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“After more than four years, the day has arrived: Larkin Place, the much debated 32-unit permanent supportive housing facility for formerly homeless people with special needs is complete. On March 11 Larkin Place’s owner Jamboree Housing will host an invite only grand opening for mucky-mucks from the state, county, city, and supportive housing community and cut the ribbon at 731 Harrison Ave.”
Five Arabian foals have been born at Cal Poly Pomona’s W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, over the past two weeks, with an additional four expected through early April.
Cal Poly Pomona and Avanade opened the school’s new Avanade AI and Innovation Center on February 21.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com There are moments when issues that affect the well-being of all of us must be brought to light. This is one of those times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican — our rights are under siege as President Trump and his administration systematically dismantle key government […]
“I’m a big fan of democracy, and as such, tuned to President Trump’s 13-hour address to a joint session of Congress. As expected, it was rife with chest pounding, game show pizazz (“You’ve been accepted to West Point!” “You’re a Secret Service agent!” “You get a car!”), racist asides, and outright lies. Y’know, the usual.”
Congratulations to Jackie McHenry, one of 11 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Khang Pham-New’s sculpture, “Escutcheon,” at California Botanic Garden in Claremont. Jackie 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
The Claremont Colleges have adopted deliberate, vigilant approaches in response to the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to higher education institutions that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. But just how these threats will materialize remains unclear.
Finance director Jeremy Starkey delivered a mid-year budget report at the February 25 Claremont City Council meeting, a snapshot of the city’s revenues and expenditures from July 2024 to December 2024. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni, staff, and friends of Claremont Graduate University packed the campus Saturday for its spring centennial celebration. The event included campus tours, a community fair, an alumni art exhibition, a talk on CGU’s 100-year legacy, poetry readings, an alumni social and panel discussion, and the introduction of new interim president Michelle Bligh, who assumed office that day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council unanimously approved a $20,929 bonus for City Manager Adam Pirrie, representing 8% of his $261,612 base salary, and increased its contribution to his health insurance premium, at its February 25 meeting. Courier file photo
By Pamela Casey Nagler and Marcella Zita | Special to the Courier Despite chaos and disruption in our federal government, circumstances have recently improved in some areas for many California public school teachers — including in Claremont — along with some other government workers. On January 5 then President Biden signed into law the Social […]
Claremont High School junior Kate Song, a member of the CHS’s Speech and Debate team (and also the Courier’s talented social media intern), delivered a resounding talk on February 28, earning her a spot in this year’s regional Rotary District 5300’s Four-Way Test Speech Contest.
“Do you recall the saying, ‘Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun’? With apologies to Noel Coward, I would like to revise that to say, ‘Only mad dogs and Englishmen and RAGBRAI cyclists go out in the midday sun.’” Photo/by John Watts
Some 20 Sycamore kids bettered their German vocabulary on February 21 with a free lesson taught by Claremont High students, part of Structured Program for the Acquisition of German in the U.S.-Resources and Know-How, or SPARK for German. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Four Montclair High School students were recently awarded four-year QuestBridge college scholarships to tuition, housing, food and other expenses at three universities. Elieen Leong and Arden Zheng will attend Princeton University, Kyle Mai, Stanford University, and Daniel Rico Rodriguez, The University of Chicago.
Claremont Graduate University Executive Vice President and Provost Michelle Bligh, who arrived at CGU as an assistant professor of organizational behavior in 2002, has been named its interim president, effective March 1. Current interim president Tim Kirley will step down after taking the position in June 2024. Bligh holds “a deep understanding of the university’s […]
Acts for the 2025 Los Angeles County Fair’s concert series were announced Monday.