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, which has been added to our overall yearly...
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Walter’s Restaurant, the iconic Claremont eatery that celebrated its 50th anniversary last November, caught fire early Thursday morning. “Extensive damage, we will be closed until further notice,” wrote Laila A....
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com In February 2001 my grandfather and I took a road trip from LA to Dallas to see my cousin’s new baby. He was 87 (grandpa, not the baby), but still working and as vibrant as could be. We split the driving and made it to...
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. I have long been a fan of this theater company, which originated in Claremont, and thought...
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, who also won the May 17...
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