Council talks about raising revenue
Creating new off-season events to bring visitors to Avalon,
increasing the sales taxes, and changing from permits for short-term rentals to
licenses were among...
Council OKs city budget
The City Council last week unanimously approved the budget for 2019-20.
Avalon city staff...
Pilot in runway celebration flyover dies in plane crash
One of the pilots who flew among six identical airplanes in a celebration flyover of the new runway...
Helicopter crash claims a life
A helicopter crash claimed a man’s life on Catalina Island early this week. The helicopter crashed at a...
Avalon Harbor Activity Report April 2019
Joe’s Rent-a-Boat moorings are installed, as are the Catalina
Island Yacht Club float and the Jet Ski barge off of Frog Rock. Avalon...
Spirit of Wrigley returns to Catalina
In a dramatic ceremony worthy of Catalina Island’s rich history, a vintage airplane carrying the daughter of William...
Marines practice construction on ‘island in the Pacific’
Last week’s celebration marking the completion of Catalina’s decaying 77-year-old airport runway turned out to be the celebration of much more than...
Airport in the Sky runway complete
New Catalina Airport runway overview. Looking East across the entire facility, from 400 feet elevation with the drone on April 30. The...
City may revise wharfage fees
Recent changes to wharfage fees have hit local boaters hard and the City Council will be looking to revise them.
ACE Clearwater donates $1.5 million to runway project
Naming gift supports $5 million Island Conservancy project
The Catalina Island Conservancy today announced that...
