The Catalina Island Conservancy Board of Directors and Benefactor Members have selected Kate Wheeler as the organization’s next president and CEO. She will begin Sept. 8.
“Kate’s appointment is an exciting moment...
Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina, available on Amazon and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors.
There is something so vast and clean about the Pacific Ocean. Unlike...
With the ironic opening of what could be the last deer-hunting season on Catalina Island coming Oct. 24, the Catalina Island Conservancy announced this week that it will begin its own...
Buck’s From Bobby, a local charitable organization, continues to provide opportunities for our local youth to expand their horizons. Just recently we sent 5 local boys to two different basketball camps...
Permit process allows amplified outdoor music
The City Council this week voted unanimously to replace Avalon’s noise ordinance with a new one. The new ordinance...
Avalon Finance Director Matthew Baker gave the council an overview of the city’s proposed 2023-24 budget at the Tuesday, June 6, council meeting.
He said...
Record crowds flocked to the Catalina Island Museum last year for an intimate view of works by internationally renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The museum-wide...
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...