Yacht Club Foundation donates to local groups

The Catalina Island Yacht Club Foundation, responding to funding requests, approved applications for two local Avalon organizations. Donations were made to Catalina Kids Ventures...

Volunteers sought to help preserve native Catalina habitats

The Catalina Island Conservancy has a few great opportunities for travelers and locals who would like to volunteer. Each Thursday, depending on...

Spring Arriving

Easter weekend will be here soon. Looking for things to do, check out the calendar on page 2. Events that weekend will...

City looks at street vendor rules

Avalon to come up with a selection process for issuing six permits The City Council discussed the permitting...

Sheriff’s Log: March 27-April 2, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of March 27 to April 2, 2019....

Farewell: Longtime islander resident Richard Fertig, 80, passes

Richard Fertig 1938 to 2019 Richard Fertig passed away in January, a couple weeks short of his 81st birthday....

‘Catalina Kid’ to play on Asian Golf Tour

Gabriel Hernandez officially obtained pro golf status to play on the Asia Tour Catalina Island native Gabriel “Gabe”...

Lancers split two series

The Avalon High baseball team split a couple of two-game series last week, as they topped St. Michael’s Prep, but dropped two...

Catalina Island Inn sold; owners retire after 41 years

After 41 years as Avalon innkeepers, Martin and “Bernie” Curtin have sold the Catalina...

Sheriff’s Log: March 20 to March 26, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of March 20 to March 26, 2019....