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My interest in loss and grief began soon after my marriage disintegrated in 2013. A “conscious uncoupling” it wasn’t; it was ugly, and a heartbreaking by-product was an intensely strained relationship with my middle daughter, who was 11 at the time.
In what has become an annual event at Padua Hills Theatre, the Cielo Rojo Dance Company entertained an enthusiastic, packed house on December 12. The evening included traditional Mexican holiday dancing, a marketplace, food, gifts, music, and plenty of cheer in the courtyard throughout the evening. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., Claremont, invites folks 21 and over to a 6 to 9 p.m. low rider ornament making workshop on Thursday, December 19. Admission is $50, museum members $40. “Holiday Glow, Low and Slow” part of the museum’s art night out series, will be led by artist Jaqueline Valenzuela who will speak about her art and the culture around low riders.
Free and open to the public performances of Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Sing-Along Messiah” concert take place at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday, December 22 at Pomona College’s Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.
Pomona College had a record year for fundraising in 2024, it announced Monday.
Children’s Foundation of America celebrated its annual fundraising gala December 5 at Padua Hills Theatre. The evening included silent and live auctions, local and state dignitaries, and friends of the nonprofit.
Claremont High School senior cheerleader Kori Epling became the first athlete in the program’s history to earn All-American status throughout her four-year high school career.
“I want to be the guy in the ad strolling down a wintery city sidewalk, bundled up and smiling, with an armful of beautifully wrapped packages. But, I’m the sweaty guy in his pajamas hunched over his laptop in the wee hours illuminated by the sickly glow, overcompensating again for falling short on holiday cheer and gratitude, frantically filling my Amazon cart with kids’ gifts. I’m that guy.”
Congratulations to Abraham Park, who was chosen at random among the 10 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as one of Rod Baer’s sculptures at the Claremont Depot. Abraham is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” 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
Pomona College has responded to a letter from free speech and legal advocacy groups asking the school to withdraw the suspensions of 10 students it alleges participated in an October 7 demonstration at Carnegie Hall. “The College’s response to the October 7, 2024, takeover of Carnegie Hall … does not implicate protected free expression/association,” read the response. “The focus of the subject discipline relates to the targeted disruption of the College’s ability to properly conduct scheduled classes in a well-established academic setting.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council conducted its annual restructuring at its final meeting of the year on Tuesday, voting unanimously to name Corey Calaycay mayor and Jennifer Stark into the newly named mayor pro tem/vice mayor position for 2025. Calaycay replaces Sal Medina and Stark will replace Calaycay. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School’s cross-country program has a long history of success, and this season was no exception.
The team made its 11th consecutive appearance at the California Cross Country State Championships on November 30 at Woodward Park in Fresno, finishing sixth. Junior Lyle Mideiros also qualified as an individual and represented the boys varsity team. Photo/by Olivia Su
Santa Claus arrived in Claremont from the North Pole Friday evening as the city and Village Marketing Group hosted the annual Holiday Promenade. Festivities included carolers and live music, photos with Santa at city hall, the Packing House, and The Treatment Skin Boutique, and with reindeer at Shelton Park, a small petting zoo, cheer stops, and the 6:15 p.m. tree lighting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“There’s advantages to kids that grow up like I did,” said Jeffrey Burum, National CORE founder and managing partner of Colonies Crossroads. “You get tougher, you learn you have to work harder, you don’t have other people you can count on. Today’s a day I want them to know they can count on us.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Some Claremonters were alarmed recently when Southern California pizza chain Baby Bros used a photo of the Verbal Building — home for 45 years to Pizza N’ Such — on its website, with “Claremont location coming soon” as the headline. Some took it to mean it would be going in at the 202 Yale Ave. location. Not […]
Pilgrim Place resident Donna Orange, who died last month at 80 after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle, was honored in a “ghost bike” ceremony Saturday at the site of the collision in Upland. Friends, family, and more than 70 cyclists attended the late morning memorial at the southwest corner of 16th Street and San Antonio Avenue, where Orange was gravely injured on November 12. She died from her injures November 16. The motorist remains at large. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“The first time I saw Eddie Neville was at a party in Glendora in 1982. My punk band Human Therapy was playing, and he and his group, Red Brigade, walked in like they owned the place. From a faraway land called Ontario, they were dressed to the nines with spiked hair, engineer boots, torn jeans, leather jackets, and studded wristbands. I was in awe.”