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Mutts and pooches will be at “Yacht Dog” show.

  Time to give a “woof!” shout-out to an annual event here on the Island that is fun for all: the annual Two Harbors Yacht...

Paxton’s vision for a healthy community, CHOICES.

    In 2001 Paxton Offield (or Packy as he was more commonly known) saw that there was a problem among Avalon’s youth concerning the use...

The man who loved to live and laugh.

    My reason for writing this column is to sadly acknowledge the passing of a dear friend, not only to me personally, but to Catalina Island. ...

“On the Water” with Captain John King.

Fisherfolk can get a bit crazy when a bite develops, so much so that we have coined a few phrases to describe the condition. ...

Island Company tests electric bus.

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“Fish & Wildlife” answers abalone question.

Question: Just a note (complaint) … the start time of 8 a.m. for abalone is very, very unfair. The two lowest tides of the...

“Life on the Rural Side” with Jessica Scofield.

This week instead of writing about Two Harbors I feel a need to pay tribute to a great man who loved Catalina. Every Sunday, Elder...

Mike Forcella strives to succeed on the football field and at...

  “Football is life” and Mike Forcella, an employee at Catalina Island Medical Center, embodies the best qualities mentioned in the Vince Lombardi quote.  In...

“Three days, 11 hours, and 26 miles to home.”

    It is 5:45 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.  As the morning sun prepares to bring full daylight upon the quiet beachfront morning, a man ponders...

Descano Fresh ice cream shop opens.

    Santa Catalina Island Company, Catalina Island’s longest-running operator and premier resort-service provider, continues the revitalization of the destination’s culinary scene with the opening of...