Council OKs change to short-term rentals

Ambivalent council member casts deciding vote to adopt new ordinance The City Council on Tuesday...

Avalon’s COVID cases climb

Positive tests increase by 30 in one week as regional lockdown begins Hotels may only...

Happy 96th birthday

Longtime islander Sam Rikalo turned 96 years old on Nov. 23. Rikalo was born on Catalina Island in 1924 and his family...

What are we grateful for?

November was Gratitude Month and an opportunity to reflect on those things in our lives that we are grateful for. Joshua Brown,...

Letter to the Editor: published Dec. 11, 2020

Pleased to see transient rentals on Dec. 15 agenda I am pleased to see the second reading regarding an...

Museum providing programming for children this holiday season

The Catalina Island Museum took its programming online at the beginning of the pandemic. Since that time, it has been offering monthly...

Avalon Food Security program feeds families

On behalf of the Avalon Community Church, city of Avalon and the Food Security Advisory Committee, we would like to thank everyone...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 18 to 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The fol­low­­­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 18 to...

Council preview: COVID funds on Avalon agenda

Dec. 1 meeting to look at a transient occupancy tax ballot measure, appoint water consortium members

Love Catalina Island reports better October visitor counts

The visitor counts for October showed signs of improvement, according to data recently released on the Love Catalina...