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Claremont Courier event calendar: November 28 – December 6, 2025
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher turned Legends’ Attic owner Orel Hershiser recently put out a call requesting the person in possession of his one-of-one 2025 Topps Chrome Baseball card — which he signed during a spring training session on March 12, 2025 — return it for potential prizes.
The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 2. Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery, 107 Harvard Ave.: “Visible Vibrations; The Korean Art Palette Continues.” Bunny Gunner, 230 W. Bonita Ave.: “Hot, Hot, Hot!” a joint exhibit with Studio C spotlighting “The Old Broads,” a group Los Angeles area female and female-identifying artists […]
The arrival of Mildura Sister City Association’s Jodie Alderton, pictured here Tuesday at Upland City Hall with Upland Mayor Bill Velto, meant the renewal to a longstanding long-distance relationship between the cities of Upland and Mildura, Australia. Both cities trace much of their development to the Chaffey brothers, George and William Chaffey, in the late 1800s. […]
by Char Miller | Special to the Courier The significance of the news that San Bernardino County has closed the Tesla Supercharger station in Upland is perfectly captured in the canvas sheaths that now cover nearly all 64 charging pedestals. The whole thing looks like a cemetery. As grave are the implications that Elon Musk […]
The Service Center for Independent Life and AgingNext — two long-time Claremont nonprofits known for helping people live better independently — recently purchased the 1.93-acre Spring Street Center at 109 Spring St. from Claremont Spring Street LLC for $5.3 million. An anonymous donor contributed $500,000 and SCIL and AgingNext used reserves to cover the rest. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“In an era where headlines move faster than ever, trust in the institutions that deliver them is unraveling. Nowhere is this more evident than in the growing skepticism — and sometimes outright hostility — toward mainstream media. Once considered a cornerstone of democracy, the press is increasingly viewed with suspicion. Politicians, pundits, and even citizens themselves are working, knowingly or not, to discredit journalism at the exact moment it’s most needed.”
Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery’s “Visible Vibrations; The Korean Art Palette Continues,” featuring powerhouse artist, Sori Choi, runs August 2-23 at 107 Harvard Ave., with free tours during Saturday’s Claremont Art Walk and from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Some 40 pieces from Choi and other Korean artists make up “Visible Vibrations,” including paintings, photographs, and ceramics. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Jo Hardin, one of 11 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “the sophomore arch,” the gateway to Smith Tower Courtyard, Clark entryway, and the passthrough at Norton-Clark III Hall, among several other mostly correct answers, all of them on the Pomona College campus on Sixth Street across from the football field. Jo 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
Construction on Claremont McKenna College’s Robert Day Sciences Center is nearly complete, with the building now entering its mobilization phase. The 142,000 square foot facility will welcome students on August 25 for classes, research, and collaboration. A public ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration will be held September 26. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Passenger service for the recently completed A Line light rail extension project connecting the existing A Line Azusa station to the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona is set to open September 19.
The 33-year-old Jurupa Valley man charged with three felony counts of attempted murder is due back at Pomona Superior Court for a preliminary hearing setting on Wednesday, August 6.
According to the July 22 Claremont City Council meeting agenda, which included a staff report for an item on commercial cannabis regulations and zoning, “The Claremont City Council first adopted a ban on commercial cannabis businesses in 2006.”
One of the largest Tesla EV charging stations in Southern California, located along Arrow Route east of Claremont Boulevard in Upland, has been shut down due to power and labeling issues that San Bernardino County says do not meet state requirements for electric vehicle charging. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“On Saturday I managed to get my kids up and in the car ‘at the asscrack of dawn,’ as my daughter put it (8 a.m. to you and me), for a drive up to Tehachapi and a day of rural detective work. The aim was to locate the home my grandfather built — pretty much by himself — in the 1970s on the outskirts of the high desert town about 140 miles northwest of Claremont. That we made it up there in time for breakfast is a small miracle. With summer here, the ‘kids,’ 15, 19, and 23, are all sleeping well into the afternoon, so sitting down at Henry’s Cafe for chicken fried steak and biscuits and gravy at 10:15 was a rare mid-morning victory.”
Claremont City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to continue the city’s policy of prohibiting Cannibis dispensaries in town, denying two ordinances that would have reshaped storefront business and zoning rules to allow them. Council member Jed Leano voted no.