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Ontario International Airport recently announced Avelo Airlines, a low-cost Houston, Texas airline, would begin offering service to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport on Thursdays and Sundays beginning October 10.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com The Courier officially began operating as a nonprofit in October 2021. During the nearly three intervening years, we have averaged about $75,000 in donations annually, […]
Walter’s Restaurant, the iconic Claremont eatery that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary last November, caught fire early Thursday morning. “Extensive damage, we will be closed until further notice,” wrote Laila A. Ghafarshad, daughter-in-law to owners Nangy and Fahima Gharfarshad, on Claremont Connects Facebook page. The fire reportedly burned through the roof at the 310 N. Yale Ave. location. No injuries were reported from the 2:33 a.m. blaze, according to fire officials. Photo/courtesy of CBS News Los Angeles
Pomona College hosted a day of activities for incoming freshmen and their families on Saturday, August 17.
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. The aim of the annual campaign, initiated in 2001, is to raise awareness of overdose, which has by now impacted every community in the country. Too many families have lost loved ones, but this campaign and others like it can save lives.
It’s that time of year again when my office undertakes its most important function of the fiscal year that lays the groundwork for the very property taxes that pay for our vital public services: the assessment roll. In fact, it’s a Constitutional mandate.
In an effort to keep a small part of Claremont’s history alive, Claremont Heritage made last minute moves to obtain more than 20 historic stained glass windows after the sale of the art-filled home at 1034 Harvard Ave. once owned by Barbara Beretich, the onetime grande dame of the Claremont art scene, sculptor, and influential gallery director, who died in 2018.
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, August 16 The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 8:30 a.m. Inland Empire Hispanic Business Alliance meeting at 9500 Cleveland Ave., Suite […]
“The joy of being a stay-at-home father is the best thing I’ve ever felt. Being in tune with their every utterance, their diets, sleep schedules, doctor’s visits, and of course all that time spent exploring the neighborhood parks, climbing trees, swimming, and laughing, all the while serving as pre- pre-K teacher and caregiver, it just can’t be beat.”
by John Pixley I wanted to go to Ophelia’s Jump’s Midsummer Shakespeare Festival at the Sontag Greek Theatre on Pomona College’s campus last month. I really did, and I meant to. […]
Congratulations to David Sawhill, who was chosen at random among the nine readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the 1910 Pitzer Ranch Historic Pump House and Barn near Base Line Road and Padua Avenue in Claremont. David is now entered in the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” So “Where Am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
Since 2005, a 12-week exercise program at The Claremont Club has given more than 1,000 cancer survivors a new lease on life. Living Well After Cancer includes a complementary three-month membership to the club, allowing survivors to participate in twice weekly classes focused on bettering their health through physical activity. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A new twist in the saga to develop the 9.77 acre Claremont plot that was once home to La Puerta Intermediate School surfaced Monday when developer Trumark Homes informed city officials of its intention to go back to the 56-unit project it first proposed in 2021. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ophelia’s Jump Productions and Children’s Foundation of America host the 14th annual Funny for a Reason comedy show from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, August 23 at OJP, 2009 Porterfield […]
California students, including those in elementary school, will have better access to mental health care, free menstrual products and information about climate change this school year. The expansion of transitional kindergarten also means there will be more 4-year-old students on elementary school campuses.
It’s a love affair that has transcended the bonds of matrimony. Before Nick and Laurie Brandler became culinary arts teaching legends, inspiring hundreds of Bonita Unified School District high school students to find their passion in the restaurant and hospitality industries, they were young service workers at Claremont eateries. The couple met while working at the former Harvard Square (now Bardot), and the rest is delicious history.
The Rev. Munther Isaac, a theologian and Palestinian Christian priest who heads the Israel-based Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour, delivered a nearly 40-minute talk August 8 at Claremont Presbyterian Church. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo