Avalon News

Ben Brown won his second consecutive Catalina Marathon in dominating fashion. In a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, 25 seconds, Brown crossed the finish line with the fastest Catalina Marathon time since 1994. via Runnersweb.com

“So I couldn't touch the outside too much. . . . What I tried to do is split the difference by keeping the furniture plain but using the materials they might have used [in the 1930s], like mahogany and leather.”

NIGHT LINES Commuting to Pasadena is getting a bit friendlier. La Grande Orange Cafe , a spacious restaurant with a separate bar , occupies the former Santa Fe Railway Depot at the Gold Line's Del Mar stop. via Los Angeles Times

Pop TODAY Afrika Bambaataa A peacemaker between New York gangs, he's helped to define the soundtrack to street culture and bridge the gap between '70s funk and '90s rap. via Los Angeles Times

Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is putting out the welcome mat with scores of special deals. via Los Angeles Times

“I have never said anything about Rob Arkley's family, (and) I have never taken any kind of public position about the Marina Center”

Now that the silly criminal complaint filed by Councilmember Larry Glass against area businessman and philanthropist Rob Arkley has been dismissed by the California attorney general, we can take a moment to put ... via Times-Standard

It's perfect for a day trip or an extension of your Southern California vacation... Where: Catalina Island Why: Pretty beaches, a lively beach culture, clear coastal waters, and lots of mountains and canyons ... via Fodor's

“The business community wants to see stability and teamwork”

Carson Mayor Jim Dear touted local businesses in his annual State of the City address Thursday and turned over much of the presentation to video clips featuring developers and small-business owners. via Daily Breeze

Spin FRIDAY Club Red @ Circus Disco Superstar house/electro DJ Keoki comes to Red's 7th annual Halloween bash to spin high energy hits for his legions of fans. via Los Angeles Times

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday warned boaters to be aware of high winds and seas expected to last through early next week from Point Conception to the Orange County coast. via Daily Breeze

“The beneficiaries are the community organizations themselves”

Did you ever watch Fantasy Island and wish you could just fly away from it all? "Look, Boss!," Tattoo would say, "Da plane! Da plane!" Someone will make their fantasy come true this Saturday, Oct. via Crestline Courier-News

“You can use a bullet or an arrow to take a deer, but you cannot use a knife”

State wildlife officials were investigating the apparently illegal killing of a deer on Santa Catalina Island whose severed head was left hanging on a soccer net near a preschool and Avalon City Hall. via The Modesto Bee

Nadia Bozzetti places flower petals on a recreation of Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" in the parking lot at South Coast Plaza on Wednesday. via Daily Pilot - Newport Beach & Costa Mesa

The fall season is looking good with yellowtail starting to bite at various spots around Catalina, the local banks still holding a few marlin, and the albacore biting well as of report time. via The Log Newspaper

BREAKING NEWS: Police: Nicolas Cage boots naked stranger from home 4 comment Comments A man allegedly found inside Nicolas Cage's home, wearing nothing but one of the actor's jackets, entered a not guilty plea ... via Daily Pilot - Newport Beach & Costa Mesa

“We want to thank radio, the fans and NMW Magazine for their support. We promise you we have more to come.”

"Rivertown" Continues To Rise Los Angeles, CA --- Thadeus Project has been nominated for a New Music Weekly Award in the AC Best New Group/Duo of the Year category. via PR-inside.com

The concept of an island radio station hovers somewhere between romantic and foolhardy, but during the recent brushfires on the island's interior, everyone was listening to KISL as the inferno encroached. via LA Weekly

“It's something we wanted finished before the rain season”

Danny Conley of Long Beach has run along Cherry Beach three times a week for about eight years, and was unfazed by the garbage washing ashore on Thursday. via Press-Telegram

“What the report card tells us is that we are accomplishing the job of improving conditions in the surf zone, especially in summer when beaches are the busiest”

California's unprecedented dry weather helped make water at its beaches this summer the freest of illness-causing bacteria since Heal the Bay began measuring shoreline water quality 18 years ago. via Los Angeles Times

California's record-breaking dry weather this year has had at least one salutary effect: Water at the state's beaches this summer has been remarkably free of bacteria. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles