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...

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...

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...

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...

CPUC gives Museum a water allocation

The Catalina Island Museum announced last week that it has been granted a water allocation for its new Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Building. The...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 13 to 19, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Nov. 13 to 19, 2019. All suspects are...

Avalon High students graduate California State Maritime Academy

Five former Avalon High School students recently received bachelor of science degrees. Some also obtained US Coast Guard licenses that will allow them to...

Youths undergo survival skills training

The Catalina Outdoor Adventure Club recently hosted a Survival Skills Day at Ben Weston Beach in partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy. Participating students began...

MacGugen-Cassidy named a ‘Woman of Distinction’ by assemblyman

A Long Beach member of the California State Assembly has named a Catalina Island woman as a 2018 “Woman of Distinction,” according to a...

Underwater Fun

Avalon resident Johnny Q shared some underwater pictures he took recently of some underwater fun in the Casino Dive Park. Pictured is his son,...

Sheriff’s Log: A farewell from Captain Doug Fetteroll

After nearly 33 years of service, it is truly bittersweet for me to announce my retirement. The sweet part is that I will be able...

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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...