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...


















