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...

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...

CPUC to vote on funding for subsea fiber for Catalina

An exciting subsea fiber cable project to provide digital equity to Catalina Island and coastal and North Orange County is coming up for a...

Council to meet Aug. 31

The Avalon City Council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31. On Aug. 17, as some of you may recall, technical...

Kayaks cleanup shipwreck debris

Local groups hosted a kayak cleanup on Monday, Sept. 23 and together, the nine kayakers collected more than 1,000 pounds of debris. And the...

Catalina co-ed softball takes the field

Catalina CoEd Softball opened the season on April 15. Everyone is excited and ready to have some fun outside. Straight Up Builders fought hard...

Single moms, kids get Island campout

Nearly 20 economically impacted single mothers and their children spent the weekend at the Mommy and Me Camping Trip at Camp Emerald Bay in...

Avalon cleanup makes biggest haul yet

On Sunday, Bleu World hosted a record-setting cleanup in partnership with Love Catalina, Scuba By Design, the Avalon Rotary and Interact Clubs, the city...

Mysterious Island: The Hunt For Turie’s Treasure, Part 2

Editor’s Note: Jim Watson is the author of “Mysterious Island:  Catalina,” available at Amazon, Kindle and in stores in Avalon. The following is “the...

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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...