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Mysterious Island Goes to China: THE NORTHERN CAPITAL

You’ve no doubt heard of April in Paris.  How about December in Beijing? It’s after dark on a sub-freezing night in this legendary and mysterious...

Lancers on the rise: a look at the Avalon Boys Varsity...

The Avalon Boys Varsity Basketball season has begun and the Lancer hoopsters have been experiencing some growing pains However when this group of student/athletesputs...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 25-Dec. 2

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 2. “It is important to note...

Conservancy Times: Conservancy’s Eco Marathon is gaining in popularity

This year, the Catalina Island Conservancy combined two of its popular running events – the Eco Marathon and the Half Marathon – into one...

Mysterious Island goes to China: The High Road to Shanghai

It’s a tricky thing, and ultimately useless I suppose, to calculate the wind chill factor when you are 30,000 feet above the Aleutian Islands...

City Council approves desalination unit study

A research study on the city of Avalon’s ability to handle the output of private residential desalination units was given the go-ahead at this...

Catalina Island Museum kicks off its annual fundraising campaign

The Catalina Island Museum has kicked off its largest fundraising effort of the year, the 2014 Annual Campaign. All funds raised throughout the campaign...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 20-24

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 20 to Nov. 24. “It is important to note...

Mysterious Island: THE CRUSOE CLUB

In the first couple of years that I lived on Catalina Island after moving here in 1995, I found myself from time to time...

Catalina bids Wayne Griffin farewell

An award for excellence and outstanding community service was established in honor of Wayne and Susie Griffin last Sunday at a party celebrating Wayne’s...