Leave it to Leo, Sunset B&G victorious

The Catalina CoEd Softball League Week 2, game one featured Buoys & Gulls and Leave it to Leo Handyman. Buoys & Gulls started it off when Ramon Sanchez hit a double....

Spurring job growth in Guatemala

The Rotary Club of Avalon, together with 16 other Rotary clubs from 12 districts across eight states and two countries, recently raised $362,000 to establish a Community Economic Development Hub in...

Youths share thoughts on environment

The first ‘Take the Mic’ event was recently held on Front Street, where the environment and the ocean essentially took center stage. Take the Mic was created and hosted by Healthy Footprints...

Las Caballeras set for annual Catalina ride

By Mary Stein Santa Catalina Island, an offshore paradise usually associated with beach cottages & boats, has been enjoyed by many equestrian groups since the early 1900’s. Los Caballeros, a men’s riding...

Rosie Cadman passes away at 99

Perhaps the only woman in Avalon with the power to stop pedestrian traffic on Crescent Avenue, Rosie Cadman meandered like royalty through the island...

CHOICES anti-substance abuse group elects new board members

Three new members were elected last week to the CHOICES Board of Directors, according to the group’s Executive Director Rhonda Kalish.  A fourth incumbent...

Chimes Tower Foundation gets Bats in the Belfry

The Catalina Chimes Tower Foundation will present its 2nd annual Bats in the Belfry fundraiser the evening of October 29, 2022, at the historic...

Avalon has housing money

Avalon City Attorney Scott Campbell said Avalon has $4.3 million available to spend on low and moderate income housing. Campbell said he would discuss...

Avalon community clean-up on Saturday, April 24

On Saturday, April 24, Avalon Rotary will once again partner with the City of Avalon for a community clean-up event. Volunteers are asked to...

Pit bulls’ owner arrested

The owner of two pit bulls that attacked a visitor in April was arrested last Saturday on suspicion of felony “failure to control mischieveious...

Tour five unique homes at second annual Home Tour

Island residents and visitors will have a chance to tour five unique homes during the second annual Avalon Home Tour to be held on...

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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...