Straight Up Builders took on Sunset Bar & Grill in game one of the Catalina CoEd Softball League double header. Straight Up Builders started the game with a run, off three...
One of Avalon’s most beloved and photographed landmarks has been given new life, blending old Catalina history with fresh artistic vision for a new generation of visitors.
The iconic Marlin Club mermaid...
On any given morning in Avalon, before the shops open and the streets begin to fill, the harbor is already awake.
Boats move quietly across the water. Lines are secured, luggage is...
The beginning of the third round of league play in the Catalina CoEd Softball League has the top three teams within a point of each other. Game one had Buoys &...
Catalina Island takes center stage in award-winning author CB Wilson’s newest release, The Water Diamond, the second novel in her Gem Hunters Mysteries series—a high-stakes adventure that blends real island landmarks...
Following a public hearing, the Avalon City Council on May 19 unanimously adopted the rate study for saltwater, sewer, and solid waste fees. The study set the maximum rates that can...
The March 2026 visitor count was 33% greater than last year at the same time, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. Note that the information was...
Water and housing are the two top priorities of the Avalon City Council.
City officials and the Santa Catalina Island Company are currently in talks...
January 2026 saw an increase in 23.4% visitors compared with January 2025, according to numbers recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority.
This year...
Avalon will go to court to challenge the permit that allows the Catalina Island Conservancy’s restoration plan, which includes the removal of mule deer...
Donald and Carman Findlay celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary this month. They met in 1969 while vacationing on Catalina Island.
Donald and Carman Findlay celebrate...
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...
