...

Cliff Notes: My World War II hero

Two weeks ago, on Dec. 7, the Catalina Island Museum opened its new exhibit “First Line of Defense: Catalina Island and World War II”...

The last summer of ‘Blanche W.’ tours

An oh-too familiar sight on Avalon’s shores will be retiring from its flying fish excursions and public services sometime in September. “Blanche W.,” or simply...

Sheriff’s Log: ...

Editor’s note: The fol­low­­­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, 2020. All suspects are...

Catalina Election 2016

Name: WF (Oley) Olsen   Occupation: Retired   Age: 64   Number of years on Catalina: 48   Our City, like others in the USA and around the world, is facing some real challenges ahead. Now, more than...

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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...