After more than five decades of serving the residents, businesses, and visitors of Avalon, we are deeply saddened to announce that our taxi service will cease operations effective October 19, 2026.
For...
The NAC Avalon Ocean Club recently held tryouts for the upcoming fall program. The club focuses on water safety, while teaching open-water swimming and other ocean skills that build the participants’...
After a pilot departing Airport in the Sky nearly hit a drone, the Conservancy is putting new restrictions in place across its lands.
A near collision between a small plane and a...
By Bud Hohl and J. Paul DeMyer
The unique sport of outrigger canoe paddling has evolved from a long line of Oceanic voyagers, to what is today becoming a very fast-growing aquatic...
Staff gathers public input on the impact of vacation rentals
First of two parts.
Avalon city staff held another townhall meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 30. This...
Kids at Play has nurtured hundreds of children with creativity. Helping them boost their self-confidence and self-esteem. KAP gives the students the chance to...
Museum transforms Annual Showcase into a weekend-long virtual experience
The Catalina Island Museum has transformed its 33rd Annual Silent Film Showcase into a weekend-long virtual...
The Avalon boys varsity basketball team took all the pain and frustration that an 0-13 start to their season brought and transformed themselves into...
The Avalon jobless rate continues to decline. Avalon has been seeing a steady month-to-month decrease of one-tenth-of-a-percent in the jobless rate since August, according...
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...
