Viewpoint: Fortress Claremont

by Ludd A. Trozpek Imagine the Village if the Metro Gold Line people have their way: There will be a 30-foot-high train overpass at Indian Hill. This will be constructed on 30-foot concrete-walled berm abutments that will extend west to the townhouses and east to the...

Housing project indefinitely on hold

Construction on the 95-unit townhome project on Base Line Road and Towne Avenue has been halted. The developer, William Lyon Homes, broke ground on the project in early 2015 and had nearly completed two showcase homes.  Construction at the site has been limited...

On campus, lots of words and (hopefully) action

She asked, in so many words, how CMC could be more inclusive and more welcoming to students of different racial backgrounds, when the students there were basically trained to “go out and make money off of brown people.” Yep, something, as Eric Clapton...

Obituary: Frank Sowin

Teacher, camper, world traveler   Longtime Claremont resident Frank Sowin died from heart failure on February 10, 2016. He was 84. Mr. Sowin was born on August 20, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan and was educated there. Shortly before graduating from high school, he...