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In her career, Nydia Armendia-Sánchez has lived a lot of lives. She has done visual merchandising and window dressing. She sold wedding dresses and corporate uniforms. For seven years she helmed her own handcrafted spice company (whose goods were sold at Rio de Ojas in the Village). With her debut children’s book being published in October, however, the Ontario native and Pitzer College grad has truly found her calling. Courier photo/Matt Weinberger
As a longtime Dodgers and Angels fan (mostly Dodgers), visiting my favorite teams during spring training has never been too difficult, given both have facilities in the Phoenix area for their yearly five week stay through March.
A revised application for the affordable housing project Larkin Place has been with city planners for a couple of months and is moving through the approval process.
Jamboree Housing Corporation’s new plan for the permanent supportive housing development includes the same number of units, 33, but parking at the site will be significantly reduced to make room for a combination fire lane and driveway. The building will have a smaller footprint, which means the four-story portion of the structure will be significantly larger. It will still be a tiered design, meaning the facade facing Harrison Avenue will start at two stories, but will step up much more quickly to three and four stories as one moves deeper into the property.
March is Women’s History Month. The title of the column this month is the title of Judy Wright’s 2007 book, “Claremont Women, 1887 – 1950, They Created a Culture.” Wright’s contributions to the history and culture of Claremont are immeasurable.
This year marks 20 years since we moved to Claremont and many people know me through my involvement with Claremont Heritage, which is where I met Judy Wright. When I became involved in Heritage, Ginger Elliott was the executive director and Wright was on the board. When I met her, I could tell she was a force of nature, but it was only over time that I grew to understand who she was and what she had accomplished. It was a year after I joined the board that Judy published “Claremont Women.”
Claremont Courier high school sports roundup: March 24, 2023
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, March 24 Every Friday at 9 a.m., a free art group meets on the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. For information call (909) 399-5488. […]
Upset about private banks’ funding of trillions to the fossil fuel, gas and coal industries, thousands of seniors across the nation marched in solidarity Tuesday to express their distaste during the “stop dirty banks” day of action, organized by Third Act and numerous national advocacy groups.
Upset about private banks’ funding of trillions to the fossil fuel, gas and coal industries, thousands of seniors across the nation marched in solidarity Tuesday to express their distaste during the “stop dirty banks” day of action, organized by Third Act and numerous national advocacy groups.
Last summer, Claremont resident Mollie Ramos decided to blend her love of helping people and grooming hair and started a mobile hairstyling business, Hairbound. Her business model is simple: she travels to seniors and children and offers cuts and simple coloring for a decent price.
More than a dozen teens gathered among the native plants and grasses on top of a Pomona College dorm last week to pick lemons, make lemonade, and learn about healthy eating with their Rooftop Garden “enviro-mentors.”
The Rotary Club’s 22nd annual Taste of Claremont takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Claremont Colleges Services building, 101 S. Mills Ave.
More than 40 local restaurants, wineries, and breweries will be on hand to provide guests, who must be 21 and over, with samples. The event also includes live music, an art exhibit, and raffle drawings.
The slow but steady death of live original music in the Claremont area sustained two massive body blows this week, leaving one to wonder if the art form might just vanish entirely from the 91711.
Following months of planning, and years of residents pleading for action, a new set of rules aimed at curbing the seemingly entrenched problem of sex work and criminal activity at Claremont’s freeway motels is set to become law.
By a 5-0 vote Tuesday night, the Claremont City Council approved a new ordinance that proprietors of all motels and hotels must abide by if they wish to continue operating in the city. The vote creates an new a chapter in the city’s municipal code, replacing the old motel ordinance. The new law could go into effect as soon as April 28.
The co-founders of Machine Bio, a Claremont-based biotechnology startup, have gotten pretty good at innovating radical solutions for their industry here on earth. But soon, their technology will be tested in less-charted territory: space. Machine Bio was recently awarded the Technology in Space Prize, which includes up to $500,000 in grant funding. It also means their technology, which revolutionizes protein synthesis, will be shuttled off for research in the U.S. National Laboratory aboard the International Space Station.
The special election to fill the vacant seat on Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education will take place Tuesday, July 25.
The election, which will cost CUSD an estimated $273,000, was triggered by just 99 Trustee Area 4 voters through a petition spearheaded by Joshua Rogers.
Thus far, the only candidate who has stepped forward is Alex McDonald, a physician and educator.
Claremont School of Theology announced Tuesday it will likely be relocating to Los Angeles over the summer.
The school, which has been in Claremont since 1957, is awaiting on final approval for its move to Westwood United Methodist Church, 10497 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.