Avalon MS GVB reaches District Championship

The Avalon School Middle School girls volleyball team reached the Long Beach Unified School District Championship game with a semifinal sweep of 25-17, 25-9, 25-19. The Lancers came up short, 3-1,...

Leave It To Leo, Sunset Bar & Grill win

The start of round three in the Catalina CoEd Softball League was played Thursday night. Leave it to Leo Handyman took on Straight Up Builders in the first game. Leave it to...

Ladies Christmas Brunch Returns

Kick off the Christmas season at the 20th Catalina Ladies Christmas Brunch on Sat., Dec. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon at St. Catherine’s Parish Hall. An informal program with holiday...

Catalina Wheels: The Photography of Terri Bassett and Ernesto Rodriguez

Catalina Museum for Art & History will present Catalina Wheels: Featuring the Photography of Terri Bassett and Ernesto Rodriguez, on view Nov. 14, 2026 through April 11, 2027. Inspired by Bassett’s...

Council to continue cruise ship conversation in 2020

Avalon staff will come back to the City Council in the near future with information comparing the impact of cruise ships during the winter...

Leader of the ‘Mars Generation’ to visit Catalina

Alyssa Carson visit comes as NASA announces Mars Dune Alpha Following two recent billionaire space jaunts and NASA announcing Mars Dune Alpha, (a program to...

Letters to the Editor: published Friday, July 2, 2021

Truly dumbfounded I am not often surprised. I am older and have seen a lot of things that I have found odd. But upon reading...

Catalina Beach BBQ and Art Fest

By Melissa Poindexter For one unforgettable Saturday, Two Harbors welcomed some of California’s most respected pitmasters, artists, makers, and live-fire enthusiasts as the Catalina Beach...

Sheriff’s Log: Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, 2017

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of  Aug. 23 to Aug. 29. All suspects are presumed...

A visit with Robyn Cassidy of the Silver Canyon Pottery Company

At 10:45 a.m. on a warm Friday morning I met Robyn Cassidy at the corner of Metropole and Crescent Avenue. She waved to me...

Mysterious Island: THE RETURN OF THE UFOs

In the world of UFO research, it appears that Hell hath frozen over. Just recently, the National Archives released all, or most, of the documents...

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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...