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The City of Claremont has changed the March 20 state of the city address by Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay from a ticketed event to a special meeting of the City Council in order to comply with the Brown Act, and reduced the cost of admission from $80 to free. The 11 a.m. Thursday, March 20, event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., will also include remarks from the City Council. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Police have lifted the shelter in place order at Claremont McKenna College after searching the area and finding no evidence of a shooter or weapon. There were no injuries, and no arrests were made. The shelter in place order was lifted at 7:30 p.m. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Police Department announced last week that 29-year veteran officer Michael Ciszek had been named its 14th chief of police. Ciszek, 52, will replace Aaron Fate, who is retiring April 1. “I mean, it’s the pinnacle of a career to be able to be chief, so it’s a big deal,” Ciszek said. “It’s truly an honor.” Photo/courtesy of City of Claremont
The legal entanglements of former Claremont Unified School District Board of Education President Steven Llanusa stemming from a December 3, 2022 holiday party at his Claraboya home continue to wind their way through the courts, with three cases still pending. Courier file photo
Trumark Homes is now the owner of the former La Puerta Intermediate School site. Escrow closed February 20 on the 9.77-acre north Claremont parcel, with a purchase price of $12.25 million. Claremont Unified School District has said it will use dividends from the sale to improve infrastructure at various school sites.
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, March 14 “Everybody’s Fine” is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5488 for more info. It will cost members of the public $80 ($60 for Chamber of Commerce members) to attend Claremont’s 2025 State […]
Congratulations to Jill Grigsby, one of 10 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Burt Johnson’s 1922 bronze, the Theodore Norton Memorial Fountain, located in Memorial Court between Bridges Hall of Music and Sumner Hall on the Pomona College campus. Jill is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. 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
Dinosaurs are cool. And in the spirit of showcasing some of history’s most interesting species, the Webb Schools’ Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology hosted its annual Fossil Fest Saturday. “A lot of people don’t know that Southern California is probably one of the best places to be a paleontologist in the country,” said Alf Director Andrew Farke. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to authorize the purchase of two parcels of land that will add 79.6 acres to the Claremont Hill Wilderness Park at a cost of $3.8 million, of which the city is contributing $400,000. The Jaffe and Seaver properties fetched $1.9 million each. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Museums Free-for-All Day” is Sunday, March 16, with free admission at the following venues.
They started popping up around the Village not long after the new year. The first one taped outside the former Press location, where Finney’s Crafthouse is under construction: a black-and-white flyer touting a Jacob Black look-alike contest to take place in February at a Laemmle Claremont 5 screening of the 2008 teen romance juggernaut “Twilight.”
It’s official—when the bees get to work, spring has sprung in Claremont. Of course, the warm sunshine and recent rains played their part too. The bees’ hard work was easy to notice, thanks to the distinct buzzing sound emanating from an elm tree along Grand Avenue. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“This production was a great example of the power of live performance. For years, I went into Los Angeles to see high-quality live theater. But these past years I’ve grown tired of sitting in traffic, and I’ve come to appreciate that there are plenty of opportunities to experience the power of live performance in and around Claremont.”
While it’s true not all heroes wear capes, some certainly sport sheriff’s deputy badges. On January 8, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies Quinn Alkonis and Nicholas Martinez saved two elderly women from certain catastrophe as the Eaton Fire advanced on their Altadena nursing home. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Citrus College and Arizona State University have partnered to form MyPath2ASU, a program to help community college students transfer to ASU.
After scoring 1600 on the SAT test, Claremont High School senior Ian Moore was recently named a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, an honor recognizing excellence in academics, leadership, and community impact.
On Tuesday, Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Company named Dean McVay president of its board of trustees.