Opinion
By John Pixley Beatrice Casagran was jumping up and down. Literally. There she was, on stage, jumping up and down, jumping for joy. She was thrilled, estactic, to be inviting us to the Ophelia’s Jump latest production, “The Hall of Final Ruin.” Not only did she direct the play. Not only was this the play’s […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com There are so many things I took for granted when I was young: that my family would be there, school was a refuge and source of a social life outside the home, and the rituals and rites of youth in Southern California would be there for me when the time […]
When the city council concluded the redistricting process last Tuesday by adopting map 203, the decision likely disappointed many Claremont residents who hoped for a more radical reshaping of Claremont’s council districts.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com The CUSD pandemic story in last week’s edition got me thinking about when and how much I’m going to wear a mask. New cases in Los Angeles County continue to drop, with only 830 on March 8. That’s a small enough number to make me feel really good about the […]
Through the 1930s, 1940s and into the 1950s, the citrus industry and the colleges remained the major driving forces of the local economy.
I’ll tell you four stories about Claremont people who connect interfaithfully with people in prison. But first, a note about the word religion.
I had to laugh. A recent new car purchase reminded me that a formal education and advanced degrees can’t always provide the know-how needed to accomplish the simplest of jobs.
I’m an only child. Mom had me in November 1963, then decided she was good. Dad was gone by the time I was out of diapers, but that’s a story for another day.
The longstanding, severely constraining process of providing affordable housing across the socioeconomic spectrum in Claremont is replete with growth restrictive policies, which, when combined, effectively serve as redlines against the economic feasibility of developing low income housing for either sale or lease.
This was our second go-around. Our second chance, so to say. Not that we had gotten anything wrong the first time around.
When I looked out the living room window a few days before Super Bowl LVI, two large police cars were blocking the entry to our cul-de-sac.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com The phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” has served me well throughout my so-called adult life, but it never really seemed applicable to my favorite and most long-lasting job — fatherhood. The fake it part works: when my kids started being born and I stepped into my new role […]
I have a bazillion dreams yet to live in my lifetime. Undeniably, I was born with an insatiable appetite to experience and taste the new. And, I never hold myself back.
Never anyone’s first choice, 35 years ago we fell in love with an unusual, long narrow lot that only nodded to the street in front, but lavishly embraced the valley to the sides and back.
Leila Ackerman assumed the position of secretary, what today would be the executive director, of the Claremont Chamber in 1923 and would serve in that capacity for the next 21 years, retiring in 1944.
Viewpoint: Claremont City Council embraces anti-racism as a priority
February 24th, 2022
On February 5th, 2022, at the Claremont City Council’s Strategic Planning Meeting, the city council named anti-racism and anti-discrimination as a priority for the city.