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On December 3, 1925 the Courier reported on a major milestone in the city’s history: the construction and opening of the new city council rooms, city jail, and fire hall. The building still exists today on Second Street as part of city hall and houses the council chambers on the first floor, and city offices and a conference room on the second floor. The fire pole can still be seen in the foyer. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Heritage
Actors from Ophelia’s Jump Productions are in rehearsals for its rendition of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which opens December 18 and runs through 21st. Directed by Beatrice Casagran, the play reimagines the classic Frank Capra film as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with Foley sound effects, music, and audience participation. The cast includes several […]
Kae Bister, winner of Claremont Educational Foundation’s annual car raffle is seen here talking on the phone with former Dodgers great Orel Hershiser, of Claremont’s Legends’ Attic.
The City of Claremont’s 2025 Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting drew a large, festive crowd to the Village Monday evening. The main attraction came at dusk with Santa dancing and the final countdown to illuminate the 25-foot decorated pine tree began. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Pomona College may soon enter into exclusive talks to purchase Claremont Graduate University, possibly bringing an end to CGU’s long-standing financial uncertainty. The negotiations could begin as soon as this week, the Claremont Independent reported Saturday. Photo/courtesy of CGU
“As we were saying goodbye it occurred to me once again that my version of contentment, safety, and happiness does not apply to anyone else. When we first met, I was on a crusade to get Cash healthy and housed. He had other ideas. I didn’t understand it then, but I do now. My version of his happiness was an invention of my own making. Who was I to try to convince him I was right?”
The final Claremont Art Walk of 2025 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, December 6.
California Botanic Garden’s Luminaria Nights runs 6 to 9 p.m. December 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20 at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.
Tickets are $15-$30 for Claremont Heritage’s “Navidad en la Plaza: Remembering the Mexican Players of Padua Hills Theatre,” from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, December 11 at Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont.
We all know that words have power. Curated by Chloe Martinez, pictured, the new exhibit at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space,” harnesses that power to inspire a new art-going experience, one that pairs the written language with the visual to showcase and explore gender, community, and agency. Photo/by Adrianne Mathiowetz
The City Council, including Ed Reece, pictured here, heard a legislative update from Senator Sasha Renee Perez, adopted and approved funding for the state’s updated building codes, and approved an amendment to the city’s housing rehabilitation program, which is funded through a federal community development block grant. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The family of Diego Rios, who died last week following a use of force incident by Claremont Police Department officers, held a candlelight vigil Monday as they continue to seek answers in the 30-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident’s death. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
At 7:30 Saturday night, Peter Harper will take a familiar stage: Claremont’s Folk Music Center. As the youngest son ofFolk Music Center General Manager Ellen Harper and the late Leonard Harper, he’s trod those boards since he was able to walk. But this time he’s the one under the lights, with a concert and screening of “The Heart Tour,” a short documentaryabout Harper’s recent performance with a choir of 450 children in Saint-Martin de Crau, France. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Valerie Card, one of six readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the mask sculptures above the door to Vintage Odyssey and Noren’s Nursery at 201 Bonita Ave., Claremont. Valerie is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
A Rancho Cucamonga man is dead following a traffic stop by Claremont Police Department officers. Police pulled over 30-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident Diego Alfonso Rios on Friday, and after a use of force incident he became unresponsive. He was then transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Courier file photo
“I walked away encouraged. I’m not saying I wasn’t still seething with anger — I don’t see that changing as long as Trump’s in office — but spending an hour listening to two guys disagree on most things without resorting to insults was refreshing. It wasn’t hope, but it was glimmer of something like that, and that’s a welcome something to be cherished in today’s gruesome political hothouse.”