MLB.com - At first glance, it might not seem so strange that the Cubs used somewhere in California to prepare for the season, especially in the days before Major League Baseball was on the West Coast…
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About 22 miles across the sea from California, an island’s old runway gets a makeover from an unusual work crew. "Potholes and loose pavement fragments on runway.” So notes the Aircraft Owners and…
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CATALINA ISLAND—Every year on Catalina Island, there is a Cross Catalina Hike in honor of brothers Graham “BZ” Jones and Thad Jones. This year’s event, which takes place on March 23, is already full –…
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Visitors to Catalina Island can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2019 in a whole new way. Area businesses are offering celebrations and the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is kicking…
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Avalon Rotary Club Foundation is inviting cooks, chefs and novices to join in the fourth annual Catalina Island Chili Cook Off. Competition categories include Judges and People’s choices for Chili…
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A company of Marines and about a dozen Navy Seabees are more than halfway through rebuilding the 77-year-old, decaying runway at Catalina Island’s Airport in the Sky. On Friday, March 1, military…
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AVALON, Calif., March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the centennial of chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.'s purchase of the Catalina Island Company. It was during this year that he fell…
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Catalina Island has been home to many incredible things, from the buffalo planted there through the Hollywood film industry to a spring training ground for the Chicago Cubs during the Wrigley years…
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The Rains have Everyone Hoping this will be another “Superbloom” Year. The Wildflower season in Southern California begins in March and runs through May. Another fan favorite is on Catalina Island,and…
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