Ladies Christmas Brunch Returns

Kick off the Christmas season at the 20th Catalina Ladies Christmas Brunch on Sat., Dec. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon at St. Catherine’s Parish Hall. An informal program with holiday...

Catalina Wheels: The Photography of Terri Bassett and Ernesto Rodriguez

Catalina Museum for Art & History will present Catalina Wheels: Featuring the Photography of Terri Bassett and Ernesto Rodriguez, on view Nov. 14, 2026 through April 11, 2027. Inspired by Bassett’s...

Leave It To Leo, Sunset Bar & Grill win

The start of round three in the Catalina CoEd Softball League was played Thursday night. Leave it to Leo Handyman took on Straight Up Builders in the first game. Leave it to...

Avalon MS GVB reaches District Championship

The Avalon School Middle School girls volleyball team reached the Long Beach Unified School District Championship game with a semifinal sweep of 25-17, 25-9, 25-19. The Lancers came up short, 3-1,...

City to allow delivery of medical pot to homes and hotels

This week, the City Council directed Avalon staff to bring back an ordinance regulating marijuana use at the next council meeting. The decision concluded...

Mysterious Island: Catalina’s ‘Black Panther’ – Part 1

Catalina Island is home to a wide variety of animal life ranging from our iconic buffalo (OK, bison) and white-tailed deer, to our darling...

City Council extends outdoor dining

Avalon votes to allow temporary dining up to December 15 Avalon City Council has extended temporary outdoor dining to Dec. 15. It could end sooner...

2024 A big year for first time cruise ship visits

The 2024 series of cruise ship visits, will look different than any year prior, due to big changes in various cruise line itineraries and...

Mysterious Island:What Lies Beneath

It was a different world and a different time.  For thousands of years, it was an entirely different people and culture which inhabited this...

Letters to the editor: Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

  Response to ‘Concerns Over Conservancy’ This is in response to the Letter to the Editor from boater Carlyn Nelson of Dana Point that appeared in...

Another year, another swim for Pancreatic Cancer

On Saturday, Sept. 17, also the weekend of the Art Festival, at 7:30 a.m. swimmers will start their annual swim to benefit Pancreatic Cancer....

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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...