Islander becomes mainland attorney
Kendra Bray, Avalon High School class of 2005 graduate and local resident, was recently hired as an associate attorney in the litigation department of...
Volunteer Vacations: relax while restoring Catalina’s wildlands
Avalon welcomes more than 600,000 visitors every year.
The lucky few take one of the several inland tours, and get a chance to see Catalina’s...
Scuba diving couple to return to Island for their wedding
Jessica Joleen Merritt and Jack Timothy Slider were engaged at 30 feet underwater while scuba diving off Casino Point on March 30, 2012.
They will...
Chamber Day/Eve events rally in finalé and raise $125,393
Funding for the USC Hyperbaric Chamber on Catalina that is an integral part of scuba diving safety in the region got a boost from...
Resumes start coming in for city manager
Anyone aspiring to be the permanent Avalon city manager will have until the end of May to submit an application, according to City Attorney...
Catalina Classic returns
The sound of high-speed skateboards cutting across pavement will fill the air in Avalon this weekend.
For the second year in a row since it...
Mackies to celebrate their 50th
Before longtime Avalon residents John and Joan Mackie came to Catalina to work for Bill Wrigley, they grew up in Scotland, where they met...
County requires food permits at Avalon events
Event organizers who want to serve food on Catalina must get a permit from Los Angeles County, according to the county Health Department.
Each individual...
Mysterious Island: the solar power plant that wasn’t
This week, we once again revisit the “Catalina History That Never Was” department and an intriguing project proposed by Southern California Edison back in...
Retired Baywatch lifeguards Marble and Gitelson to leave Island
Catalina residents and friends can wish two retiring Baywatch lifeguards farewell on June 2, as they move into new, possibly less exciting, lives off...
