Pet of the Week: Logan
Logan Machado is an 8-year-old rottweiler/Aussie mix. Logan is a mama’s boy and loves to cruise around in the golf cart, go to work...
Costello birthday event ‘sparkles’
On Saturday, Jan. 19, approximately 85 family members and friends gathered at The Locker Room to celebrate Erin Costello’s 30th birthday, according to event...
Team wins men’s golf tournament with three under par
The Catalina Men’s Golf Club held its first golf tournament of 2013 on Sunday, Jan. 27. Thirty-two members playing on four-man teams participated in...
‘Love Factor’ showcases Santa Catalina Island’s entertainers
Welcome to “The Love Factor.” Island resident and Avalon Schools PTA member Santa Dominguez recalled seeing such modern TV talent shows as “American Idol,”...
Hotel Avalon honored for stellar service
Catalina is nothing if not a tourist destination, with the city of Avalon’s economy based on tourism and the travel industry.
Because of that, the...
City seeks to meet with DMV over plates
Avalon officials are trying to get a face-to-face meeting with Department of Motor Vehicle representatives on behalf of Islanders whose license plates were confiscated...
Mysterious Island: Catalina’s so-called ‘Gold Rush’
By Jim Watson
A little tidbit in the news the other day—the piece about the guy in Australia finding an 11-pound gold nugget—caught my eye...
Catalina Couples: John and Patty Moore
Please send us your favorite photo of yourself or one of another local Catalina couple to be included in the Catalina Islander. They can...
Happy Anniversary
Donald and Carman Findlay celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary this month. They met in 1969 while vacationing on Catalina Island.
Donald and Carman Findlay celebrate...
Island Company brings the classic ‘Casablanca’ to the Avalon Theatre
With Avalon’s vivid history evident in much of its Island architecture it seems a perfect setting to view a screening of the 1942 American...