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...

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...

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...

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...

March 2026 visitor count 33% greater than March 2025

The March 2026 visitor count was 33% greater than last year at the same time, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. Note that the information was...

Standings tighten in co-ed softball as third round of play begins

The beginning of the third round of league play in the Catalina CoEd Softball League has the top three teams within a point of each other. Game one had Buoys &...

A part of Catalina stories since 1968

On any given morning in Avalon, before the shops open and the streets begin to fill, the harbor is already awake. Boats move quietly across the water. Lines are secured, luggage is...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 15-Nov. 28, 2017

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 15 to Nov. . 28. All suspects are...

Edison to help enforce local drought rules

By Charles M. Kelly The City Council this week discussed water conservation. Essentially, council directed staff to work with Southern California Edison, which owns the...

Pet of the Week

The Islander Pet of the Week is Tiger Shark. She has a sister named Mega Shark and they are both Australian cattle dogs. Tiger...

Green Pier update

The council unanimously approved contracts with two businesses to repair the restrooms at the Green Pier at the Feb. 18 meeting. The contract with...

A Year in Review Insights from Love Catalina Island

Courtesy of Love Catalina Island/Catalina Island Tourism Authority Love Catalina, the official Tourism Authority for Catalina Island, recently shared the year-end highlights and campaign successes...

Lancers hope to build off playoff momentum

After a meteoric run through the playoffs last year, the Avalon High football team could be on a the verge of a continued run...

Sixteen-year-old Channel Swimmer wins open water Triple Crown

A 16-year-old from New Jersey who swam from Catalina to the mainland last August successfully swam across the English Channel on Tuesday. The swim from...

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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...