Local waters have been captivated with the presence of “blackfish”, with their many descendants. Kind of a strange name for such a beautifully blue colored damselfish. Another interesting fact of the ...

The weekend of Dec. 5-8 was very busy for our Avalon Lancers. Friday morning, Lancers transferred 120 Christmas trees, ...

The New Year’s Eve Gala Celebration in the world-famous Casino Ballroom returns on Dec. 31. Dress in your finest and step ...

Santa Claus was spotted in the waters off Catalina over the weekend, getting in a little scuba diving before his bussiest ...

Public Works had started maintenance work at the Avalon Cemetery. The notice was posted on the city of Avalon website and on the city’s Facebook page. Some Island residents were not pleased. One post ...

To celebrate the season of giving, Maverick Helicopters will host Santa’s Toy Drop on Dec. 20, where he will make a grand arrival to Catalina Island by helicopter. (The reindeer are practicing for the ...

My family and l sat by the fountain with our fish and chips from Coney Island West. They have the best fish and chips and burgers on the Island. However, after visiting Avalon on November 25th my ...

An exciting subsea fiber cable project to provide digital equity to Catalina Island and coastal and North Orange County is ...

Weather-wise, this October outshined (pun intended) the “summer” months. Avalon saw the second most cruise ship passengers visiting Avalon since we started keeping track in 1999. The highest cruise ...

Dr. Aimee Warren has been caring for Island residents at Catalina Island Health for the past 10 years. With a busy family and a new opportunity on the mainland, she will be reducing her on-Island ...

The Avalon Youth and Government delegates just returned from Camp Roberts in San Miguel, and it was a big learning weekend for all of them. It was a different environment, and it pushed many of them ...

The council on Nov. 18 unanimously authorized the city manager to execute a contract with Geo-Logic Associates for work on the Pebbly Beach Landfill project. The goal of the project is to extend the ...