Christmas Golf Scramble

Catalina Island Women’s Golf Club held its Christmas Scramble, recently. Thirteen ladies teed off in a golf scramble on a beautiful Thursday morning. Two...

Ruby the owl visits P.L.A.Y

  Ruby the owl and her trainer, Dave Long, came up to the Bird Park for a visit. The preschoolers were amazed to see the...

Lions Christmas raffle to feature a golf cart as...

Thanks to the generosity of the Avalon Business Community the prize count and quality of the prizes for the 2018 Avalon Lions Club Christmas...

YOU + US Campaign to raise funds for Museum

The Catalina Island Museum’s year-end campaign, YOU + US, highlights its growing role in the Avalon community. As one of the oldest nonprofits serving...

Edison updates City Council on water supply

Representatives of Southern California Edison, which owns the local water utility, told the Avalon City Council on Tuesday that recent rains had slightly increased...

Shop Catalina Night part of holiday start

The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau’s annual Shop Catalina Night on Dec. 1 was a great success, with more than 500...

Lions Christmas raffle starts Dec. 10

The start of the 2018 Avalon Lions Club Christmas raffle will be on Monday, Dec. 10. Avalon Lions Club members will be selling tickets...

Island Museum receives national certification for transparency

Catalina Island Museum recently received the Gold Seal of Transparency from Guidestar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. Used by millions...

Local jobless rate decreases to 2.4 percent

Avalon’s unemployment rate has been steadily crawling down since the last month of summer. Not only are the numbers decreasing, but Avalon’s jobless numbers have...

Turkey Trot returns

Two Harbors, Catalina Island is inviting the community to join the 2nd Annual 5K Turkey Trot and Kids Gobble Wobble on Thanksgiving morning for...