With these waters, many people have been spotting “loggerhead sea turtles.” What a delight! These oceanic creatures can be ...

Following an informal discussion, the City Council recently directed staff to come back with an ordinance to create a lottery ...

“—Disney Cruise Lines proposes to remit a Cruise Line Fee equal to the City Wharfage Rate plus an additional Passenger ...

The Catalina Island Conservancy has announced “Operation Protect Catalina Island,” a comprehensive 30-year restoration effort ...

The Catalina Museum for Art & History is set to host its 7th Annual Día de Muertos Family Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1. The beloved tradition returns to Avalon with an evening celebrating life and ...

Courtesy photo Silva’s Rockweed Study 8, Descanso Beach, 4/13/25, cyanotype on paper, 18 x 24 in. Cyanotype photogram created with Silva’s rockweed (Silvetia compressa) collected by artist while ...

On this day, however, many of his passengers were friends and family, including his mother, Cookie Sampson, who joined him ...

The Conservancy on Friday, Oct. 3, announced “Operation Protect Catalina Island,” a 30-year restoration plan. Part of the ...

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station’s Significant Incidents Report for the period of Sept. 24 through Oct. 1, 2025.

The Catalina Island Festival of Art wrapped up its 66th year over the weekend of Sept. 19-21. The festival brought in local ...

The dust swirls on a sweltering Catalina Island day. Somehow, the back side of the Island seems even hotter. Though sun bakes the ground, excitement pervades the day’s prospect: searching for the ...