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Recent past often includes styles like mid-century modern, brutalism, international, and postmodernism, which have unique design elements and preservation considerations. As a preservation organization, we need to actively advocate for the protection of these structures due to the perception that they are not historically significant. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Heritage
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
Congratulations to Charlotte Van Ryswyk, who was chosen at random among the 26 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “Imbue,” sculptor Allison Saar’s 2020 bronze located in the courtyard at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art. Charlotte 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
At 6 p.m. Saturday, November 30, a free and open to the public closing ceremony will be held for “Mike Hill | Earth and Sky” at Claremont Heritage’s Ginger Elliott Exhibition Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Hill will no doubt be showered with compliments; and frankly, it’s about time. After decades of steady work as an acclaimed sculptor of wood, steel, and marble, as a painter, and a stained glass artist, Hill, 84, is having a moment. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, November 29 It’s Black Friday, which is considered the official start of the holiday shopping season. In observance, California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts Green Friday, with free admission from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. RSVP at org. Also, gardener Krista Von Stetten leads a free […]
Over the last few weeks, the Courier reached out to public school districts in Claremont, Pomona, La Verne, Glendora, Azusa, and Upland to inquire about the annual salaries and benefits packages of their superintendents, assistant superintendents, and heads of educational services. We took our student numbers from the California Department of Education School Dashboard. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
AgingNext, The Kiwanis Club of Pomona, and Pomona Police Department are looking to the community for donations of boxes of stuffing to benefit needy Pomona families this Thanksgiving.
Claremont Sunrise Rotary’s 17th annual Claremont Turkey Trot begins at 7:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, with the children’s 1K fun run, followed by the 5k run and walk at 8. Races will start in front of the Metrolink parking lot, 201 W. First St., and end near the Village.
On November 14, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority ratified a $798 million funding agreement amendment put forth by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority last month that would effectively fund the remaining 3.2-mile, two-station (Claremont and Montclair) construction project of the Metro A Line extension project.
Congratulations to Jim des Lauriers, who was chosen at random among the record 28 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “Manhole Man” one of several playful sculptures outside the Claremont City Yard on Monte Vista Avenue.
“‘This hue and cry about, we can’t lose our movie theater, it kind of rings false,’ said Laemmle Theatres President and CEO Greg Laemmle. And who could argue? Claremont audiences still haven’t returned to the Claremont 5 at anywhere near pre-pandemic levels, no doubt due in part to the comparatively opulent AMC Dine-In Montclair Place 12 theater, which opened in 2021. ‘ … well, if that’s the case and the people in the community prefer to spend their money in Montclair to see movies, then … does Claremont need a movie theater?’ Ah, the $1.2 million question …”
Friday marks three months since an early morning fire forced the closure of Walter’s Restaurant, the beloved Yale Avenue eatery that had recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Dawoud Ghafarshad, Walter’s director of events and operations and general manager, said he’s hoping to reopen sometime in the spring. “We’re going to hope for April or May,” he said. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo