The 48th annual Hi-Tec Catalina Island Marathon, California’s oldest trail marathon, will take place on Saturday across the trails of Catalina Island. The both of the events sold out early this year.

The flowers are beginning to bloom and the days are starting to warm up, all of which indicates that Spring is on the horizon and here comes the 2026 golf season with it. The Catalina Island Golf ...

This February’s weather was so nice that we had 466 boats moored this year compared to 351 boats in February 2025. The 2026 Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup was held on Feb. 21 this year and removed 1 ...

Courtesy photo The entrance to Little Fox Hollow in the back of the Garden. Tucked away in a quiet corner of Catalina’s largest garden is a special place to disconnect from the outside world and be ...

Fullerton College theatre students are bringing Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta The Pirates of Penzance to life in a new production set on Catalina Island in 1957. In this Southern California ...

Steven Douglas Eddy Jr., 55 years old, of Avalon, CA died on Feb. 21, 2026, in La Jolla, CA. His cause of death was the ...

Part of the study, according to Close, is meeting the requirements of Prop. 218, an amendment to the California Constitution. “On general, the intent of Proposition 218 is to ensure that all taxes and ...

In a letter to the Conservancy from the office of Los Angeles County legal counsel Dawyn R. Harrison this week, the county is demanding an immediate “stay” on the permit approval awarded by the ...

“The City submitted a grant application in July 2024 to replace the deteriorating city-owned harbor end float through the Division of Boating and Waterways Boating Infrastructure Grant Program,” ...

The improvements ensure that Avalon’s athletes have a safe and high-quality environment to practice and compete while preserving a beloved gathering place for island residents. For generations, the ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy of Catalina Island Conservancy The rich history of Gabrieleno-Tongva communities can be seen in exposed Catalina soapstone to this day, commonly used in making bowls which were traded ...