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Claremont’s new website launched December 12 at claremontca.gov. Designed with community input, it boasts enhanced search and accessibility features and a new design.
Some Claremonters were alarmed recently when Southern California pizza chain Baby Bros used a photo of the Verbal Building — home for 45 years to Pizza N’ Such — on its website, with “Claremont location coming soon” as the headline. Some took it to mean it would be going in at the 202 Yale Ave. location. Not […]
Pilgrim Place resident Donna Orange, who died last month at 80 after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle, was honored in a “ghost bike” ceremony Saturday at the site of the collision in Upland. Friends, family, and more than 70 cyclists attended the late morning memorial at the southwest corner of 16th Street and San Antonio Avenue, where Orange was gravely injured on November 12. She died from her injures November 16. The motorist remains at large. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“The first time I saw Eddie Neville was at a party in Glendora in 1982. My punk band Human Therapy was playing, and he and his group, Red Brigade, walked in like they owned the place. From a faraway land called Ontario, they were dressed to the nines with spiked hair, engineer boots, torn jeans, leather jackets, and studded wristbands. I was in awe.”
The public can drop off new, unwrapped toys starting Monday, December 9 at the Claremont Police Department, 570 W. Bonita Ave., as part of the CPD and Axel Garcia Family’s annual toy drive. Toys can also be dropped off in the lobby from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. Call (909) 399-5411 for more info.
At the team’s first trip to the regional championships since 2003, Claremont High School’s Marching Band and Color Guard not only recorded their highest finish ever at the November 23 competition, but also its highest points tally ever.
Luminaria Nights, California Botanic Garden’s annual winter lights showcase with luminarias, string lights, and live music along garden pathways, opens Thursday, December 12 with a 6 to 9 p.m. CalBG member preview and VIP reception at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $15 for members, $10 for member students, seniors and children, at calbg.org.
The Webb Schools recently opened the Huang Innovation Wing, a space designed to inspire and empower students in STEM, innovation, and creative problem-solving.
“Quiet Worlds,” by photographer by Amber Kitayama, will be on view at 6 p.m. Saturday, December 7 at the Claremont Forum Bookshop, 586 W. First St., during the Claremont Art Walk. Photo/courtesy of Amber Kitayama
El Roble students Marjorie Barndt and Thijmen Post, and Elite Sports Institute’s Mary Jane Erb returned from last month’s 2024 World Scholar’s Cup Tournament of Champions at Yale University with a combined 20 individual and team medals. Photo/courtesy of John Erb
Behind the walls of an unassuming Southern California hacienda, outsider artist William Graber created upwards of 1,000 sculptures in near obscurity over the course of five decades. Now, all of his works are on display for the first time, showcased at a sale in Graber’s studio and in his old-growth cactus garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday December 7-8, at 1059 E. 8th St., Upland, CA 91786. Photo/courtesy of Juan Thorp
The spirit of the Gypsy Sisters will be felt at Claremont United Church of Christ Friday and Saturday, when Claremont Artisans Collective holds its winter market. The event runs from 3 to 8 p.m. December 6, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 7. The collective is led by Shelli Weldon. “We’ve always wanted to have a space for local artists to sell, because a lot of us have the desire to create,” Weldon said. “And it’s such a wonderful feeling to be able to sell your art and be appreciated in the community.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Louis White, who was chosen at random among the 18 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Peter Shelton’s 2002 bronze, “ghandiG,” which stands (very) high above the courtyard at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave. Louis 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
Two new Claremont Lewis Museum of Art exhibits, “Home in Aztlán: The Garcia Collection of Chicanx Art,” and “One of Your Girls or Your Homies: Tan Jazz Mont,” are spotlighting the works of the Hispanic community through Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 200 W. First St., Claremont. The shows open Saturday, December 7, at a […]
Ontario International Airport announced Monday it was awarded $7,072,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program to fund security and terminal upgrades, according to a news release. The enhancements will help manage increased traveler volumes and boost customer experience.
Come the new year, the leadership of Uncommon Good and the Claremont Chamber of Commerce will look different. Nancy Mintie, founder and executive director of Uncommon Good, is retiring, and Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Lopez is stepping in as the 24-year-old Claremont nonprofit’s new executive director. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Webb Schools recently opened the Huang Innovation Wing, a space designed to inspire and empower students in STEM, innovation, and creative problem-solving. “This initiative significantly enriches academic opportunities, enabling deep engagement with emerging technologies, fostering groundbreaking projects, and cultivating a spirit of ingenuity that embodies Webb’s forward-thinking approach to education,” according to a press release. Photo/by Susan Carpenter