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It’s that time of year again. The Los Angeles County Fair opens up at 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Opening day tickets […]
Over the past two winters, Mt Baldy, above, and other snow resorts have dealt with higher than average snow totals, as the current ski season continues into April. But there’s no secret it’s getting more dangerous to ski and snowboard in Southern California. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Southern California experience a partial eclipse that reached its height around 11:10a.m. on Monday, April 8. The sun was expected to stay partially covered for about an hour after, ending […]
Police from at least four jurisdictions — many in riot gear — descended on Pomona College Friday and arrested 20 protesters after some had occupied President Gabrielle Starr’s office. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
March 13 had been just another routine Wednesday at the Pomona home of Sydni Myrick-Causey. After putting her 2-year-old daughter to bed, she hit the hay herself around 11 p.m. Then about 1 a.m. her son ran into the room where she and her two daughters were sleeping, shouting that a fire had broken out in his room. Myrick-Causey ran to his room and saw a raging blaze. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Rain clouds parted on Easter Sunday afternoon long enough for a large family picnic in June Vail Park. Temperatures will warm through Wednesday but more rain is on the way. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Diann Benningfield Ring died at age 81 on March 2, her hand firmly held by Robert, her husband of 60 years.
All these challenges, struggles, losses, achievements, and sacrifices were only for the sake of preserving our lives and securing a better future for our three children. And finally, after more than a year of waiting, I heard the good news that my request for asylum has been approved, and that is how I became an American. I want to say thank you to the United States and all the Americans who welcomed us with open arms and helped us start our lives from scratch. The beginning! Photo/by Zuhal Barati
Today we launch a new feature, “Where Am I?” Does this location look familiar? If so, tell us where you think the photo was taken in an email to contest@claremont-courier.com. We will pull a random entry from the correct answers at noon Wednesday, March 27, and publish the winner’s name in next week’s edition, along with a new “Where Am I?” Every winner will be entered into an end of year drawing to win a copy of our new book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” Courier photo/Tom Smith
Independence Day in Claremont includes so many popular events. It’s the largest city celebration of the year, like the 2015 parade above. But over the past several years participation has dropped by an estimated 30-35%. Determining the reasons why and how this occurred is a point of growing debate between the city and Claremont residents. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Springlike conditions took hold Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 70 degrees, billowing clouds, and bright sunshine, as seen here looking north from Cable Airport in Upland on Monday. The forecast calls […]
Los Angeles is famously teeming with great guitarists of every stripe, but when you separate out those who are also master songwriters and compelling performers, the pool gets much less congested. Among these rare few are Rick Shea and Tony Gilkyson, veteran singer-songwriters and guitarists who have teamed up for what amounts to an artistry rich “two-fer” show at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont, on Saturday, March 23. Photo/courtesy of Rick Shea
It was winter, and though nighttime temperatures dropped to -10F, we only had summer clothes. My father caught a cold and had a high fever. My mother and I sewed jackets for my children and father from blankets. The bathrooms were very dirty, the food barely edible. In the first 24 hours, I ate only a boiled egg. After five days and nights, we boarded a plane headed to America. Forty-eight hours later we arrived at Philadelphia International Airport. It was August 30, 2021. Exhausted and hungry, we were ready to start our new lives. Photo/courtesy of Nabila Painda
Some 40 Claremont Colleges students, local residents, and religious leaders took part in a demonstration in support of a cease-fire in Gaza at Shelton Park on Sunday. The action, organized by Claremont Community for Palestine, included a vigil honoring the more than 30,000 Palestinians killed in the conflict, and U.S. Air Force service member Aaron Bushnell, who died February 25 after proclaiming he could “no longer be complicit in genocide” and setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
With partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 60s Sunday, Claremonters were not the only ones enjoying the day at Shelton Park. Squirrels roamed around the grass making their […]
We worked with women who had never attended school, including some who had not been allowed to leave their homes. They were unaware of their rights and lacked skills beyond household chores. Our goal was to educate them to the best of our ability. Many eventually joined schools and later, universities. But sadly, history repeated itself: on August 14, 2021 I was on my way to work when a man dressed in the garb of a Taliban member stood in front of me and shouted, “If you don’t want to die, go back home; a woman’s place is at home.” Photo/by Hamed Painda
Incumbent California Democrat Judy Chu made a strong showing in yesterday’s 28th Congressional District primary race, which includes Claremont, with 60.2% of the vote with 67% of the ballots counted. Republican challenger April Verlato was second with 35.6%. Chu was particularly strong in Los Angeles County, with Verlato taking San Bernardino County. Chu and Verlato will face off in the November 5 general election. Courier photo/Matthew Weinberger