Lancers make noise at league prelims

On Wednesday, April 28 four Avalon Lancer golfers traveled to Long Beach to compete in the San Joaquin League Prelims at Recreation Park Golf Course; senior Eduardo Zavala, junior Andrew Cruz,...

A preview of proposed 2026-27 budget

Finance Director Matt Baker on Tuesday, May 5, presented a look at the proposed Avalon operations budget for 2026-27. The sewer, saltwater, and trash budget will be covered at a future meeting. What...

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 Denise and Gerald Motter. It was built...

Historic El Encanto to reopen on Catalina Island

A beloved Avalon landmark is preparing to welcome the community back through its doors. Steven and Brenda Hoefs have acquired the iconic El Encanto building on Catalina Island and will reopen...

Catalina Island Foundation supports Catalina Kid Ventures

For the Islander The Catalina Island Foundation and Catalina Kid Ventures seem to be mutual admirers. CIF has been supporting CKV since 2014 when funds...

Conservancy celebrates the completion of Trekking Catalina

Catalina Island Conservancy is celebrating the recent completion of Trekking Catalina, a new master trails system that includes 27 miles of new and enhanced...

Iva Lou Whitaker: Aug. 7, 1927-April 20, 2017

Iva Lou was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma on Aug. 7, 1927 to Clifford and Katie Best. She and her identical twin sister Ira Lee...

Council supports creation of homeless task force

The Avalon City Council unanimously supported a staff proposal to create a homelessness task force. The large issue of affordable housing also came up....

Islander Pet of the Week: Echo

This week’s pet is Echo, who belongs to Vern Altieri and Gina Cicconi. Echo’s full name is “Ecco La,” which is Italian for “Here...

Artists make a second excursion to Catalina

A second group of artists gathered on Catalina Island recently to put their artistic skills to work on capturing the beauty of Catalina Island....

First Fridays at the Museum to present Lunar New Year celebration

The Catalina Island Museum and Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce have partnered for a second year to bring a traditional Chinese Lion Dance performance...

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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...