Straight Up Builders is league champion

It all came down to the final week of League Play for the Catalina CoEd Softball League. Straight Up Builders took on Buoys & Gulls in a must win to stay...

Aquarium hosts ocean based film festival

The innovation-minded CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific unveiled yet another swirl in the ocean of ideas on Sunday, Nov. 8 as the institution hosted its first-ever film festival to...

Conservancy adds solar array to Island grid

Visitors traversing Catalina Island wildlands near the Airport in the Sky will soon encounter an unexpected silhouette on the landscape. It’s not that of an animal, rather it’s the steel structure...

Catalina observes Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a special day across the USA, but especially on Catalina Island. The Catalina Island Conservancy published a photo of the troops at the Airport in the Sky to...

Concert set for Cherry Cove on Sept. 4

For The Islander Get ready for Catalina’s most unique and fun music experience:  a concert on the water while floating in your dinghy in Cherry...

Grand Marshall Marshall Brown in July 4th Parade

  Marshall Brown (seated), the Avalon Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshall, as he looks out at the patriotic celebration of the nation’s independence and...

Kids At Play Gala shines in Casino

It was a night of cheers, smiles and memories as the last two decades of Kids At Play were recalled and celebrated on Sunday,...

Lady Lancers soccer team cleans Kid Ventures’ site

The Lady Lancers Soccer Club gives back to the community on their day off - to say thanks for the support! Kid Ventures and the...

Avalon Candidates for Mayor

Anni Marshall (Incumbent) Background: I, Anni      Marshall, have been your Mayor for 6 years and appreciate your vote for two more. I’ve lived...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 21-27

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 21 to Nov. 27, 2018. All suspects...

PET OF THE WEEK: Chloe

Chloe was rescued when she was 7 weeks old. She is now 4 years old and lives with the Dominguez family at Singing Waters...

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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...