Helicopter crash update

The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that claimed three lives on Sept. 30. Two other people aboard were injured, one seriously. The REACH Air...

Avalon to subsidize taxi service for six months

By Charles M. Kelly The council on Oct. 20 directed the city manager to execute an agreement with Catalina Transportation Services, Inc. to provide a temporary subsidy for a six-month taxi service...

Straight Up Builders, Sunset B&G win

The second round of play of the Catalina CoEd Softball League concluded this past Thursday. Game one had Buoys & Gulls taking on Straight Up Builders. Straight Up Builders used four...

CIYC establishes scholarship for Avalon HS

For 25 years, Catalina Island Yacht Club Foundation has been committed to charitable giving, supporting non-profit organizations whose mission and work benefits the City of Avalon and Catalina Island. Through our...

New desalination unit arrives on Catalina

The new desalination unit arrived safely to its new home at the Southern California Edison plant on Monday Aug. 24, and is now resting...

Catalina running out of dock space?

If early activities on Catalina Island are any indication, it’s going to be a long, busy, summer. In his routine reporting appearance before the Avalon...

Students earn awards for pursuit of higher education

The Santa Catalina Island Fund for Higher Education held its third Annual Award Dinner on Sunday, June 14. The event was sponsored by the Avalon...

Avalon residents income below LA County median

The median household income in Avalon is $78,560, according to the 2023 Community Survey Report at it’s Nov. 7 meeting. The City Council received and...

Lancers come away with second place

Although their goal was to win the tournament the Avalon Boys Basketball team came away with the second place trophy in their annual trip...

Mysterious Island: The Lone Woman of San Nicholas

I have long wanted to a column on the fascinating story of Juana Maria, otherwise known as the “Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island,”...

Water pipe breaks on road to Two Harbors

      A geyser erupted from a water pipe leak Wednesday, July 15, on a road between Little Harbor and Two Harbors.        A geyser erupted from a...

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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...