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The Claremont Police Department will set up a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the city from 7 p.m. Friday, January 30 to 2 a.m. Saturday, January 31.
When Sonja Stump Photography closed its doors last year at 135 W. First St., many wondered what would take its place in the historic building it had occupied for 23 years. We need wonder no longer: wine tasting room and restaurant Grafted Cellars Winery is set to open soon at the Village location.
Adults can apply to volunteer for the Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 41st annual Village Venture, set for Saturday, October 28, at form.jotform.com/230956108984163.
“You come for the vibe, you stay for the shopping,” said Jennifer Bradford, who with Ariel Goode, is the co-owner of the Local Collective.
Ballots are due Tuesday, July 25 in the special election for the Trustee Area 4 seat on Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education.
This early morning view from Claremont’s California Botanic Garden was taken last week. Temperatures have been in the 90s for the past week and are expected to break 100 this weekend.
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles recently announced 2022 Claremont High School graduate Haylee Hewton earned the Gold Award, scouting’s highest honor, for her project “Female representation in children’s literature,” which aimed to address the “issue of children’s books not showing accurate or diverse depictions of all that women are capable of and can achieve,” read a news release.
The City of Claremont is hosting a second listen and learn forum about cannabis regulations, this time via Zoom, at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 20.
The Woman’s Club of Claremont recently awarded merit scholarships to four Claremont Unified School District high school seniors.
“Iron Horse Road: a Tale from Gold Mountain” is the story behind the construction of the transcontinental connecting railroad. Built by some 20,000 Chinese and other East Asian immigrants from 1863 to 1869 and stretching 690 miles from Sacramento through Promontory Summit in Utah, the project claimed the lives of more than 3,000 workers.
The undefeated 11-and-under Claremont all-star team won the 11U California Little League District 20 title last week, earning a trip to the Section 3 tournament, which begins Saturday. The juniors, pictured here, lost a Tuesday Section 3 title game showdown with South Pasadena, 6-4, sending them home for the summer.
With temperatures approaching triple digits this weekend, the City of Claremont is opening several cooling centers to offer air conditioned oases to those in need.
Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., will be open Friday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Blaisdell Community Center, at 440 S College Ave., will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 14.
The Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., opens at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, July 14-15, and 10 a.m. Sunday, July 16. The Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., is open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It’s fitting in a way that it took nearly eight hours to get the job done, but early Wednesday morning the Claremont City Council finally approved an update to the city’s housing element, ending a 20-month saga to bring the city back into compliance with state law.
Ophelia’s Jump Productions annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival kicked off July 13 at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theater, with “Measure for Measure” running through July 23. Ophelia’s Jump founding artistic director Beatrice Casagran helps secure set walls after they were toppled by a windstorm during load-in. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Early Wednesday morning the Claremont City Council approved the long overdue housing element, ending a monthslong effort to update this important part of the city’s general plan.