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Beach Dining to Resume in Avalon

AVALON—Avalon has authorized the resumption of outdoor dining on city beaches and certain public right of way spaces under the same guidelines that were already outlined and approved by the

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Catalina re-opens hotels, tours, dining and camping

AVALON—The Catalina Island Co. announced many of the island’s venues are re-opening, with visitors being allowed to patronize campgrounds, hotels, restaurants and private tours. Properties now open include Pavilion Hotel,

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Catalina Past Times: Coin Diving

AVALON—The Catalina Island Express rolls into Avalon Harbor these days with very little fanfare. No children clad in bathing suits chanting “throw a coin” greet her arrival into port; that

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Balboa-to-Catalina: First water-to-water flight

NEWPORT BEACH—The man credited with the first-ever flight within the state of California is also the first person to have piloted a plane across the Catalina Channel. Glenn Luther Martin,

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Take me out to the ball game

AVALON—In honor of baseball opening day on March 26, here’s some history about one of America’s favorite pastimes on Catalina Island. According to the Catalina Chamber, the Chicago Cubs first