Avalon News

A new report says nine out of California's 10 most polluted beaches are in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Avalon Bakery and Donut Shop opens daily at 6a.m. and serves fresh baked donuts, croissants, cookies, muffins and bolios and fresh ground Kona coffee! Located 1/4 block from the Green Pleasure Pier, our goods are baked fresh daily and served fresh from our oven to your mouth! Avalon Bakery also serves cool and delicious ice cream and shakes, and we ... (more)

Beaches from Marina del Rey to San Pedro aced water quality tests during last year's summer season, although several sites along the South Bay coastline earned low scores during rain events, a new report has found.

The Rotary Club of Avalon is holding a Great Golf Ball Drop fundraiser during the Flying Fish Festival on Saturday, June 2nd.

You're invited to a moveable multi-course feast on May 31st at Catalina Island's annual Taste Around of Avalon.

Wetspot Rentals and Island Outback Tours has been providing Island fun since 1991.

The first Catalina Island Air Show and Festival, celebrating a century of aviation on the island, will be held September 29 and 30, according to the show's coordinator Dan Teckenoff.

The Los Angeles Conservancy awarded its 2012 Preservation Award to the Santa Catalina Island Company for its substantial restoration of the island's historic Casino building, which was opened in 1929.

A rare shark attack has prompted officials to warn visitors to Santa Catalina Island to be on guard for sharks in the area.

A 15-year-old girl was nearly breakfast for a shark off the coast of Santa Catalina Island over the weekend.

Swimmers, divers, and everyone around the waters of Catalina Island have been warned to be careful after a 15-year-old girl's paddleboard was bitten several times by a shark.

Back in the late 1950s the popular song "26 miles across the sea" rose to #2 on the airwaves, making everyone aware of the island just off the southern California shores - Catalina Island , whose silhouette can be seen on a clear day.