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The Napier Initiative at Pilgrim Place recently held its annual celebration and presentation of awards, marking its 15th year by saluting 10 new Napier Fellows.
While it’s true not all heroes wear capes, some certainly sport sheriff’s deputy badges. On January 8, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies Quinn Alkonis and Nicholas Martinez saved two elderly women from certain catastrophe as the Eaton Fire advanced on their Altadena nursing home. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Citrus College and Arizona State University have partnered to form MyPath2ASU, a program to help community college students transfer to ASU.
After scoring 1600 on the SAT test, Claremont High School senior Ian Moore was recently named a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, an honor recognizing excellence in academics, leadership, and community impact.
On Tuesday, Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Company named Dean McVay president of its board of trustees.
Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra’s free and open to the public 11 a.m. “Concert for Children,” is set for Saturday, March 15 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.
by Nan Cooney | Special to the Courier I was recently assaulted with a deadly weapon. No, not physically, but I think the word assault also applies to crimes perpetrated by hackers and scammer against person’s finances, emotions, self-confidence, and faith. We all know someone who has been scammed. In my case, I logged in […]
The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee welcomes Mikel Jollett, frontman for The Airborne Toxic Event and author of “Hollywood Park,” the committee’s 2024-25 community read, for a free and open to the public conversation with Emily St. Martin, digital features editor for Southern California News Group, 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.
Five Arabian foals have been born at Cal Poly Pomona’s W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, over the past two weeks, with an additional four expected through early April.
Cal Poly Pomona and Avanade opened the school’s new Avanade AI and Innovation Center on February 21.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com There are moments when issues that affect the well-being of all of us must be brought to light. This is one of those times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican — our rights are under siege as President Trump and his administration systematically dismantle key government […]
“I’m a big fan of democracy, and as such, tuned to President Trump’s 13-hour address to a joint session of Congress. As expected, it was rife with chest pounding, game show pizazz (“You’ve been accepted to West Point!” “You’re a Secret Service agent!” “You get a car!”), racist asides, and outright lies. Y’know, the usual.”
Congratulations to Jackie McHenry, one of 11 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Khang Pham-New’s sculpture, “Escutcheon,” at California Botanic Garden in Claremont. Jackie is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. 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
The Claremont Colleges have adopted deliberate, vigilant approaches in response to the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to higher education institutions that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. But just how these threats will materialize remains unclear.
Finance director Jeremy Starkey delivered a mid-year budget report at the February 25 Claremont City Council meeting, a snapshot of the city’s revenues and expenditures from July 2024 to December 2024. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni, staff, and friends of Claremont Graduate University packed the campus Saturday for its spring centennial celebration. The event included campus tours, a community fair, an alumni art exhibition, a talk on CGU’s 100-year legacy, poetry readings, an alumni social and panel discussion, and the introduction of new interim president Michelle Bligh, who assumed office that day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Claremont City Council unanimously approved a $20,929 bonus for City Manager Adam Pirrie, representing 8% of his $261,612 base salary, and increased its contribution to his health insurance premium, at its February 25 meeting. Courier file photo