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Performances of Claremont High School Theatre Department’s “Mean Girls,” its final show of the season, begin at 7 p.m. May 30, 1 and 7 p.m. May 31, and 1 p.m. June 1, at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont. Tickets are $15-$20 at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.
by Donald Gould This is the third in a three-part series of reflections on changes in the investment industry in the 25 years since I started Gould Asset Management in Claremont. Perhaps the most important trait an investor can have is humility, a lesson I’ve been taught repeatedly over the past quarter century. The good […]
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, May 16 Keck Graduate Institute offers free 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. campus tours. RSVP at events.kgi.edu. Claremont Senior Computer Club hosts free drop-in technology workshops from 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. The […]
Cal Poly Pomona commencements take place daily beginning Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18, with ceremonies at 8 a.m., noon, 4 and 7:30 p.m., except for May 16 when the third ceremony begins at 3 p.m.
By 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, Pomona’s American Museum of Ceramic Art will have uploaded a pre-recorded awards ceremony announcing the winners of its annual juried exhibition for high school students at youtube.com/amocamuseum.
Claremont’s free and open to the public Memorial Day services at Oak Park Cemetery, 410 Sycamore Ave., Claremont, begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 26.
Katharine Laidlaw, a strategist and Emmy-winning producer, started Monday as Pomona College’s chief communications officer.
The Jurupa Valley man charged with three counts of attempted murder after a January 23 shooting in Claremont was back in Pomona Superior Court May 8. Erik William Guevara, 33, waived a preliminary hearing setting. It was continued to June 25. Courier file photo
Congratulations to Deena Benjamin, one of a record 36 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Pomona College’s Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, affectionately known by most as Little Bridges. Deena 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
“What began as a family vacation to Rome unexpectedly turned into a front row seat to history. From both the air and the ground, I witnessed newly elected Pope Leo XIV address a crowd of more than 100,000 outside the Vatican on May 8.” Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Pomona man facing charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm on a police officer and four other felonies pleaded not guilty Monday at his arraignment in Pomona Superior Court.
About 100 people braved triple digit temperatures at Shelton Park Saturday in a protest billed as “a rally for the Constitution.” The event included remarks from protesters, a skit commenting on what organizers say is an attack on democracy by the Trump administration, and the delivery of several petitions to the Claremont Police Department. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
What began as a family vacation to Rome turned into a front row seat to history as Courier publisher Peter Weinberger witnessed newly elected Pope Leo XIV address a crowd of more than 100,000 outside the Vatican on May 8. Full coverage with more photos will appear in this week’s print edition of the Courier, along with a special video feature at claremont-courier.com. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A 46-year-old Pomona man is in custody on charges of attempted murder of a police officer and other felonies after allegedly firing a handgun at Claremont police from his moving vehicle during a 20-mile chase Thursday evening that shut down the eastbound 10 Freeway for miles. Courier file photo
“Claremont’s Evangeline Lien was recently named a grand prize winner in Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Performing Arts Competition. It’s clear her steadfast discipline has resulted in a confident, astoundingly grounded musician. The fact that she’s a 15-year-old Claremont High School freshman makes it all the more striking.”
Pomona College students Josh Crowley, Daniel Choi, Annie Xu, Emma Grace Howlett, Julia Aceron, Fox Kloske, Sarah Ziff, and Jun Kwon, who served Claremont in the Sagehen Civic Scholars Internship Program, were recognized by Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay at the April 22 City Council meeting.
Claremont Craft Ales was awarded a gold medal at the 2025 World Beer Cup on May 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana.