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...
Autoette permit rules changed
Avalon has updated the rules for autoette permits. Hotels will be allowed to apply to the City Council for autoette permits for their guests....
Skateboard races to roll again
The year was 1977 and the sport of downhill skateboarding racing was still in an embryonic stage. The modern equipment, skateboard wheels and board...
Mysterious Island: UFO Action Galore
In last week’s column, I regaled you with the story of one of Catalina’s most famous UFO accounts; “famous” for the most part because...
Conservancy supporters celebrate at ‘Camp Catalina’ ball
Hiking boots and walking sticks were traded in for tuxedos and gowns last Saturday, April 13, as nearly 400 guests attended Camp Catalina—the 18th...
