Catalina Museum for Art & History will host Yacht Rock Night at the Museum on Saturday, July 12 from 6 to 9 p.m., offering a ...

The 32nd Annual ‘Just For The Halibut, Just For The Kids Tournament’ proudly raised over $15,000 in support of local youth ...

Longtime Catalina Island resident Walt Puffer was recently presented an award from the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association for his 42 years of service as an ocean lifeguard. Much of his time as a ...

By Charles M. Kelly The council spent about two hours discussing whether to change Avalon’s sidewalk vendor ordinance. The council took no action. The issue will come back at a future date for further ...

By Bill Sewell Two of our local junior golfers, Jose Pedroza and Aaron Meza recently competed in a Southern California Section Professional Golfers’ Association of America Junior Tour event at Rancho ...

Each month, Catalina Island Health offers a free Community Health talk to promote health and wellness within its island community. This month, Kathy Dollarhide and Matthew Wojcik from Dignity Health – ...

The council on Tuesday, June 17, unanimously approved the 2025-26 Avalon city budget. Councilmember Mary Schickling was absent. The council reached consensus quickly. Discussion was brief following ...

Buoys & Gulls gets upset win over #1 Bravo’s Landscaping For the Islander The Catalina CoEd Softball tournament began and all four teams came to play! These were the best two games of the season. Game ...

The April 2024 visitor count increased by more than 15% compared with April 2023, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. “April visitation increased ...

Thirty-one years ago this month, the body of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood was discovered in the chill November waters of Isthmus Harbor. This week’s column features an interview with long-time ...

By Charles M. Kelly On June 3, Tim Kielpinsky, chief strategy officer at Catalina Island Health, gave the council an update on current hospital operations. He followed that with an update on the new ...

Robin Cassidy’s impact on Avalon can be seen all over town. Most might not even realize they are looking at it, but it’s there. Since Robin opened Silver Canyon Pottery, her shop’s work has been used ...