Centennial fun continues this week
The Avalon Centennial Week Celebration continues today with an old fashioned fish fry. The City of Avalon Centennial Celebration Schedule of Events for the...
Council adopts higher sewer, salt water fees
The Avalon City Council unanimously adopted higher sewer and salt water fees Tuesday night, June 18. The increase required a four-fifths vote to pass...
Avalon to kick off its 100th birthday celebration June 20
Avalon kicks off its Centennial celebration next Thursday, with a festival and street fair on Crescent Avenue. It will be the start of week...
Mysterious Island: The Goddess of the Sea
Next time you’re up at the Isthmus here on Catalina, take a moment or two to head over to the public shower and restroom...
Islander’s new addition Jon Remy recalls early days in Avalon
Advertising Account Manager Jon Remy recently joined the newspaper, but he has a long history and deep ties to the Island and the community...
Museum to host 2nd Annual Fourth of July Concert
Catalina Island has always had a love affair with live music, especially during the busy summer months.
Keeping with this Island tradition, the Catalina Island...
Island All-Stars to play in Museum’s Fourth of July Music Festival
One of Catalina Island’s best-kept secrets is the number of talented musicians living in Avalon.
The list includes musicians with established reputations like 1960s...
Artist of the Week: Kenn Backhaus
Plein-Air Artist Kenn Backhaus returns to Catalina Island for the third year in a row as one of the featured artists in the “Catalina:...
Cruise ship counts up 47 percent in May
Catalina visits from cruise ship passengers were up 47 percent in May, according to the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce. Overall, May 2013 cross-channel...
Imagine Catalina: a blueprint for the Island’s future
The following is the fifth and last in a series on why the Catalina Island Conservancy was created, its unique history and mission.
Keeping the...
