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...

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...

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...

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...

Express honors Avalon’s 100th

It‘s becoming one of the best times to take a Catalina Express boat to and from the “Island of Romance.” Islanders may want to...

City hires Tandem Solutions to update Avalon’s hazard plan

Avalon City Council will hire Tandem Solutions to update the city’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan on Dec. 17. The cost: A maximum of $95,000....

Two Harbors school holds bake sale

Sweet treats flew off the table the Sunday before Memorial Day, the day Two Harbors Elementary School PTA holds its annual Memorial Day Bake...

Rescheduled underwater cleanup scours harbor

Hundreds of divers participate in clean up of Avalon Harbor Despite a delay for severe weather, the 41st annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup continued the...

Avalon Rotary, Interact members lend a helping hand

Club has raised and donated nearly $22K to food bank The impacts of COVID-19 on Catalina Island have been far reaching with unemployment upwards of...

Scuba Diving: Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

Treefish like this one pictured above can be found from San Francisco, California all the way down to the central part of Baja, Mexico...

Sheriff’s Log: Oct. 26 to 31, 2023

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Oct. 26 to 31, 2023. All suspects are presumed innocent until...

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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...