Claremont close to, far from the world

By John Pixley Never mind having my own private airplane. This was like having my own private airport. It was 8 o’clock on a recent Friday morning, and I was flying to Portland, Oregon with a companion for the weekend. Being dropped off at Ontario International...

PERFORMING ARTS: Claremont theater listings

BALCH AUDITORIUM: 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. (909) 607-2671. —Friday, March 7: Friday Noon Concert featuring Quartet Lykos and music by Menzies and others. 12:15 p.m. —Friday, April 4: Friday Noon Concert featuring music by Schoenberg and Pärt....

David Scott Sanders

Professor, author, veteran, baseball fan David Scott Sanders, emeritus professor and former chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Harvey Mudd College, died on February 23, 2014 in Carlsbad, California where he had lived for 18 years after moving...

Readers comments 3-7-14

Safe passage on Towne [Editor’s note:?The following letter was addressed to the Claremont City Council and City Manager Tony Ramos with a copy forwarded for publication. —KD] Dear Editor: With the recent onslaught of high-density housing on Base Line Road...

Police blotter 3-7-14

Stolen credit card leads police to gold mine over the weekend On Saturday afternoon, police responded to the DoubleTree Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., where a man had used a stolen credit card to pay for his stay and more than $300 in room service. Christian Gutierrez,...