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Claremont Lewis Museum of Art kicks off “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space,” with a free and public reception Saturday, December 6, during the 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Art Walk at 200 W. First St.
Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya Coley, 74, will step down as president and retire from the California State University system at the end of July. Coley became CPP’s first woman and first Black president in 2015. “Her tenure has been marked by investments in student success, campus facilities, academic advising, programs to increase belonging and […]
Carolyn Bertozzi, the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H at Stanford University and the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is the featured speaker at Pomona College chemistry department’s 61st Robbins Lecture Series, themed “The Biology of Sugars: Sweet Revenge on Human Disease.” Four free and open to the public talks will take place […]
Mohamed Abousalem was inaugurated as the third president of Keck Graduate Institute on February 13 at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater.
Inland Empire Magazine readers recently voted Inland Valley Repertory Theatre as the best performing arts company, with IVRT founders Frank and Donna Marie Minano on hand to receive the award at Riverside Convention Center on February 7.
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, February 21 Legends Attic part owner Orel Hershiser hosts former Los Angeles Lakers Robert Horry and Michael Cooper for a 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. paid autograph signing event at 619 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Fees range from $10 to $90. More information is at legendsattic.com. […]
Congratulations to David Sawhill, one of 18 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Burt W. Johnson’s 1915 statue, “Spanish Music,” in Pomona College’s Lebus Courtyard. David 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
“Important changes are happening at the Claremont Courier: coming soon we will select about six stories for premium access — exclusive for subscribers. We resisted implementing a paywall for years, but the post-pandemic decline in online subscriptions has made it necessary.”
The Claremont High School girls soccer team’s season ended Tuesday with a 2-0 home loss to Alta Loma in the quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division II postseason tournament. The Wolfpack finished third in the Palomares League at 5-2-3, 12-5-5 overall. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Erik William Guevara, who is charged with three felony counts of attempted murder in connection to a January 23 shooting in Claremont, pled not guilty in Pomona Superior Court on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Jurupa Valley resident remained in custody at LA’s Men’s Central Jail with his bail set at $7.1 million. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council heard the latest update to the city’s hotel and motel ordinance at its February 11 meeting. The staff report from Deputy City Manager Katie Wand noted calls for service had gone down steadily in recent years. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Some 60 people gathered at Shelton Park Monday to voice their opposition to the Trump administration and its unelected proxy Elon Musk at Claremont’s “Not my Presidents Day” protest. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Claremont High School girls basketball team fell to hosts Chaminade, 52-45, in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division I tournament February 13, ending its season. Photo/courtesy of CHS
Claremont Graduate University recently announced its 2025 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award winners, Jaswinder Bolina and Ariana Benson.
by Daniel Han Tae Choi | Special to the Courier The clock hits six o’clock and the line is Disneyland-esque. I’m working as efficiently as possible to scan items and I’m only midway through my shift. A customer — let’s call him Chad — slams his groceries on the conveyor belt like he’s preparing for […]
“My Facebook account was hacked last week. It felt like I’d been digitally burglarized, a strange reaction coming from a vocal critic of what social media is doing to us, how its poisoned our discourse and made us into reactionary outrage monkeys.”
The Claremont City Council weighed in on key decisions regarding renters on Tuesday, including approving continued funding of a temporary housing stabilization and relocation program, and the rejection a motion to establish a rental registry. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo