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Congratulations to Shelley Randles, who was chosen at random among the 15 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the wooden sculpture outside the California Bank and Trust Building, 102 N. Yale Ave., Claremont.
“There are caustic people in this world. Sometimes we find that we are related to them. Sometimes it’s a friend who changes, maybe due to some very difficult life event. Sometimes they sit across from us at the conference table at work or school. Their bitterness is insidious and cancerous.”
Governor Gavin Newson, who had been seen as a supporter for compensating news publishers in their fight with Google and other social media platforms, recently promised to veto any legislation calling them a “tax increase.” I didn’t realize a state could tax something stolen. This decision ended a long battle big tech has won. Does this surprise anyone?
Claremont High School’s football team opened the new season with a 19-14 win at Diamond Ranch Friday, making new head coach Jacob Caron 1-0 with the Wolfpack. A complete recap of the game will appear in this week’s Courier. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Meals on Wheels, the local nonprofit that has been delivering hot meals for 52 years, is rolling out a new introductory offer for a free week of meals for new users. The offer is open to the first 85 new clients 60 and older who live in Claremont and who are temporarily or permanently disabled, recovering from surgery, or those with a chronic illness that prevents them from shopping or preparing meals. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
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.
The Service Center for Independent Life, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont, will celebrate an expansion of its offices with a 2 p.m. Claremont Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting Thursday, August 29. RSVP for the event at business.claremontchamber.org.
“Good morning! Happy Wednesday! It’s the 6 a.m. hour. I’m Jeremiah Music Star and your NewHD Los Angeles weather is 80 and 70 degrees. Whether you like it or not like it, here comes Sting, ‘Fields of Gold,’ on NewHD Los Angeles!”
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Claremont Unified School District’s August 15 Board of Education meeting saw two longtime district employees swap positions, a proposed homework policy sent back for a […]
Highlights of the archival collection donated to Pomona College by civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams will be on view at The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Monday, August 26 through December 20.
The public is invited to a festival of nature nerdiness at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Way, Claremont, co-hosted by The Webb Schools Alf Museum of Paleontology from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 31.
Congratulations to Judith Engler, who was chosen at random among the 25 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the clock at the historic Claremont Depot at 110 W. First St. Judith is now entered into 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
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.