Business

Conservancy announces new benefactor member

    He brings extensive leadership experience to the governing board For the Islander The Catalina Island Conservancy announced recently that Trevor Fetter, the former chairman and CEO...

Housing on Catalina becomes hot topic at recent forum by David...

  Housing across California has become a major issue but a housing forum held this week on Catalina Island released a flood of concerns and...

Island Company using all-electric buses on tours

For the Islander The unique looking buses that have been turning heads around town lately are Catalina Island Company’s newest tour vehicles. Manufactured in Lancaster,...

David Young named new editor of the Islander and the Sun

“We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David N. Young as the editor of the Sun,” said Group Publisher Steven Remery, Orange...

Chamber unveils 2018 Catalina marketing plans

Updates from the Catalina Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau indicate they will be “ringing in the New Year” with new marketing programs designed...

Edison gives CHOICES a $10K grant

Catalina CHOICES (Citizens Helping Our Island Children End Substance Abuse) was recently named the recipient of a $10,000 grant by Southern California Edison. The grant...

Toyota donates 10 Scion iQ EV vehicles to Catalina Island Conservancy

Toyota Motor Sales, USA made a donation of 10 Toyota Scion iQ electric vehicles to the Catalina Island Conservancy for the nonprofit organization to...

Harbor Activity Report for December 2017

Avalon saw 11 days of wind advisories in December: nine days of small craft advisories and two days of gale advisories.  Of the 11...

New Vons construction on schedule

Planning Director Amanda Cook says the Vons building project is on schedule. “They’re halfway through the preliminary grading,” she says. “They should be done...

Catalina Wine Mixer gives local businesses a boost

Summer on Catalina went out with a bang the weekend of Sept. 22-24, more than 2,000 fans of the movie “Step Brothers” descended on...