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Trampled by Turtles is not a bluegrass band. Yes, of the six members, there’s a banjo player, a mandolin player, and a fiddle player — all core instruments of traditional bluegrass — but the music they play, along with the lead singer/guitarist, bassist, and cello player, owes as much to folk, country, rock ’n’ roll, and even, it turns out, speed metal. Tickets for Trampled by Turtles’ 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12 show at Bridges Auditorium are $59-$69 at pomona.edu/administration/bridges-auditorium. More info on the band is at trampledbyturtles.com. Photo/by Cooper Baumgartner
Congratulations to 13-year-old Avery Puglisi, one of 22 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as a playful portion of Tom Otterness’ sculpture, “Matriculated Nature,” in Village Plaza, Claremont. Young Avery 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
After sometimes fiery deliberation, the Claremont City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a tract map for a new 70-unit development in south Claremont. The decision means Irvine-based developers City Ventures can subdivide 2.67 acres of land south of Motel 6 along American Avenue for a proposed 70-unit, Spanish-style townhouse condominium project. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
In a rapidly shifting technology landscape, AI’s role in education presents a new frontier, one that Kara Evans, Claremont Unified School District’s director of educational technology and innovation, said is being thoughtfully considered and intentionally explored. Photo/courtesy of CUSD
City Council member Jennifer Stark and master of ceremonies Charles Phoenix led the audience in a lively Claremont trivia game Sunday at Claremont Heritage’s annual gala at Padua Hills Theatre. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Unified School District teachers demonstrated outside their schools Tuesday in hopes of bringing attention to their demands for a 1% pay raise “Members of the Claremont Faculty Association are exceptionally hard-working professionals who choose to work for CUSD,” said CFA President Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner. “Increasingly, members feel like other areas of the CUSD Commitment rank higher in the budget on the CUSD priority list than those whose job it is to deliver the Commitment.” Photo/courtesy of Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner
Courier reader Paul contacted us in hopes that someone would come forward to claim a hearing aid charging case he found last week on Danbury Road, across the street from the Hughes Center. The case is white, with a charging cord attached to the outside.
It’s remarkable how fast the rollercoaster of life can move. One minute, performing at Carnegie Hall seems like a fantasy. It’s not the next. Another minute, a trip to New York is cut from the picture. Then it’s suddenly back in the cards.
Citrus ranchers and local developers were successful in lobbying the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad to select the northern route and complete it in 1887, creating the opportunity to establish the townsite of Claremont.
“The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism held its annual conference for student journalists May 30 in New York City. As one of Claremont’s many aspiring student journalists — and, luckily, a lifelong Brooklynite — I had the pleasure of attending.
The Nation Magazine, first published in 1865 in the United States and founded by abolitionists, promotes independent journalism as an essential tool in cultivating equity and democracy. Over the last half century, the magazine has also empowered the youngest generations of journalists to enter the industry confidently with the establishment of The Nation Fund. The conference featured speakers from a wide range of independent publications, including The Guardian, Jacobin, THE CITY and Teen Vogue. Illustration/courtesy of Liberties EU
The Claremont Interfaith Council continues a decades-long tradition at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 8, when it hosts local high school graduates for its annual free and open to the public baccalaureate service at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave.
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre celebrated its 35th anniversary at Padua Hills Theater May 21 with a fundraising gala that netted just over $60,000 for theater programming including the upcoming Camp IVRT and the nonprofit’s Panther Performing Arts Workshop at El Roble Intermediate School.
Claremont and San Antonio high schools, and Claremont Adult Schools’ 2025 graduation ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the CHS athletic field, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
University of La Verne’s May 31 commencement at Ortmayer Athletics Complex included 1,555 graduates.
A public meeting to discuss the recent increase in coyote encounters in Claremont is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17 at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave.
“‘Good morning, Irene. This is an awesome kid here: super friendly, super sweet, wonderful artist,’ Sonja Lakin says to a tall, kindly faced sixth grader named Irene Zhu. Irene has known Lakin since she was in kindergarten. When told of her looming retirement, her mouth dropped open, and her eyes grew large. ‘Oh my gosh! No! Wait, no. I had no idea,’ Irene said. ‘She’s very nice. And whenever you need help from her she always helps you. She’s very sweet. And every time she smiles, you want to smile too.’ I can back Irene up on that.”