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...

Lolo the barber will soon be ‘Lolo’ the film star

He’s not Jack Black, but every bit as funny. He’s not James Bond, but every bit as debonair....

Steve Hoefs to fill vacant council seat

Steve Hoefs, 52, will be sworn in as a new Avalon City Council member...

Avalon Council Member Pam Albers dead at 62

Avalon Council Member Pamela Albers died unexpectedly Sunday at a hospital in Torrance. She was 62. “We are absolutely devastated,”...

Airport in the Sky returns to grandeur

It some ways, as Philip Wrigley’s original 1940s era silver and blue DC-3 propeller airliner made a breathtaking fly-over of the island and ACE...

John Wayne’s “hand” in creating the Conservancy

Did John Wayne’s love of Catalina Island spark a planning process that ended with the formation of the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy?

Charles Phoenix to present ‘Catalinaland’ slideshow tour

The Catalina Island Museum will welcome retro pop culture humorist and author Charles Phoenix to the stage of the historic Avalon Casino...

Mentor makes another generous donation to Catalina Kid Ventures

Carlene Malin of Yucca Valley and Montana once again travelled to Avalon to support the pre-school here. “Catalina Kid Ventures...

6,000 Fennie Grant well used in Avalon

The $6,000 grant from the Fennie Foundation (through the Long Beach Community Foundation) to the Avalon Friends of the Library, culminated in...

Avalon Harbor Activity Report April 2019

Joe’s Rent-a-Boat moorings are installed, as are the Catalina Island Yacht Club float and the Jet Ski barge off of Frog Rock. Avalon...