Letter to the Editor: Sept. 11, 2026

After more than five decades of serving the residents, businesses, and visitors of Avalon, we are deeply saddened to announce that our taxi service will cease operations effective October 19, 2026. For...

NAV Avalon Ocean Club kicks off Fall program

The NAC Avalon Ocean Club recently held tryouts for the upcoming fall program. The club focuses on water safety, while teaching open-water swimming and other ocean skills that build the participants’...

Conservancy bans drones

After a pilot departing Airport in the Sky nearly hit a drone, the Conservancy is putting new restrictions in place across its lands. A near collision between a small plane and a...

Locals take on Catalina Channel Crossing

By Bud Hohl and J. Paul DeMyer The unique sport of outrigger canoe paddling has evolved from a long line of Oceanic voyagers, to what is today becoming a very fast-growing aquatic...

Short term rental townhalls continue

Staff gathers public input on the impact of vacation rentals First of two parts. Avalon city staff held another townhall meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 30. This...

Avalon harbor master retires

Council bids farewell to JJ Poindexter Avalon Harbor Master JJ Poindexter will retire at the end of September. The council on Sept. 15 honored him...

Avalon Beautiful names House of the Month

The Avalon Beautiful board recently announced its choice for house of the month, tabbing 320 Claressa Avenue for the award. The house is owned by...

Kids At Play youth theater company to begin its 22nd season in Avalon

Kids at Play has nurtured hundreds of children with creativity.  Helping them boost their self-confidence and self-esteem.  KAP gives the students the chance to...

Silent Film Showcase a virtual experience

Museum transforms Annual Showcase into a weekend-long virtual experience The Catalina Island Museum has transformed its 33rd Annual Silent Film Showcase into a weekend-long virtual...

Lancer boys capture league title

The Avalon boys varsity basketball team took all the pain and frustration that an 0-13 start to their season brought and transformed themselves into...

Avalon jobless rate down for third straight month

The Avalon jobless rate continues to decline. Avalon has been seeing a steady month-to-month decrease of one-tenth-of-a-percent in the jobless rate since August, according...

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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...