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		<title>Mole project update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Charles M. Kelly The City Council on Tuesday, April 21, authorized staff to request proposals for drilling services for a geotechnical study to support the project. The city manager was authorized to negotiate with the lowest bidder up to $150,000. The unanimously council approved the request. (Councilmember Michael Ponce was absent.) The council was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina’s Adventure HQ opens its doors in Avalon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This spring, Catalina’s Adventure HQ is opening its doors at 1202 Avalon Canyon Road in Avalon, California — the island’s only locally owned, full-service adventure hub, bringing together two of Catalina’s most trusted independent operators, Catalina Taxi &#38; Tours and Catalina Divers Supply, under one roof. Visitors can book guided backcountry tours, arrange taxi and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bluewater Grill owners release seafood cookbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Islander Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the iconic Bluewater Grill with these nostalgic, family-friendly dishes showcasing the freshest seafood from the most beautiful coasts and waterways in the country—and abroad. Nothing brings family and friends together like a home-cooked meal enjoyed beachside, dockside, or shoreside. Whether it is a weekend, a holiday, or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Horn shark season is back in Catalina waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the first questions, every visitor ask is, “Are there sharks out here?” My answer is always, “yes,” followed by the different types we have out in our local waters. “Leopards, angels, swell, 7 gilled, and horn sharks.” If they ask about the landlord, I let them know he is out there (it’s his [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Harbor Activity Report for February 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This February’s weather was so nice that we had 466 boats moored this year compared to 351 boats in February 2025. The 2026 Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup was held on Feb. 21 this year and removed 1,200 pounds of trash from the harbor. On February 10, Harbor Patrol assisted a kayaker back to his boat [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon gets grant funds for Green Pleasure Pier float project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council on March 3 accepted a grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation’ Division of Boating and Waterways. The vote was unanimous. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. Nothing was pulled [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Caring for Avalon Harbor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looks like the weather might clear just in time for the annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup to resume its annual environmental stewardship. This year will mark the 44th Annual event that brings together hundreds of divers and volunteers to remove debris from the seabed in Avalon Harbor. Currently organized by Catalina Divers Supply and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Walt Puffer has spent a lifetime in Catalina waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is so much great history to discover here on the island. I got to tap in again on my friend, Walt Puffer, who just turned 96 years young a few weeks ago! This waterman, still swims daily, and is a legend to Catalina history. Walt has been on the island for 54 years, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Early AM swims are a treasure of island life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If someone were to ask me, what would I miss most if I moved off the island, I would answer, “AM swims in the beautiful ocean.” We are so spoiled over here. And it is so wonderful to share this time with Avalon Swim Club. It is a positive way to start your day! Some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cleanup will again scour local seabed </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 44th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup will return on February 21. This massive cleanup event brings in volunteer divers from far and wide to scour the seabed for trash and debris. Last year, more than 260 divers, along with volunteers on the shore, collected approximately 1,400 pounds of debris from waters around Casino Point, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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