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...

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...

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...

Community Cleanup Crew

The recent Catalina Community Cleanup had six volunteers (human), and one wonderful pup. The group managed to collected 67 lbs. of trash and debris...

Avalon Ocean Club empowering youths

The Avalon Ocean Club - Water Safety Program for Local Youth – is making strides on Catalina Island with its goal of building a...

Love Catalina Island installs new officers and directors

Catalina Island/Tourism Authority kicks off fiscal year Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority, the local Chamber of commerce, held its Annual Meeting and Installation of officers...

Junior Lifeguards

The city of Avalon picked up the Junior Lifeguard program this year as the County of Los Angeles dropped all of their Junior Lifeguard...

Coyote Joe’s, Bravo’s Win, third game goes down to wire

Coyote Joe’s took on Straight Up Builders in game one. Coyote Joe’s got off to a hot start, scoring nine runs on four base...

Catalina Island Health presents free talk about diabetes

Nearly 12% of the United States population has diabetes. That is approximately 38.4 million people. It is prevalent enough that you likely know, or...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 23 to March 1, 2023

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Feb. 23 to March 1, 2023. All suspects...

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FAREWELL

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...