Asfar Emad

Persian matriarch, American diva Afsar Emad, a longtime Claremont resident, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. She was 97.  She was born on March 6, 1916 in Tehran, Iran.  She grew up in Tehran, manifesting her unyielding strength and...

Lights, twinkle, candles, fire

by Rev. Sharon Rhodes-Wickett, Claremont United Methodist Church We are approaching the longest night of the year with the coming winter solstice on December 21. When light is in short supply we humans find ways to supply it, for darkness holds fears that loom larger...

Will new building change the face of Claremont?

The recent sale of a large piece of surplus property in north Claremont to an Orange County home developer, coupled with progress in multiple housing tracts throughout the city of Claremont, has locals asking a pressing question: Is greater housing density changing...