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WEBFor the Islander - September 13, 2024. 0. Brett Esformes recently caught a 164-pound Marlin off the shore of Catalina, while fishing from a Sea-Doo personal...
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WEBThe 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 continuously published since 1914.
Catalina Film Festival to honor Marcia Gay Harden, Emmanuelle …
WEB2 days ago · Catalina Film Festival (CFF) announced the 2024 honorees for the 14th annual celebration and will be presenting Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show, Pollock) with the Avalon Award and actress/philanthropist Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) with the Champion of Challenge Award at the Red Carpet & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. at the iconic Catalina ...
Cruise ship fees to rise to $7.50 a passenger
WEB2 days ago · The new rate of $7.50 per passenger aboard each cruise ship will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. The council also ended the marketing incentive in the Municipal Code that returned 50% of wharfage fees collected for a second ship that visited Catalina at least 50 times a year. “No cruise line has been eligible for this incentive since 2019 and no ...
Catalina Islander | The Catalina Islander
WEBThe 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 continuously published since 1914.
Dreary weather doesn’t dampen swim | The Catalina Islander
WEB2 days ago · September 27, 2024. 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 the 2024 Annual Pancreatic Swim fund raiser on Saturday morning. However, the atmosphere was festive, very festive, with ...
Longtime Avalon residents say goodbye | The Catalina Islander
WEBDec 1, 2023 · John and Doreen raised their children in a home on Eucalyptus and the children, Teresa and Nathan, attended Avalon School. Thirty-two years later, the family is moving on, relocating to the Pacific Northwest, where the children, now grown are starting their lives. Leaving Catalina is bittersweet as the family loved the life they had here on the ...
Love Catalina reports more visitors | The Catalina Islander
WEBJun 7, 2024 · Love Catalina Island CEO/President Jim Luttjohann this week reported to the City Council on the business group’s first quarter of 2024. Luttjohann reminded everyone that the weather “sucked” during the first quarter.
CATALINA COVID-19 update - The Catalina Islander
WEBAug 21, 2020 · December 23, 2021. November 2021 visitor count 64.6% higher than November 2021 This November’s visitor traffic increased by 27,773 individuals over last...
Council flooded on deer eradication; Conservancy states its case
WEBOct 20, 2023 · The Council Chambers were full for this week’s meeting. The public and the Catalina Island Conservancy both argued their cases to the Oct. 17 Avalon City Council meeting. The public spoke for about two hours. At least 155 people saw the video on YouTube; 314 comments were posted on the city’s …