Diving legend ‘Cap’ Perkins memorialized with a plaque on the Avalon...
Cap Perkins, Avalon resident for over 60 years, was memorialized this week with a commemorative plaque installed on the sea-wall on what was locally...
Winter rains are important to Catalina’s environment
Last week, .05 inches of rain was recorded in Avalon and .02 inches in Two Harbors.
That’s not much rain, and some tourists might conclude...
Mysterious Island: Message In A Bottle, Part I
NOTE: Jim Watson is the author of “Mysterious Island: Catalina.”
Just about every kid at one time or another has dreamed of stuffing a secret...
Visitor counts improve
The November visitor count was 2 percent higher this year than last year, according to figures released this week by the Catalina Island Chamber...
Couple offers free ballroom dancing classes once a month at Tremont
Rob and Carol Thomas will be offering free ballroom dancing classes to island residents from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Monday Dec. 16, at...
Mysterious Island: The Many Santa Catalina Islands
Editor’s note: Jim Watson is the author of “Mysterious Island: Catalina”
Ask just about anyone in the world where Santa Catalina Island is and—depending on...
Museum Offers A Classical Christmas
The Catalina Island Museum will make history on December 13th with a performance by an ensemble of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra. For the first...
Council OKs concession contract at Machado
A divided Avalon City Council voted 2-3 to award the Joe Machado Field concession stand project to Dave Thompson Construction at the agency’s Tuesday,...
Chris Reutinger keeps the dreams and beauty of Catalina Tile alive
Chris Reutinger has lived a double life that he says has both amazed him and left him feeling both proud and fulfilled.
Reutinger, 67, has...
Mysterious Island:Prohibition
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on the history of smuggling on Catalina Island.
As we approach the end of...
