A visit with Robyn Cassidy of the Silver Canyon Pottery Company
At 10:45 a.m. on a warm Friday morning I met Robyn Cassidy at the corner of Metropole and Crescent Avenue. She waved to me...
2014 Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run is a huge success
Saturday, Jan. 11, dawned with 375 runners spread out between Avalon and Two Harbors participating in the 33rd Annual Avalon 50 Mile Benefit Run.
This...
Digital mammography coming to CIMC
Digital Mammography is coming to Avalon’s Catalina Island Medical Center on Friday Jan. 31, Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday Feb. 2 from 9 am...
Mysterious Island: The Tragic Balloon Race Of 1964
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first annual—and last annual—Catalina Channel Balloon Race.
The reasons why it was the “last annual” race will...
Mysterious Island: Twister
Once upon a midnight dreary (actually it was about 11 p.m.), I was wrapping up a night’s work in the projection room of the...
Avalon may ban plastic bags
Avalon staff will bring an oridiance banning plastic bags to the City Counil next month.
The council, in a unanimous vote, directed staff to draft...
Lions donate to Haitian orphans
Ten dozen brand-new Hanes T shirts are on the way to the United Hearts Orphanage in Montrouis, Haiti. The 120 shirts are white with...
Taste of Catalina tour finds its niche
The Taste of Catalina Food Tours is getting ready to celebrate its first anniversary in Avalon. The first and only full time food tour...
Avalon man arrested for sexually abusing four girls
Avalon Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested an Avalon man last week for sexually abusing female children. Authorities accused the man of meeting and abusing four...
Islander celebrates 100th year
The Catalina Islander will be celebrating its 100th birthday all year in 2014.
For those of you who received a very unexpected Christmas Present from...
