The Avalon Benefit 50-mile/50-K Run is set to return to Catalina Island on Jan. 10 and it currently looks like the weather ...

Engage in thoughtful discussion about important scientific issues while socializing in a laid back atmosphere, for Science ...

This week’s Birthday of the Week is Baby J Figueroa Hiniker, the name by which the Avalon community knows him. He turned 2 ...

Avalon was visited by 101 cruise ships in 2024-25, according to the Cruise Ship Annual report for that year. According to the ...

Maverick Helicopters brought holiday cheer to children and families on Catalina Island with a special toy delivery event.

What started as backyard barbecue on Catalina Island has grown into something much bigger. Avalon Smokehouse, led by Catalina ...

The Islander Pet of the Week is Tiger Shark. She has a sister named Mega Shark and they are both Australian cattle dogs.

The fee for a short term rental license is now $250. This applies to the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The council held a public hearing, but no members of the public spoke at the hearing.

The city and Carnival have reached a five-year Preferential Access Agreement for cruise ship visits. The council on Dec. 16 voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to execute an agreement with ...

For the Islander Summer-like weather on the first weekend of fall welcomed a record crowd to the island for the fourth installment of the Catalina... Avalon exhibit displays history of undersea ...

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 ...

Photo by Donald Beaver The eaglet shares a moment with Institute for Wildlife Studies biologist Dr. Peter Sharpe, after Sharpe rescued him from a ledge beneath the nest. In an almost ironic twist of ...