Courtesy photo Team Catalina before the race - fresh and ready to go. Back row from left: Coach Ernest Diaz, Dominik Haering, ...

Avalon visitor counts for June 2025 were 2.6% lower than June 2024, according to data recently released by Love Catalina ...

Catalina Island Conservancy today launched a daily fire danger program paired with a new fox mascot modeled after the ...

The PanCAN fundraiser began in 2017, when club members decided to turn their daily swim into a fundraiser in honor of former ...

According to Assistant City Manager Jocelyn Francis, the county is currently estimating the fees to review Avalon’s application to handle the entire land use process be roughly $60,000. “I’m asking ...

The Catalina Islander is a weekly community newspaper serving Avalon, Catalina Island (California), and its mainland friends. Rooted deeply in our community for nearly a century, The Islander has been ...

The Avalon City Council this week voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 2295. The memorandum of understanding (contract) covers the period ...

The evening’s centerpiece is the outdoor premiere of Back from the Brink: Resurgence of the Catalina Island Fox at 8 p.m. This inspiring 18-minute documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the ...

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 discussion. First, ...

The 13th Annual Raft Up Concert returns on Aug. 31 in Cherry Cove. The concert starts at 4:30 p.m. with a special opening ...

Critically endangered Mountain Mahogany on road to recovery The dust swirls on a sweltering Catalina Island day. Somehow, the back side of the Island seems even hotter. Though sun bakes the ground, ...

Avalon City Council will hire Tandem Solutions to update the city’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan on Dec. 17. The cost: A maximum of $95,000. The project will be paid with a federal grant. The decision ...