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...

















