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by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com The Claremont City Council agenda was full and varied at its first meeting of the new year on January 13. Live music at La Popular Following a public hearing to consider an amendment to La Popular Restaurant’s conditional use permit to allow live music, the council voted unanimously to defer […]
Congratulations to Grace Morsberger, who was chosen at random among the 22 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as a selfie painting by Sandy Garcia in the window at Rio De Ojas in the Village. The painting is one of six selfie stations that will be displayed as part of Claremont’s free […]
The Foothill Storm Soccer Club’s boys 2016 team are sporting pink socks in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October.
On Friday, October 4, California Sen. Anthony Portantino attended Claremont High School’s home varsity football game against Charter Oak to present the team’s longtime manager Christopher Clark with “an award for his dedication to promoting inclusion within the team,” a Claremont Unified School District newsletter read.
On Saturday, October 12, hundreds of people showed up to Claremont Heritage’s Dia de los Muertos celebration, which featured ofrendas, or altars honoring the dead, musical and dance entertainment at Shelton Park and Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, book readings at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, face painting and other children’s activities, and an art display outside Claremont City Hall.
California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, invites all to “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” a 5:30 to 9 p.m. evening event on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 where attendees can explore the nocturnal world of plants and animals.
Claremont Heritage held its annual Sunset Reception banquet outside The Claremont Club’s recently renovated Historic Stone Club House on Thursday, October 10. The event kicked off the 42nd annual Home Tour on Sunday, October 13. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
On Friday, October 11, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr addressed the recent protest at Carnegie Hall in a community letter titled, “Incidents at Carnegie Hall and the Road Ahead.” Masked students from The Claremont Colleges stormed Carnegie Hall and vandalized property during a nearly four-hour occupation on Monday, October 7.
A year after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, about 100 students from The Claremont Colleges held a divestment rally that eventually led to the occupation of Carnegie Hall at Pomona College on Monday. For months, student protesters have demanded that Pomona College divest from companies they say fund Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
In its first showing at Golden Bean The Americas 2024, a coffee roasting competition held last month at the Eldorado Ballroom in Houston, Texas, Lucky’s Coffee Roasters brought home five silver and five bronze medals across various categories.
I have been living in Claremont since 2008. I walk and bike all over this beautiful town. I love the variety of architecture I see in houses and other buildings. But above all, I love the trees.
Congratulations to Ron Riggio, who was chosen at random from among the 28 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the giant skeleton that for the past few years has been looming playfully over the south side of Base Line Road between Allegheny Court and Bonnie Brae Avenue.
The City of Ontario, Sports Facilities Companies and Greater Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau recently shared the name of a multi-use sports complex set to open in fall 2026 will be Ontario Sports Empire.
The Claremont City Council approved a new playground design for Lewis Park Tuesday following months of chatter on the issue.
Claremont has a dog problem. With few exceptions, our public parks prohibit canines. I believe that limiting dogs to the city’s two “off-leash areas” harms canine welfare and does a tremendous disservice to the entire community.
