City sends letter to PUC

The Avalon City Council on Oct. 6 gave directed staff to send a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission about the importance of broadband infrastructure to Islanders. The goal is...

NAC AOC paddles 13 miles to Two Harbors

Fall has been off to an exciting start for NAC Avalon Ocean Club. With Catalina’s endless summer weather continuing into October, our young ocean athletes have been making the most of...

Winners crowned at 10th Annual Catalina Island Chili Cook-off

Lourdes Thoricht took first place in the Judges’ Choice category at the 10th Annual Catalina Island Chili Cook-off with her Chicken Enchilada Chili, while attendees voted Avalon Smoke House’s Grandpa Richard’s...

Catalina Museum spotlights ceramic artist Lockwood in first solo museum exhibition

For the Islander Catalina Museum for Art & History will present Amelia Lockwood: Bells, on view Oct. 17, 2026 through April 4, 2027 in the museum’s Artists’ Plaza Gallery. Lockwood’s first solo...

Sheriff’s Log: Oct. 10 to Oct. 16, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 16, 2018. All suspects...

Circumnavigate Santa Catalina Island and support the Island Museum

For the Islander It is not every day that you can cruise all the way around Catalina Island; however, your chance is coming up on...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 2 to Feb. 9, 2022

Editor’s note: The fol­low­­­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the period of Feb. 2 to Feb. 9, 2022. All suspects are...

Sheriff’s Log: April 3-May 6

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of April 30 to May 6. A significant incident is defined...

Lions Club 50 Mile/50K Run celebrates 41 years

A beautiful emerald green Catalina Island awaited the Saturday January 7, 2023, 5 a.m., 42nd running of the Catalina Lions Club 50 Mile/50 Kilometer...

Sammy Hagar birthday bash filming in Two Harbors today

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar recently announced that he’d relocated his annual Birthday Bash from his legendary nightclub the Cabo Wabo...

Museum is ‘kelping’ climate change

This month the Catalina Island Museum is joining the world’s largest community of drawing enthusiasts during the International Big Draw Festival. The museum is...

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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...