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The Laemmle Claremont 5 movie theater has sold. Escrow closed Wednesday, and the buyer is a theater operator, according to Laemmle Theaters President and CEO Greg Laemmle, who declined to reveal the purchase price. Laemmle said his company will continue to operate the beloved Claremont theater through near the end of January, at which time the new owner will step in. Courier file photo
Claremont’s traditional Fourth of July festivities, including the Kiwanis pancake breakfast, parade, speaker’s corner, games, and booths were well attended this year. The fireworks show at Pomona College took place after dusk.
Retiring Our Lady of the Assumption father Charles Ramirez said he hopes the church will be a haven for “spiritual rest” for those in need of renewal, and a place for parishioners to get closer to God Ramirez made the remarks Saturday to the more than 1,300 people who were on hand at OLA to say goodbye at a Catholic Mass and retirement party.
Martin and Janis Weinberger were only married two years when they decided in 1955 to purchase a small community newspaper called the Claremont Courier. And it didn’t take long for Claremonters to figure out the Courier — and Claremont — were going to change dramatically in every sense of the word. Find out the real impact to Claremont and other communities without responsible local news to inform.