Avalon Beautiful names House of the Month

The Avalon Beautiful board recently announced its choice for house of the month, tabbing 320 Claressa Avenue for the award. The house is owned by Denise and Gerald Motter. It was built...

Historic El Encanto to reopen on Catalina Island

A beloved Avalon landmark is preparing to welcome the community back through its doors. Steven and Brenda Hoefs have acquired the iconic El Encanto building on Catalina Island and will reopen...

Lancers make noise at league prelims

On Wednesday, April 28 four Avalon Lancer golfers traveled to Long Beach to compete in the San Joaquin League Prelims at Recreation Park Golf Course; senior Eduardo Zavala, junior Andrew Cruz,...

A preview of proposed 2026-27 budget

Finance Director Matt Baker on Tuesday, May 5, presented a look at the proposed Avalon operations budget for 2026-27. The sewer, saltwater, and trash budget will be covered at a future meeting. What...

Torrance medical network has Catalina providers

Torrance Hospital Independent Physicians Association is a multi-specialty physician network owned by Torrance Memorial Medical Center.  It features over 350 primary care and specialist...

Catalina Island Medical Center named Business of the Year

For the Islander The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau recently named the Catalina Island Medical Center the Harvey Cowell Business of the...

January 2026 visitor count up 23.4%

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...

City Council questions Conservancy

Second of two parts. Following the Conservancy’s Oct. 17 presentation on the restoration plan for the Island, City Council questioned the Conservancy’s representative. Space wasn’t available...

Children’s Dental Health Clinic serving Island for 30 years

The Children’s Dental Health Clinic has served Catalina Island over the past 30 years as a non-profit, multi-specialty dental health clinic that welcomes and...

Bison drowns in fight with other bison in Little Harbor

No human beings were hurt during the incident By Charles M. Kelly Last week, campers at Little Harbor witnessed a fight among multiple bison. Apparently, on...

City sends utility rates to county

Following a public hearing, the City Council on June 17 directed the city clerk to submit sewer, saltwater, and solid waste fees to the...

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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...