Letters to the Editor: published Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

Transient occupancy tax reallocation Please do not take the City’s advertising dollars away from Avalon...

Guest column: Ice cream flavor named for a visitor’s family

My name is Lindsay Haukom. I’m 16 years old, and I was recently in Catalina for a week...

Letters to the Editor: published Friday, Aug. 30, 2019

Don’t ruin paradise with cruise ships The notion that additional revenue from a cruise ship will lift this city...

Islanders rescue kitten from hillside

In another only in Avalon moment … A kitten cried out for help. Fortunately, Islanders (and an anonymous...

War Heroes Hook Up on Catalina

The Second Annual War Heroes On Water Sportfishing Tournament (W.H.O.W.) is being held this weekend in Southern California waters. And the event is scheduled...

Finding strength, growth in Catalina Outrigger Canoe Club

Three years ago, upon arriving on Catalina Island for the first time and not knowing anyone, I looked for a social outlet. I...

Naturalists serve on Catalina

There is one more month to learn from Catalina Island Conservancy’s Summer Naturalists. Each year, four environmental professionals in the making share...

Single moms, kids get Island campout

Nearly 20 economically impacted single mothers and their children spent the weekend at the Mommy and Me Camping Trip at Camp Emerald...

Local man helps earthquake victims

Catalina Island was represented during disaster relief operations for the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which hit the Ridgecrest, Calif., area on July 5, by Avalon...

Celebrating the Fourth of July 2019 Island Style

Summer officially started last week, but the heart of the summer season will be felt on Thursday, when...