Catalina Island Health welcomes new faces for therapy training program

Courtesy of Catalina Island Health Catalina Island Health has announced the second year of its Marriage and Family Therapy and Social Services Training Program. This program was designed for two specific reasons: First...

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 the day with an adventurous hike down...

Catalina Museum for Art & History hosts end of summer party honoring beloved community members

The Catalina Museum for Art & History invites guests to close out the season with its highly anticipated End of Summer Party, an evening of art, community and celebration, on Saturday,...

Xceptional Tribute to ABBA

Join the community at Wrigley Stage for a free, family-friendly performance as part of the Catalina Island Concert Series, presented by Love Catalina and The Perfect Event, starting at 8 p.m....

January cross channel traffic increased over three year average

Visitor counts weren’t as high for the first month of January 2022 as they were for January 2021. But the numbers were greater than...

Scouts share love with soldiers

Scouts from Avalon recently teamed up to fill care packages for service men and women who are serving overseas. Local Boy Scout leader Mark Hottendorf,...

Giving spirit of Holiday Food Basket Program

It has been a rough year for everyone; 2020 has shown the worst side of people and the incredible generosity and outpouring of love...

Avalon man arrested for sexually abusing four girls

Avalon Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested an Avalon man last week for sexually abusing female children. Authorities accused the man of meeting and abusing four...

Cash flow is city staff’s immediate concern

COVID-19’s impact on the city’s finances are likely to last for years, according to the director of Avalon’s Finance Department. Avalon Finance Director Mark Baker...

Mysterious Island: Anniversary of a Tragedy

This weekend, (Saturday, Oct. 4-5) Avalon residents and visitors will thrill to the sights and sounds of aerobatics, high-performance engines and frankly awesome planes...

Water storage for Avalon?

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the date on which Southern California Edison expects it might be necessary to return to...

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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...