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On hand November 7 to celebrate the ribbon cutting for AgingNext’s newly expanded offices were (L-R) outgoing Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Lopez, multi-hyphenate multi-board member and Courier columnist John Neiuber, Claremont Mayor Pro Tem Corey Calaycay, AgingNext Chief Executive Officer Abigail Pascua, Council member Ed Reece, and Mayor Sal Medina at AgingNext’s November 7 ribbon cutting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Better Claremont Playgrounds hopes to convince the City of Claremont to not only reassess what they say are outdated playgrounds that have not been significantly upgraded for some time, but also to upend the city’s “like for like” policy with respect to playground equipment.
I think most of us fear being irrelevant. We spend our early years building a life, a career, a circle of people who care about us, a philosophy we hope to follow until our time is up. We want people to like us. Sure. We want our friends to respect us. And we don’t really think what we create will ever end.
By Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com It seems like it was long ago when Martin Weinberger was writing yet another Courier column on state or national politics, usually slamming the GOP for feeding the rich at the expense of the middle class and poor. There were dustups with the city that could get quite tense on […]
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com America loves an underdog, right? Claremont’s Joel Gonzales sure hopes so. The film producer’s latest project, “The Long Game,” which is being released nationwide April 12, is “an aspirational, inspirational true story.” Gonzales calls the film a “Field of Dreams” set in the world of golf. Directed by Julio Quintana (“Blue Miracle”), […]
By Tim Lynch | Special to the Courier April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to promote inclusion and connectedness for people who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and for the family and friends who support them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines ASD as a developmental disability caused by differences […]
Congratulations to Jill Reilly, who was chosen at random among the 11 respondents who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the main entrance to the social center at Mt. San Antonio Gardens. Reilly is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, […]
The fourth Claremont Art Walk of 2024 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Here’s what’s on view:
Rain clouds parted on Easter Sunday afternoon long enough for a large family picnic in June Vail Park. Temperatures will warm through Wednesday but more rain is on the way. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
I really loved the first woman I ever met. I could just tell mom was good people from the outset. She raised me by herself, made untold sacrifices, most of which I’ll never know about, and taught me nearly all the stuff that’s good in me.
If you rarely review the Claremont Courier staff box on page 5, it would be hard to tell what Skylar Anderson’s and Grace Felschundneff’s responsibilities are for the newspaper and website. Yet, they have two of the most important jobs in the newsroom.
When Nancy Sassaman finished up six grueling rounds of chemotherapy in 2003, she felt so weak she couldn’t open a jar. Now, with her cancer long in the rear-view mirror, the 75-year-old is a medal-winning powerlifter who can deadlift nearly twice her body weight.
March 28 was a joyous day for House of Ruth. The Pomona nonprofit that provides aid to victims of domestic violence welcomed the community back to its office with a ribbon cutting and open house, signaling the end of a long road to reopen after a 2023 car accident damaged nearly half the 12,000-square foot building, making a significant portion uninhabitable.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com Last week I wrote a column about how recent changes on Independence Day festivities have impacted the quality of events and the participation of the public. This impacted the Freedom 5000 run, which was pushed to the week before the Fourth of July, a parade that started earlier, impacting attendance […]
So “Where Am I?” this week? Please email answers — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com. Courier photo/Tom Smith
by Steve Harrison The cacophony begins most nights after sunset, usually after the first big rain of winter. Our house looks out east over Chicken Creek, poetic in name but little more than a paved drainage ditch off Padua. The sound — loud, boisterous, rumbling — reverberates against the hills and bounces off fences back […]
The Claremont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the 2023 annual housing element progress report ahead of an April 1 state deadline from the Department of Housing and Community Development and its Office of Planning and Research. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo