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...

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...

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...

SCE to conduct water system maintenance on Catalina Island

Southern California Edison will be conducting maintenance on Avalon’s freshwater distribution system. Work is scheduled to begin on Friday and conclude at the end...

32nd Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup continues the tradition

The Avalon Underwater Cleanup is an annual dive event held on Catalina Island. The event was started in the 1970s by the local dive...

Sheriff’s Log: March 28 to April 3, 2024

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period March 28 to April 3, 2024. All suspects are presumed innocent until...

Sheriff’s Log: Jan. 11-Jan. 17

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of  Jan. 11 to Jan. 17. “It is important to note that...

City of Avalon to get broadband project assistance

The Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 19., voted 4-0 to approve an agreement for technical help for the Last Mile broadband project. Councilmember...

July 11 target date for Stage 1 water restrictions

Reservoir can hold about 1,054 acre feet of water. Current level: 578 A representative of Southern California Edison told the City Council this week that...

Avalon Bay water gets an ‘A’ grade

Heal the Bay recently gave Avalon’s beach an “A” for summer dry weather water quality in the environmental group’s annual “Beach Report Card.” This...

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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...