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An electric skateboard battery was the cause of a Wednesday evening second-floor dorm room fire at Harvey Mudd College’s Atwood Residence Hall that caused no injuries but displaced 35 students. Photo/by Brett O’Connor
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.
The front page of the Wednesday October 29, 2003 edition of the Claremont Courier had a full page photo of a burning hillside with the headline “Fire from hell.“Behaving in a manner apt for its name as the Grand Prix Fire, the conflagration that literally sped through Claremont on its way west Saturday night and Sunday morning at one point consumed an astounding 2,700 acres in a two-hour period,” wrote veteran reporter Patricia Yarborough. Courier photo/Trish Branley
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Given the choice between approving a fireworks display or ditching the nighttime portion of the Fourth of July celebration, the Claremont Community and Human Services Commission said the show must go on. By a 6-1 margin, with Deborah Scott Toux casting the no vote, the commission recommended Wednesday that the […]
Seventeen-year-old Vivian Webb School senior Jenny Wang, co-editor-in-chief of the Webb Canyon Chronicle, captain of the school’s debate team and co-ed badminton squad, and podcaster, can now add “published author” to her already bulging resume. Her first book, “Universal Faith: Conversations with 15 Religious Leaders in Southern California,” was published August 29 and is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Photo/by Emily Li
If there’s one spot on the Pomona College campus with which seniors Ananya Goel and Bella Pettengill are intimately familiar, it would be the Studio Art Building. So it was fitting when the two art majors were recognized there by The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont Thursday as recipients of the Perdita Sheirich Junior Art Prize Award. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Face to Face: Ken Gonzales-Day,” opens Friday, October 6 at 200 W. First Street, followed by a 6 p.m. reception Saturday, October 7 during the Claremont Art Walk. The installation, curated by Seth Pringle, features photography by the Los Angeles-based artist and will remain on view through January 21, 2024. Image/courtesy of Gonzales-Day and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
Two years ago, father and son duo Hao and Micah Huang pitched an idea to the Gabrielino-Shoshone Nation of Southern California: share your stories with the Claremont community. The idea’s nearly come full circle and is set to arrive October 7 in the form of a live performance titled “íyo’toróvim yaraarkokre ‘eyoo’ooxono (We the Caretakers Remember our Land),” at 7 p.m. at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council made quick this week work of approving a developer’s request to build a 56-unit mixed-use housing project at the southwest corner of Towne Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. In two separate 4-0 votes Tuesday the council approved the tentative tract map for the development and a plan to set aside four of the units for low-income residents.
Nearly 40,000 people will descend on Cal Poly Pomona’s giant pumpkin field over the next few weeks, beginning this Saturday, September 30 when the 30th annual Pumpkin Festival kicks off. The field at the university’s AGRIscapes Center will transform into a sea of orange with more than 35,000 Cal Poly Pomona-grown pumpkins.
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art hosted its annual fall gala at the Claremont Depot on Saturday. A full house of about 200 people honored Ligorio A. Calaycay, Jr., MD, with City Council member Corey Calaycay accepting the honor for his father. Over the course of 37 years, Ligorio — long known for his support […]
A former El Roble Intermediate School student is suing Claremont Unified School District claiming that school officials failed to protect him from repeated bullying and physical attacks from fellow students. The lawsuit was filed September 11 on behalf of the 13-year-old by his mother, alleging assault and battery, dangerous condition of public property, negligent supervision and negligent hiring, training, and retention. The plaintiff seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.