Mysterious Island:The Scientology-Catalina Island Connection
What with Tom Cruise in the news once again—this time for hooking up with swimsuit model Jessica White—I thought it might be a good...
Avalon picks new city manager
Ben Harvey of Southern California Edison is Avalon’s new city manager. The Avalon City Council approved Harvey’s contract at the Tuesday, Sept. 3, meeting.
“It...
Dogathon and Dr. Denney draws crowd
The much-anticipated Dogathon and Dr. Denney appreciation day presented by the Catalina Humane Society was held on Sunday, Sept. 1 and drew a crowd...
Mysterious Island: Come Sail With Us
It sounded too good to be true. But contrary to the old adage about such things, it appears to me that this indeed could...
Final Church Mouse tops $1 million
Catalina Island is known for its many and varied fishing tournaments but none in its history has been anything like the Church Mouse.
For the...
Council denies Air Show permit appeal
The Avalon City Council denied an appeal of a request for a special event permit for the Catalina Air Show Tuesday, Aug. 20. Event...
VFW welcomes Wounded Warriors
Two members of the Wounded Warrior Project arrived in Avalon on Sunday with plans to spend a few days with the Catalina Island Conservancy,...
Mysterious Island: Catalina’s Namesake
Through much of the past century, the moniker “Catalina” has been applied by various manufacturers and Madison Avenue types to a variety of consumer...
Kids At Play Gala shines in Casino
It was a night of cheers, smiles and memories as the last two decades of Kids At Play were recalled and celebrated on Sunday,...
Jeremy Hotz and Brent Morin in Country Club shows
Jeremy Hotz and Brent Morin will get the crowd laughing with their comedy today at Catalina Country Club. The club presents the Laugh Factory’s...
