Catalina Fish Tale

Sloane Perry landed this beautiful Dorado, her first Dorado catch, on Aug. 2 while fishing with her boyfriend Will Huston on Will’s boat The Golden Domer. Will is a Notre Dame...

Gulley returns to take his second title in the Catalina Ski Race

Australian Ben Gulley won the Catalina Ski Race, from Long Beach to Catalina and back, in a time of 51 minutes, 12.61 seconds, for the overall top finish and Men’s Open...

Catalina Express awards contract to build next generation passenger ferry

Marine Group Boat Works, a boat building and repair company operating a shipyard in Chula Vista, Calif., has been selected to begin construction of a new low-emissions passenger ferry for Catalina...

Council appoints planners

The Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4, unanimously appointed three individuals to the Planning Commission. Mayor Anni Marshall recommended appointing Robert Kennedy, Jessica Romero, and Kathy Smith to the Planning Commission....

March 2026 visitor count 33% greater than March 2025

The March 2026 visitor count was 33% greater than last year at the same time, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island...

Islander represents U.S. in triathlon

My dad, Island resident Cal Parsons, recently represented the United States by competing in the World Championship Grand Final Triathlon held in Rotterdam, Netherlands....

Slurry Road Repair Project Update

The City of Avalon said it would like to thank all our residents and visitors for their patience and understanding during the City’s Roadwork...

Council members sworn

The Avalon City Council voted unanimously to formally recite the facts of the June 2026 election. Departing Councilmember Mary Schickling, who did not run for...

Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, available at Med Center

Special medical and rehabilitation treatments are available at Catalina Island Medical Center (CIMC) to help patients suffering from pain, weakness, the loss of movement,...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 24 to Nov. 30, 2022

Editor’s note: The fol­low­­­ing is the Avalon Sheriff’s Sta­tion significant incidents report for the period of Nov. 24 to Nov. 30, 2022. All suspects...

Clinic now state-of-the-art on Avalon

By David N. Young Long before he became a dentist, then a businessman, the parents of Dr. John Blake told the high school student to...

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FAREWELL

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...