Straight Up Builders, Leave It To Leo Handyman win

Week eight of the Catalina Co-Ed Softball League had the standings tightening up. Game one was between Sunset Bar & Grill and Straight Up Builders. Sunset Bar & Grill used two base...

Deer removal reveals higher than expected population in Middle Ranch

The Catalina Island Conservancy removed 670 invasive mule deer from the Middle Ranch area in September and October, substantially more than the roughly 200 anticipated. The findings suggest Catalina’s deer population...

More cruise ships came in 2025-26

More cruise ships came to Avalon in fiscal 2025-26 than the previous fiscal year, according to the annual cruise ship report. This was apparently due to better weather which caused fewer...

Painting Catalina: Through Artists’ Eyes

Catalina Museum for Art & History presents Painting Catalina: An Island Through Artists’ Eyes, on view now through Dec. 12, 2027. For over a century, Catalina Island has captivated artists with...

City seeks business to run Casino Fuel Dock

The city will issue a request for proposals to have a business operate the Casino Fuel Dock. This matter was on the Consent Calendar. Items...

Avalon City Council receives and files Development Impact fee report

The Avalon City Council on Dec. 17 voted unanimously to receive and file the Development Impact Fees Annual Report. The report, required by state...

City Council to look at proposed water management project

This is a follow-up to an earlier report. The United States Bureau of Reclamation has reached out to Southern California Edison, Catalina Island Conversancy,...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 14 to Nov. 20, 2024

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Nov. 14 to Nov. 20, 2024. All suspects are presumed...

Catalina Island shrew spotted

For the first time since 2004, researchers have observed a live Catalina Island Shrew. Conservancy biologists found this endemic species, listed as a Species...

Avalon business owners offer water hacks at Chamber ‘fixer’ event

The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau recently invited business owners, managers and other interested parties to join in a Fixer. The Catalina...

Sheriff’s Log: May 6 to May 12 With Capt. John Hocking

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of May 6 to May 12, 2020. All suspects are...

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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...