Snorkeler sights rare oarfish babies
The unusual looking oarfish, with its long, slender body and alien like facial features, inspired ancient mariners to describe what they thought were mighty...
Medical Center’s Community Health Fair will be held April 18
Each year nearly 10 percent of Avalon’s population chooses to get healthier at Catalina Island Medical Center’s Catalina Community Health Fair, which will be...
Increased cruise ship traffic boosts Catalina visitor counts
Three cruise ships visited Catalina Island this week, giving a boost to the visitor count.
The Grand Princess and the Sapphire Princess, each 2,600-passenger vessels,...
700 rubber duckys compete in 17th derby
It was another fun-filled day at the races.
It was another fun-filled day at the races.
Saturday, March 30, started out a little brisk and the...
State puts Avalon unemployment at 4.9 percent
Avalon unemployment stands at 4.9 percent of the available workforce, according to figures recently issued by the California Employment Development Department.
“That’s almost full employment,”...
Health Fair funds near break-even
The 2013 Catalina Island Health Fair is about $700 from breaking even, according to organizer Dawn Sampson of the Catalina Island Medical Center.
The health...
New Shipwreck event draws 300
Weekend attendance for the inaugural Shipwreck Weekend 2013 in Two Harbors was around 300 individuals.
There were 75 boats moored in Two Harbors last week...
Mysterious Island: Catalina’s ‘Great’ Eclipse of 1923
If you’re like me, you keep something of a “bucket list” in your head or, in my case, on an actual Excel spreadsheet sortable...
Conservancy says Island Fox population stabilizes
Thirteen years ago, an outbreak of canine distemper virus nearly destroyed the Catalina Island fox population. (The virus may have been introduced by a...
CIMC encourages expectant moms to expect on mainland
Catalina Island Medical Center staff and providers strongly encourage local pregnant women to spend their final four weeks of pregnancy on the mainland.
“All pregnant...
