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The Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s annual pop-up See’s Candies store opened Monday at the former Hibbard Auto Center location, 191 S. Indian Hill Blvd.
Students returned to Claremont Unified School District campuses Wednesday, and CUSD Superintendent Jim Elsasser gave the Courier a rundown of several new programs in store for the new year. Photo/by Elaine Kong
“There are caustic people in this world. Sometimes we find that we are related to them. Sometimes it’s a friend who changes, maybe due to some very difficult life event. Sometimes they sit across from us at the conference table at work or school. Their bitterness is insidious and cancerous.”
Governor Gavin Newson, who had been seen as a supporter for compensating news publishers in their fight with Google and other social media platforms, recently promised to veto any legislation calling them a “tax increase.” I didn’t realize a state could tax something stolen. This decision ended a long battle big tech has won. Does this surprise anyone?
Claremont High School’s football team opened the new season with a 19-14 win at Diamond Ranch Friday, making new head coach Jacob Caron 1-0 with the Wolfpack. A complete recap of the game will appear in this week’s Courier. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Meals on Wheels, the local nonprofit that has been delivering hot meals for 52 years, is rolling out a new introductory offer for a free week of meals for new users. The offer is open to the first 85 new clients 60 and older who live in Claremont and who are temporarily or permanently disabled, recovering from surgery, or those with a chronic illness that prevents them from shopping or preparing meals. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Ontario International Airport recently announced Avelo Airlines, a low-cost Houston, Texas airline, would begin offering service to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport on Thursdays and Sundays beginning October 10.
The Service Center for Independent Life, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont, will celebrate an expansion of its offices with a 2 p.m. Claremont Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting Thursday, August 29. RSVP for the event at business.claremontchamber.org.
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By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Claremont Unified School District’s August 15 Board of Education meeting saw two longtime district employees swap positions, a proposed homework policy sent back for a redo, and some off-schedule raises for one of its unions. Closed session Three actions were taken following the board’s closed session, all passing unanimously, 4-0, […]
Highlights of the archival collection donated to Pomona College by civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams will be on view at The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Monday, August 26 through December 20.
The public is invited to a festival of nature nerdiness at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Way, Claremont, co-hosted by The Webb Schools Alf Museum of Paleontology from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 31.
Congratulations to Judith Engler, who was chosen at random among the 25 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the clock at the historic Claremont Depot at 110 W. First St. Judith is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” 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
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com The Courier officially began operating as a nonprofit in October 2021. During the nearly three intervening years, we have averaged about $75,000 in donations annually, which has been added to our overall yearly revenue of 10 to 12 times that amount. This incredible generosity has literally been the difference between […]
Walter’s Restaurant, the iconic Claremont eatery that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary last November, caught fire early Thursday morning. “Extensive damage, we will be closed until further notice,” wrote Laila A. Ghafarshad, daughter-in-law to owners Nangy and Fahima Gharfarshad, on Claremont Connects Facebook page. The fire reportedly burned through the roof at the 310 N. Yale Ave. location. No injuries were reported from the 2:33 a.m. blaze, according to fire officials. Photo/courtesy of CBS News Los Angeles
Pomona College hosted a day of activities for incoming freshmen and their families on Saturday, August 17.