Straight Up Builders, Leave It To Leo Handyman win

Week eight of the Catalina Co-Ed Softball League had the standings tightening up. Game one was between Sunset Bar & Grill and Straight Up Builders. Sunset Bar & Grill used two base...

Painting Catalina: Through Artists’ Eyes

Catalina Museum for Art & History presents Painting Catalina: An Island Through Artists’ Eyes, on view now through Dec. 12, 2027. For over a century, Catalina Island has captivated artists with...

Deer removal reveals higher than expected population in Middle Ranch

The Catalina Island Conservancy removed 670 invasive mule deer from the Middle Ranch area in September and October, substantially more than the roughly 200 anticipated. The findings suggest Catalina’s deer population...

More cruise ships came in 2025-26

More cruise ships came to Avalon in fiscal 2025-26 than the previous fiscal year, according to the annual cruise ship report. This was apparently due to better weather which caused fewer...

Mysterious Island: The Lady In Black

As the Fall descends upon us and the sun once again makes its eternal autumnal pilgrimage south of the equator, the days grow shorter...

Who or what is killing Catalina’s colony cats?

Mystery has never been a stranger to Catalina Island, but the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is busy investigating the most recent case of who...

Avalon Harbor February Activity Report

The first weekend of the month Avalon served as the finish on the 8th and start on the 9th of the “There and Back...

Museum’s exhibition gaining global attention

Although the Catalina Island Museum’s current exhibition “The Strange and Mysterious Case of Dr. Glidden” has been open for less than a week, it...

Council names a city manager

The City of Avalon announced the selection of David Jinkens, of South Lake Tahoe, California, as the town’s new city manager. Mayor Anni Marshall said...

Sheriff’s Log: April 15-22

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of April 15 to April 22. “It is important to note that...

SHERIFF’S LOG – 08-07-19 to 08-13-19

08-07-2019 – Deputies responded to 92 Pebbly Beach Road regarding a hit and run traffic collision.  A suspect collided into a fence and left the scene. ...

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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...