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The Avalon Casino If you've never been to Catalina, now is definitely the time. The island is offering unprecedented deals - including a package that includes boat transportation to and from the island, lodging andA unlimited access to most island activities and tours - for as little as $117 per person, based on double occupancy mid-week, with a ...

The 51st annual Catalina Island Festival of Art will be held September 18th, 19th and 20th.

Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Burt Lyon, center, distributes Build A Bucket kits to the first of CIMC's employees to take advantage of the program.

Photo 1: One the set of Cecil B. DeMille's Male & Female, 1919 Photo 2: Set for the movie Feet of Clay at the Hotel St.

Island guest Leon Kaplan and Conservancy COO/Treasurer Mel Dinkel examine the newly constructed debris barrier at Swains Canyon.

On Saturday, September 26, 2009 the Catalina Island Women's Forum will be hosting its 14th Annual Wine Festival and Silent Auction.

This Sunday Pastor Enrique will be teaching at the Avalon Community Church. His Wife, Santa, will lead worship.

Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Browse more articles by: Catalina Island Museum Mark your calendar for Friday, June 26 when the Catalina Island Museum has teamed up with the San Diego Maritime Museum to host a lecture and ship's visit of the Californian , the official tall ship of the State of California.

This summers romantic gay getaway Catalina Island June 23, 12:33 PM Comment RSS Santa Catalina Island is small, 21 miles long, its narrowest point less than a mile wide.

The 4th Community Advisory Meeting will be held Monday June 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Pomona chamber plans event The Pomona Chamber of Commerce will have its 121st annual Awards and Installation of Officers event - and its 31st Community Service Awards event - on June 25 at Avalon Fairplex, 601 W. McKinley Ave.

A machine like this Caterpillar RM-500 Cross-Shaft Pulverizer and Stabilizer from Pavement Recycling Systems of Mira Loma, California will be used to install the test roadways along Airport Road and Middle Ranch Road.

Join us this Sunday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m., as Calvary Bible Church hosts a special Bible Teaching & Worship Service in the front lobby of the U.S. Bank Building, 303 Crescent Avenue , offering a Biblical study of Acts of The Apostles, Chapters 11 & 12 .

The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the fifth annual Taste Around of Avalon, is pleased to announce that this year's winner of the "Best of Taste" is The Lobster Trap, the "Best of Drink" is the Steve's Steakhouse and the new official category "Best of Dessert" went to the Catalina Coffee & Cookie Company.

Los Angeles traffic through the I-405 corridor is legendary, with no relief in sight.

THE VALUE OF VACATION At a time when the economy is taking a beating and gas prices and unemployment rates are running neck-and-neck, you might be tempted to jump on the "staycation" trend or simply forego altogether the exquisite joy of visiting new, exciting places.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two inexperienced boaters who went missing after leaving Catalina Island three days ago.

Hotel Villa Portofino - www.HotelVillaPortofino.com - a graceful hotel near the Avalon Casino and Theater on Santa Catalina Island, has introduced a Spring Spectacular Package available Sunday - Thursday, through June 30, 2009.

Once the home of an owner of the Chicago Cubs, this green-roofed, hilltop Georgian colonial looks out on Avalon harbor-"the views leave you breathless." Rooms come with floral prints and four-poster beds, and some have fireplaces and balconies.

TWO HARBORS a ' Visiting boaters and wine connoisseurs can get a taste of some of the finest boutique wines and other notable vinos during the eighth annual Summer Wine Festival on the beach, from 1 to 4 p.m. June 6. Sampling the Spirits a ' Visitors from the mainland flock to Catalina Island each year for the annual Summer Wine Festival.