Council supports creation of homeless task force
The Avalon City Council unanimously supported a staff proposal to create a homelessness task force. The large issue of affordable housing also came up....
Longtime Islander, store owner passes
Nevin Wayne Stout was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in Sunnyvale, California. In 1954 he married his sweetheart Doreen and they had...
Sheriff’s Log: red flags for rent scams
The Avalon Sheriff’s Station has not seen this scam used in Avalon; however, we want to make sure you are aware of this scam...
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...
Lancers to open playoffs
The Avalon High football team opens the CIF-SS playoffs, tonight with a home game against Blair High of Pasadena. The Lancers finished the season...
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...
New editor named for Islander, the Sun
Orange County Neighborhood Newspapers Inc., the parent company of The Catalina Islander and the Sun News, is making a change in the editorial staffing...
Third Halloween in the Garden draws hundreds of Avalon residents
Over 800 costumed kids and their families romped through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden, shrieking in delight at the scary costumed creatures and...
Celebrity birds at Catalina Museum
The Catalina Island Museum has opened a second exhibition for the winter Bird Park: An Aviary for Avalon’s Celebrity Birds. Uniquely Catalina, the exhibition...