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Tickets for the Ontario Tower Buzzers’ inaugural 2026 season are on sale at towerbuzzers.com.
Two new Claremont Lewis Museum of Art exhibits, “Home in Aztlán: The Garcia Collection of Chicanx Art,” and “One of Your Girls or Your Homies: Tan Jazz Mont,” are spotlighting the works of the Hispanic community through Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 200 W. First St., Claremont. The shows open Saturday, December 7, at a […]
Ontario International Airport announced Monday it was awarded $7,072,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program to fund security and terminal upgrades, according to a news release. The enhancements will help manage increased traveler volumes and boost customer experience.
Come the new year, the leadership of Uncommon Good and the Claremont Chamber of Commerce will look different. Nancy Mintie, founder and executive director of Uncommon Good, is retiring, and Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Lopez is stepping in as the 24-year-old Claremont nonprofit’s new executive director. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Webb Schools recently opened the Huang Innovation Wing, a space designed to inspire and empower students in STEM, innovation, and creative problem-solving. “This initiative significantly enriches academic opportunities, enabling deep engagement with emerging technologies, fostering groundbreaking projects, and cultivating a spirit of ingenuity that embodies Webb’s forward-thinking approach to education,” according to a press release. Photo/by Susan Carpenter
By John Neiuber | Special to the Courier The Claremont Courier has been chronicling the culture of Claremont for going on 117 years, and I am fortunate to have been granted access to the newspaper’s archives. In 2022, when I was researching the 100th anniversary of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce for this column — […]
Today, December 3, is Giving Tuesday. This annual event has become one of the prime charitable giving occasions in the world.
“The etymology of the moniker ‘deviled eggs’ has to do with 18th century Europeans’ laughably low bar for spicy food. Apparently mustard and pepper were exotic flavors back then, hence the ‘deviled’ bit. I’ve also learned some modern religious Southern Americans prefer not to conjure the antichrist during the holidays, and refer to them as ‘angel eggs’ as a safeguard. Never can be too careful I guess.”
Claremont Sunrise Rotary’s 17th annual Turkey Trot was a resounding success on Thanksgiving morning, with more than 1,000 runners in the 5K and hundreds in the children’s 1K. Vicente Huerta, 23, defended his title as 5K champion, at 15:35. His 2024, 11 seconds better than his winning time last year. Claremont’s Denise Chen captured first in the women’s 5K, at 19:09. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
It’s only a matter of time before the holiday shopping season consumes us. In October, Washington D.C. retail trade association the National Retail Federation predicted holiday spending would grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over last year, with shoppers spending between $979.5 and $989 billion in the November-December shopping period, compared to $955.6 billion in 2023.
Claremont Courier event calendar: November 29 – December 7, 2024
Last month, the City of Rancho Cucamonga announced that a new 15-year lease agreement with Rancho Baseball LLC had been inked to allow the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a minor-league affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, to continue to call LoanMart Field, 8408 Rochester Ave., home. “With the approval of this new lease agreement, construction on […]
Claremont Courier holiday event calendar: November 29 – December 25, 2024
Oakmont Outdoor School and Chaparral Elementary took their turns in delivering their school plans for student achievement at the November 21 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Two weeks ago, the Claremont Colleges announced it had acquired the 16-acre former home of the Claremont School of Theology for $7.7 million. The sale closed November 15. Midway through the statement outlining next steps for the property was a mention that TCC had learned November 16 that nonprofit Youth […]
The Claremont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate some its remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to partially fund long sought improvements at the aging Claremont Police Department building. Pictured here Tuesday during unrelated business are (L-R) Mayor Pro Tem Corey Calaycay, outgoing chamber of commerce CEO Randy Lopez, and Mayor Sal Medina. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo