Shop Catalina Night part of holiday start
The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau’s annual Shop Catalina Night on Dec. 1 was a great success, with more than 500...
Edison scholarship program encouraging students from Catalina to apply
The clock’s ticking but there’s still time to apply for one of Edison International’s $40,000 scholarships awarded to high school seniors who want to...
Year to date cross channel visitor count down 0.4%
The combined figures for ferry and cruise ship visitors to Catalina Island show a year-to-date decrease of 0.4 percent, or less than half a...
25th annual Shop Catalina Night is Dec. 1
The 25th Annual Shop Catalina Night is Saturday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. It’s a merry way to get into the holiday...
Island Museum receives national certification for transparency
Catalina Island Museum recently received the Gold Seal of Transparency from Guidestar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. Used by millions...
Local jobless rate decreases to 2.4 percent
Avalon’s unemployment rate has been steadily crawling down since the last month of summer.
Not only are the numbers decreasing, but Avalon’s jobless numbers have...
Sheriff’s Log: Thieves may use credit card skimmers to steal your...
With the holidays fast approaching, the shopping and traveling season begins.
The Grinch is ready to take the holiday spirit away from you and steal...
Island Conservancy, U.S. Marines partner to repair airport runway
The Catalina Island Conservancy, one of California’s oldest and largest land trusts, announced an innovative partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring troops...
Layoffs hit island workers
Workers on the island were laid off from various jobs, after a slow summer season. An estimated 25 people were released from their employment...
Cross Channel traffic up 0.4 percent
Year-to-date cross channel traffic decreased by just .04 percent (not quite half a percentage point) as of the end of September, according to visitor...
