Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina: The Strange Side of Catalina, available on Amazon, Kindle and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors.
What follows is a ghost story...
The City Council this week unanimously approved an amendment to the contract with Jordahl Construction, Inc. for the Cabrillo Mole Rehabilitation project. The increase would be for a maximum of $110,000...
The Children’s Dental Health Clinic (CDHC) hosted an intimate gathering at its satellite clinic on the Avalon K-12 School campus in July to honor the late, multi-term Avalon Mayor Ralph Morrow...
A new replacement hospital for Catalina Island is no longer just a vision. It is coming into focus.
On Aug. 1, the Catalina Island Health Foundation raised an extraordinary $5.1 million in...
A 16-year-old girl from New Jersey braved powerful currents, not to mention jellyfish stings, to swim the 20-mile distance from Catalina Island to the...
Wayne Griffin, president & CEO of the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has announced his decision to retire, effective November 30,...
The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of June 8 to June 14, 2023.
All suspects are presumed innocent...
The Avalon City Council extended the waiver of wharfage fees for passengers participating in the Catalina Express free birthday ride program at the agency’s...
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...
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...
