Straight Up Builders, Buoys & Gulls win

Week 5 of the Catalina CoEd Softball League was a shake-up week. Straight Up Builders took on undefeated Sunset Bar & Grill in the first game. Straight Up Builders opened with...

Lancers win GVB League Championship

The Avalon High School girls volleyball team has captured its fourth league championship in seven seasons, finishing league play with an impressive 6-2 record and earning a spot in the CIF...

Emerald Bay Camping & Marine Science Adventure

NAC Avalon Ocean Club embarked on its first-ever overnight camping adventure down the coast to Emerald Bay. This marked the farthest and longest our young ocean warriors have ventured from Avalon...

City seeks grant for park project

Avalon staff are seeking a grant from the state government to support the Knabe Park and VFW Memorial Corridor Revitalization project. The matter will come back to the council if and when...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 22 to Feb. 28, 2024

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Feb. 22 to Feb. 28, 2024. All suspects are presumed innocent...

New team to head Island Company in 2021

Courtesy of Catalina Island Company With the upcoming retirement of the Catalina Island Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Herrel, the company announced today...

Spring Arriving

Easter weekend will be here soon. Looking for things to do, check out the calendar on page 2. Events that weekend will include the...

Coronavirus tent outside Catalina Island Medical Center

Outside the Catalina Medical Center there has been a free screening tent for anyone wanting expert advice regarding the Coronavirus. A medical professional will...

Editor’s notebook: Catalyst for Catalina

  More than the Isle of Romance, Catalina Island is happily for many an island paradise which is a quick escape away from the confines...

Museum announces Avalon Silent Film Showcase dates

33rd silent film benefit is expanding One of the world’s longest running annual celebrations of Silent Film, the Catalina Island Museum’s 33rd Silent Film Benefit...

Sheriff’s Log: March 31, 2021 to April 6, 2021

Editor’s note: The fol­low­­­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the week of March 31, 2021 to April 6, 2021. All...

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Steven Douglas Eddy Jr, 55

Steven Douglas Eddy Jr., 55 years old, of Avalon, CA died on Feb. 21, 2026, in La Jolla, CA. His cause of death was...

Letters to the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2026

Local merchants: sit up and pay attention Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called...

Celebrating Charlie Canby

Approximately 350 of Charlie Canby’s friends and family gathered at the Catalina Boat Yard recently, to celebrate his life. Pastor Enrique provided a eulogy...

Acclaimed artist debuts new work inspired by Avalon

The Catalina Museum of Art & History is proud to present From Los Angeles to Catalina: The Art of Sonia Romero, an intimate and...

Letters to the Editor: published April 4,2025

We were so saddened to learn of Lolo’s passing. I’m sure you could fill every edition until summer with condolences and memories from those...