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More than 2,000 runners took to the streets of Claremont on a gorgeous Thanksgiving morning for the annual Claremont Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot, many in festive — and funny — holiday costumes. Azusa resident Nixon Korir, 27, was the overall and men’s winner with a time of 15:11, with Claremont’s Jie Yi Denise Chen, 19, the top women’s finisher at 18:03. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Nangy Ghafarshad gives a short speech, with his wife Fahima by his side, on Sunday during a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of the couple’s ownership of Walter’s Restaurant in the Claremont Village. During the ceremony the Ghafarshads received recognition from local and regional elected officials and were given an award by Claremont Heritage. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
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Ever since a devastating windstorm in January 2022, Claremont has been in a reflective mood when it comes to its urban forest. There have been private discussions, public meetings and much soul searching, and part of that involves an update to the city’s tree policy manual. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The City of Claremont and the Claremont Village Marketing Group’s annual Holiday Promenade takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 1 in the Village, with the tree lighting ceremony at 6 at the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St. This year’s entertainment will include performances by Dynamite Dawson, the Moultrie Academy, Claremont High School band, holiday carolers, and Santa Claus outside city hall from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information visit ci.claremont.ca.us. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
A few years ago, the three-acre farm was just a vacant lot owned by the Pomona Unified School District. Now the grounds are teeming with life — towering corn stalks, shady trees, garden boxes overflowing with herbs, rows of fall and winter vegetables, and even a pen featuring the farm’s newest addition, goats. “Everything starts with a vision,” said Stephen Yorba, executive director of Community Partners 4 Innovation, a Pomona-based nonprofit dedicated to building urban farms throughout the city, and lead farmer at Lopez Urban Farm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
There’s so much to absorb during the annual Claremont Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot, which returns Thanksgiving morning, and for the past decade, Claremont’s Joe O’Toole has basked in the experience one step at a time. “I love being out there, being just like everyone else who wants to be fit before we break bread as families,” said O’Toole, 60. Everyone else, of course, hasn’t endured what O’Toole has in confronting the inherited, incurable vision-stealing disease retinitis pigmentosa, which left him blind in his 20s after he watched it afflict his mother and uncle. Photo/courtesy of Elizabeth Tulac
Sergeant first class Ryan Bomze salutes the raising of the American flag on Saturday during a Veterans Day celebration in Memorial Park. Bomze, who leads the ROTC at Claremont McKenna College, was the keynote speaker at the event that honors all the men and women who have served in the military. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
After a three-year hiatus, the 75th Pilgrim Place Festival kicked off Friday morning with clear skies and lots of smiles. Day two of the festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 11, and all proceeds help Pilgrim Place’s Resident Health and Support Program. More info is at pilgrimplace.org/festival. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
As the final two months of the year unfold, it’s likely that 2023 will be the slowest real estate market since the housing bubble burst in 2008. Stubbornly high prices combined with the highest mortgage interest rates in a generation have made it increasingly difficult to buy a home, which has placed downward pressure on demand. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The weather was near perfect Sunday as hundreds of art lovers descended on Padua Hills Theatre for the 19th annual Padua Hills Art Fiesta, sponsored by the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. Thirty-four local artists showed at the event, which also included live music, kids’ activities, a book sale, a film screening, and food. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Upland’s Last Name Brewing has been named the best local craft brewery in the Southland by readers of the Los Angeles Times. “When brothers Curt and Andy Dale first dreamed of opening their own brewery as they cooked up homebrewed batches of beer in the 1990s, they had no idea they would end up being pioneers of what would become a thriving craft brewery industry in the Los Angeles area,” read a press release. Photo/courtesy of Last Name Brewing
In 2021 Claremont updated its municipal code to incorporate the organic material recycling requirements under Senate Bill 1383. The main focus of the law is to divert food waste away from landfills where it can create methane gas pollution. Organic refuse must now be placed in green recycling bins, including edible items such as fruit, vegetables, meat scraps and plate scrapings. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont resident Vanessa Torrez tries to elicit a smile from her nine-month-old daughter Juliet on Saturday during the annual Village Venture in Claremont. With sunny skies and a perfect 75-degree temperature, the event was well attended this year with a large selection of booths and activities for all to enjoy. See more photos. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
It was clear from the very beginning the annual 2023 Children’s Foundation of America Charity Golf Classic was going to be a hoot and all for a good cause. Over 86 golf participants descended on the Glendora Country Club on Monday, October 23 for a day of golfing, giving and maybe winning some cool prizes. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A man was taken to the hospital Sunday after he was attacked in the Claremont Village. The Claremont Police Department received a call at 3:53 p.m. about a man suffering from a stab wound at the Metrolink platform in the 200 block of W. First Street. When officers arrived they located the adult male who had apparently been stabbed in the chest following a verbal argument, police said Monday.