Museum announces lineup for this summer’s Movies at the...

Avalon’s beautiful summer nights are the ideal setting to take in a classic film at the Catalina Island Museum during Movies at the Museum....

Editor’s Notebook: Sewer emergency over, hard questions remain

There is no question that Avalon officials breathed a sigh of relief when Bob Greenlaw and other public works’ officials gave the green light...

Chamber announces Taste Around of Avalon winners

The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Bureau, sponsor of the 13th annual Taste Around of Avalon, is pleased to announce the winners...

Island Conservancy named Tourism Steward of the Year

The Catalina Island Conservancy’s rich heritage as a steward of 88% of the island’s land and over 60 endemic species won them a prize...

Disaster averted as sewer and water service restored to Avalon

  UPDATE—According to a notice from the city of Avalon, repairs were sufficiently completed overnight to slowly resume fresh and salt water service to all...

Catalina foxes recover only to face new threat: roadkill

  Through careful shepherding and other conservation practices, it appears as though the Catalina Island Conversancy has managed to explode the population of the endemic...

Chili Cookoff draws large Catalina crowd

This past Memorial Weekend’s 3rd annual Catalina Island Chili Cookoff was an overwhelming success. Twenty chili and nine salsa chefs competed for more than...

Travel endorsements keep coming for Catalina

Fresh from being named among the top 50 Expedia destinations in the nation, Catalina Island received three more endoresements this week, including kudos for...

Gold Star Mothers honored with a taste of Catalina hospitality

Twelve Gold Star mothers visited Avalon for a bit of pre-Memorial Day fellowship, food and fun at a weekend retreat organized by Laura Herzog,...

Woven by the wind: Island breezes create unique tapestry of knots

These are wind knots, knots that were tied by the wind in the tattered ends of the flags that flew from the Casino for...