This spring and summer, Avalon Smokehouse is preparing for two major BBQ events that are helping put Catalina on the map in ...

Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority reported this week that 75.788 individuals arrived in Feburary 2026. That’s a 37.8% ...

Sunset Bar & Grill took on Leave it to Leo Handyman in the first game of the night. Leave it to Leo Handyman put two runs on ...

Catalina Museum for Art & History recently announced the return of its Round Island Benefit Cruise, an unforgettable ...

Recent visitors to Catalina sent in some photos and thoughts on their adventure to the island. Pat McNallen and Jennifer Mispagel, of Temecula, Calif., recently spent Valentine’s weekend on the island ...

Courtesy photo Pictured, left to right, Cristian Montalban, Jose Pedroza, Jacob Mello, Aaron Meza, Eduardo Zavala, Chris Gonzalez, Uriel Gonzalez, and Coach Steve Hall. The 2025 boys high school golf ...

The Catalina Island Company has renewed its “Cyclone” boat service between Avalon and Two Harbors, as they are expected to double or quadruple the... Statistics released by the Catalina Island Chamber ...

Courtesy photo Coyote Joe’s won the post season softball tournament, defeating the regular season champions, Bravo’s Landscaping. The final game of the Fall 2024 Catalina CoEd Season was an exciting ...

Courtesy Photo Most of the swimmers made the 2.2-mile swim to Frog Rock and back. It was dreary, overcast and it nearly looked like it might drizzle when forty-four swimmers gathered at 6:45 a.m. for ...

Courtesy Photo Pictured above, Jared Sklar from Los Angeles on the trail. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, was greeted in Avalon by 1,139 excited runners. The 50-mile run from Avalon to Two Harbors and return ...

Santa Claus was spotted in the waters off Catalina over the weekend, getting in a little scuba diving before his bussiest night of the year in a couple of weeks. Some locals from Catalina Divers ...

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 ...