No changes to local cannabis rules

By Charles M. Kelly The issue returned to council because, according to the council on June 16. The council voted 3-2 to take no action on the matter. However, the local medical...

NAC Avalon Ocean Club Kayak Cleanup

Courtesy Avalon Ocean Club On June 12, the students in NAC Avalon Ocean Club celebrated their last day of the Spring season and their first day of Summer with a Kayak Cleanup...

Avalon Home of the Month – 358 Descanso

Avalon Beautiful has chosen, 358 Descanso Ave. as the new, “House of the Month.” The owners are Rich and Cindy Daffurn. Rich spent his young life on Catalina Island with his family...

Latitude 33 donating the shirt of its back

For many years, Catalina Island and USC have shared a wonderful tradition of celebrating the Fourth of July together. The arrival of the USC band is always a highlight of the...

Council OKs 2026-27 budget

The Avalon City Council this week voted unanimously to adopt the 2026-27 budget. The vote came roughly three and a half hours into a four-hour meeting on Tuesday, June 17. (The meeting...

Pizza Box Plein Air Painting on Catalina

Artist Kymberlee Stanley recently taught a four-day plein air painting camp for visiting Girl Scouts, at several locations around Catalina. The girls used pizza boxes as easels, with pill sorters as...

Leave it to Leo, Sunset reach tourney finals

Tournament play has begun in the Catalina CoEd Softball League. First game featured League Champion Leave it to Leo Handyman taking on Straight Up Builders. Straight Up Builders were up first and...

Mysterious Island: UFO Action Galore

In last week’s column, I regaled you with the story of one of Catalina’s most famous UFO accounts; “famous” for the most part because...

Avalon Awards reverse vending machine contract

The council last week unanimously awarded a contract to Olyns Inc. to provide the city with a reverse vending machine. The maximum cost: $35,000. Reverse...

Sheriff’s Log: Aug. 17-23, 2016

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of   Aug. 17 to  Aug. 20. “It is important to note that...

Lancers football extends league run

The Avalon Lancers football team won huge last Friday in an important league matchup against Calvary Chapel, Downey by a score of 80-40. To...

Catalina Tin Cup Golf Tournament ends in a tie

The Tin Cup Golf Tournament was held Thursday, April 1. The Catalina Island Women’s Golf Club tournament has a point system that determines the winner. The...

What are we grateful for?

November was Gratitude Month and an opportunity to reflect on those things in our lives that we are grateful for. Joshua Brown, Ph.D, and...

Avalon City Council opts to have voters pick person to fill vacant seat

Seat vacated by resignation of Richard Hernandez to remain open until March election The City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 3, to call 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...