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Sal Medina and Corey Calaycay (pictured) have been reelected to Claremont City Council’s District 5 and District 1 seats, respectively. Meanwhile, the race for CUSD Board of Education’s Trustee Area 5 remains too close to call. Photo/courtesy of City of Claremont
The yearslong effort to reimagine the role of Claremont’s school resource officer had another setback Tuesday when the Claremont City Council elected to modify an agreement between the city and the Claremont Unified School District that will govern how the program will be administrated going forward. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Even with the latest medical advances extending our lives, reaching 100 years of age remains a rare milestone. On Tuesday, La Verne’s Hillcrest retirement community honored a group of seven centenarians: Margaret Coston, 100 (the youngest of the group, born in September 1923); Graham Lovelace, 100; Lena Ott Coffman, 100; Imogene Hanawalt, 102; Sterling Pratt, 103; Ruth Kurtz, 104; and Atala Brovo, who is 109 years old! Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“Timeless Claremont,” one of the most dynamic books of photography ever published about Claremont and its people, with 170 pages of incredible photojournalism culled from more than 50 years of local Courier coverage, is now in hand.
United States Representative Judy Chu presented Claremont After-School Programs and the Economy Shop with congressional recognition certificates on November 12 at the home of Claremont Graduate University President Len Jessup.
No one wants to talk about cardiovascular disease around the holidays, but what better time to bring up the conversation than when you are with the people you love the most?
For those looking to channel their inner Simone Biles, a new Claremont business has your ticket. The only catch is you must be able to count your age on two hands, and maybe a couple of toes.
Pacific Lifeline, an Upland-based nonprofit providing shelter for women and their children, in partnership with Heart2Serve, a nonprofit that shelters the unhoused and provides resources, recently announced the construction of the first city permitted 3-D printed duplexes.
With more than 100 nonprofits operating in and around the City of Trees, there’s an abundance of local opportunities to donate this holiday season.
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, November 24 California Botanic Garden invites folks to stop by before or after Black Friday shopping at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, for its 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Green Friday event, including free admission for registered guests. Reserve tickets at calbg.org. “Beatriz at Dinner” (2017) is this week’s free 12:30 p.m. […]
“I mentioned to a Dundalk native that I was falling hard for the country’s green rolling hills. He had a typically poetic Irish response, positing it was up to me to decide if the landscape was in fact ‘bleak or beautiful.’ I chose the latter.” Courier photo/Mick Rhodes
From helping their teams to phenomenal years to capturing the spotlight with their standout individual performances, the Courier has recognized four athletes— two from Claremont High and two from Webb — as its fall 2023 high school athletes of the season. Courier photos/Andrew Alonzo, and courtesy of Kristina Xu
Several of those interviewed for the new documentary, “Peter Case: a Million Miles Away,” said the acclaimed, twice Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and author should be playing larger venues, and that more people should be aware of his wide-ranging catalog. Case has no such grievances.
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Claremont High School Boys and girls cross-country Results from the November 3 Palomares League Finals at Ruben Ayala High School: with just 18 points, the Wolfpack’s varsity girls team took first while the varsity boys snagged third with 65. Results from the November 10 CIF-Southern Section Division 2 preliminaries at […]
Ever since a devastating windstorm in January 2022, Claremont has been in a reflective mood when it comes to its urban forest. There have been private discussions, public meetings and much soul searching, and part of that involves an update to the city’s tree policy manual. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
“My family had many wonderful Christmas mornings where I would wake up before the sun in anticipation of opening gifts from Santa. There was one year however that was clearly a morning I’ll never forget. And even though it happened back in 1970, when I was 14, it had such an impact I remember it like it was yesterday.”