Council talks about raising revenue

Creating new off-season events to bring visitors to Avalon, increasing the sales taxes, and changing from permits for short-term rentals to licenses were among...

June 2019 visitor count up from May, but down from last...

First the good news: more visitors came to Catalina in June of this year than in May, according to numbers recently posted on the...

Catalina real estate: a historical overview

By Earl Schrader, Catalina Realtors The Catalina Islander recently asked me to do a monthly real estate column as an...

Celebrating the Fourth of July 2019 Island Style

Summer officially started last week, but the heart of the summer season will be felt on Thursday, when...

Catalina Island Medical Center unveils vision for new hospital

Following the sudden and somewhat surprising donation of a 2.5-acre parcel from the Santa Catalina Island Company dedicated...

Council OKs city budget

The City Council last week unanimously approved the budget for 2019-20. Avalon city staff...

Island Company donates 2.5 acres of land for new hospital

New facility needed to meet state mandates for earthquake safety by 2030 One of the...

Spirit of Wrigley returns to Catalina

In a dramatic ceremony worthy of Catalina Island’s rich history, a vintage airplane carrying the daughter of William...

Marines practice construction on ‘island in the Pacific’

Last week’s celebration marking the completion of Catalina’s decaying 77-year-old airport runway turned out to be the celebration of much more than...

Airport in the Sky runway complete

New Catalina Airport runway overview. Looking East across the entire facility, from 400 feet elevation with the drone on April 30. The...