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President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has stoked worry and disappointment among many in the Claremont Colleges community, according to students and faculty. While the Colleges maintain a progressive streak and many wanted to see Harris in the White House, some students were unsurprised by the results. Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
Claremont resident and Pomona College adjunct music professor Rachel Rudich is hoping to get locals interested in one of her unique loves, the shakuhachi — pronounced “shaw-coo-haw-chi” — a Japanese bamboo flute. From June 6-10, Rudich and affiliates with Shakuhachi Summer Camp will host a music camp at Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont, intended to serve as an introduction to the instrument. From inexperienced to the expert, all players are welcome. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Harlem Turrentine cleared the fence a record 45 times at the recent Claremont Little League Home Run Derby. The 12-year-old’s remarkable performance smashed the previous record of 37, set last year by Mattias Arredondo. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Congratulations to Shirley Turner, who was chosen at random among just two readers who correctly identified the May 24 “Where Am I?” photo as the gallery at Hillcrest retirement community in La Verne. Shirley 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? Please email your answers — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
The sixth Claremont Art Walk of 2024 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Here’s what’s up: Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery, 107 Harvard Ave., displays works from more than 20 artists who captured the essence of Claremont in “Easel in the Village.” Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., continues “Infinity on […]
It’s not every day the public sees a 2,000-year-old artifact, but on Monday more than 3,000 people at Our Lady of the Assumption Church did just that, stopping in to catch a glimpse of the Relic of Saint Jude’s arm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont High School sophomore Caleb Fong won the highly competitive 2023-2024 Dan Stover Music Competition on May 18 with his violin performance of “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso,” by Camille Saint-Saëns.
The City of Claremont, American Legion Keith Powell Post 78, and Friends of Oak Park Cemetery celebrated Memorial Day Monday morning at Oak Park Cemetery. The annual event included a performance by the Claremont High School Concert Band, remarks by Mayor Sal Medina, Friends of Oak Park Cemetery board member Jane Reed, and American Legion Keith Powell Post 78 Commander David Mushinskie, who later led a moment of silence, followed by a performance of “Amazing Grace” by bagpiper Bob Conacher. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The CUSD Board of Education unanimously approved Tara Moxley as Claremont High School’s new assistant principal of student services, effective July 1, at its May 16 meeting. Moxley was one of 54 applicants for the position and has served in various roles in Upland Unified School District for over a decade. It also recognized El Roble Intermediate School teacher Geoffrey Payton as the 2024-2025 CUSD Teacher of the Year. Photo/courtesy of CUSD
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com My first thought when hearing the news last week that the median home price in California had topped $900,000 was, “I guess our kids live with us forever now.” The record number, released May 17 by the California Association of Realtors, is actually $904,210. You read that right. That’s up 5.8% from […]
Claremont plays host to a number of opportunities for older adults, often facilitated by Claremont Senior Program, AgingNext or Service Center for Independent Life.
I was sold on Claremont as a place where things were happening when I was 16 and discovered Rhino Records (which has since decamped to Montclair). It wasn’t a difficult sale.
It’s amazing how a smallish outdoor park can have such a large impact with the public near and far. Claremont Hills Wilderness Park, located on 1,620 acres in north Claremont along the bottom of the San Gabriel mountain range, has been exceeding expectations for hikers and bikers since opening in 1996.
For the first time the Damien Spartan Regiment Marching Band was selected to perform in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, representing the state of California.
City of Claremont, the American Legion Keith Powell Post 78, and Friends of the Oak Park Cemetery will hold a free and open to the public Memorial Day service at Oak Park Cemetery, 410 Sycamore Ave., at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 27, to commemorate United States service members.
The City of Claremont hosted a ceremony Wednesday to rededicate Cahuilla Park as Joāt Park. The Claremont City Council voted unanimously in October 2023 to rename the park “to honor the legacy of Claremont’s earliest inhabitants and generations of Indigenous people that have called Claremont home,” according to a post at ci.claremont.ca.us. “In 1962, the […]
For the last several weeks, residents near the corner of Seventh Street and Berkeley Avenue have watched with alarm as water surged from the ground and fell into a storm drain near Harrison Avenue. And though the alarm seems well founded, officials say the flow is naturally occurring and will not impact ratepayers’ bills. “In time, this naturally occurring condition will subside. In the meantime, Golden State Water is monitoring the situation and will keep customers informed as conditions evolve,” said Golden State Water’s Ken Vecchiarelli. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo