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...
Mysterious Island: Message in a Bottle, Part 2
Editor’s note: Jim Watson is the author of “Mysterious Island: Catalina”
On July 4, 1976, as Bicentennial celebrations were held around the nation, a contingent...
Intersection at 128 Clarissa beautified by commissioned wall mural
On a crisp day in early November Porschia Denning began work on a mural at 128 Clarissa Avenue. Holding a paintbrush in one hand...
Man arrested for possession of dealer quantity of methamphetamine
An Avalon man was arrested for possessing methamphetamine for sale on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
The commander of the Avalon Sheriff’s Station said deputies have made...
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...
