The Avalon Ocean Club – Water Safety Program for Local Youth – is making strides on Catalina Island with its goal of building ...

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

Catalina Island Health continues its efforts to promote health and wellness within its island community by offering regular ...

Catalina Island is diving into something brand new this fall: the inaugural Catalina Island Mermaid Festival, splashing into ...

Courtesy photo Created by local Catalina Island artist Robin Cassidy of Silver Canyon Pottery, the design honors the island’s ...

The annual Pan CAN swim fundraiser enjoyed one of its best draws since the event began in 2017. Swimmers who take on the 2.2 ...

Approximately 350 of Charlie Canby’s friends and family gathered at the Catalina Boat Yard recently, to celebrate his life. Pastor Enrique provided a eulogy and described our journey with Christ “in ...

The July 2025 visitor count was 4% lower than the July 2024 visitor count, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. (That’s the local Chamber of Commerce.) “July ...

Apparently, the concept of cleaning up after our pets is something quite a few do not understand. Frequently dog waste is left on the sidewalk, curbs and street. Additionally the waste is left on the ...

The Cabrillo mole project is in phase zero. City Engineer Bob Greenlaw gave the City Council an update project last week. Greenlaw anticipated tenants in the mole in 2028. He began his presentation to ...

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 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, ...