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Ever since a devastating windstorm in January 2022, Claremont has been in a reflective mood when it comes to its urban forest. There have been private discussions, public meetings and much soul searching, and part of that involves an update to the city’s tree policy manual. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff

A few years ago, the three-acre farm was just a vacant lot owned by the Pomona Unified School District. Now the grounds are teeming with life — towering corn stalks, shady trees, garden boxes overflowing with herbs, rows of fall and winter vegetables, and even a pen featuring the farm’s newest addition, goats. “Everything starts with a vision,” said Stephen Yorba, executive director of Community Partners 4 Innovation, a Pomona-based nonprofit dedicated to building urban farms throughout the city, and lead farmer at Lopez Urban Farm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

There’s so much to absorb during the annual Claremont Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot, which returns Thanksgiving morning, and for the past decade, Claremont’s Joe O’Toole has basked in the experience one step at a time. “I love being out there, being just like everyone else who wants to be fit before we break bread as families,” said O’Toole, 60. Everyone else, of course, hasn’t endured what O’Toole has in confronting the inherited, incurable vision-stealing disease retinitis pigmentosa, which left him blind in his 20s after he watched it afflict his mother and uncle. Photo/courtesy of Elizabeth Tulac

Sergeant first class Ryan Bomze salutes the raising of the American flag on Saturday during a Veterans Day celebration in Memorial Park. Bomze, who leads the ROTC at Claremont McKenna College, was the keynote speaker at the event that honors all the men and women who have served in the military. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff

After a three-year hiatus, the 75th Pilgrim Place Festival kicked off Friday morning with clear skies and lots of smiles. Day two of the festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 11, and all proceeds help Pilgrim Place’s Resident Health and Support Program. More info is at pilgrimplace.org/festival. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

The weather was near perfect Sunday as hundreds of art lovers descended on Padua Hills Theatre for the 19th annual Padua Hills Art Fiesta, sponsored by the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. Thirty-four local artists showed at the event, which also included live music, kids’ activities, a book sale, a film screening, and food. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Upland’s Last Name Brewing has been named the best local craft brewery in the Southland by readers of the Los Angeles Times. “When brothers Curt and Andy Dale first dreamed of opening their own brewery as they cooked up homebrewed batches of beer in the 1990s, they had no idea they would end up being pioneers of what would become a thriving craft brewery industry in the Los Angeles area,” read a press release. Photo/courtesy of Last Name Brewing

In 2021 Claremont updated its municipal code to incorporate the organic material recycling requirements under Senate Bill 1383. The main focus of the law is to divert food waste away from landfills where it can create methane gas pollution. Organic refuse must now be placed in green recycling bins, including edible items such as fruit, vegetables, meat scraps and plate scrapings. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Claremont Art Walk, November 2023

Claremont resident Vanessa Torrez tries to elicit a smile from her nine-month-old daughter Juliet on Saturday during the annual Village Venture in Claremont. With sunny skies and a perfect 75-degree temperature, the event was well attended this year with a large selection of booths and activities for all to enjoy. See more photos. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff

It was clear from the very beginning the annual 2023 Children’s Foundation of America Charity Golf Classic was going to be a hoot and all for a good cause. Over 86 golf participants descended on the Glendora Country Club on Monday, October 23 for a day of golfing, giving and maybe winning some cool prizes. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

A man was taken to the hospital Sunday after he was attacked in the Claremont Village. The Claremont Police Department received a call at 3:53 p.m. about a man suffering from a stab wound at the Metrolink platform in the 200 block of W. First Street. When officers arrived they located the adult male who had apparently been stabbed in the chest following a verbal argument, police said Monday.

The front page of the Wednesday October 29, 2003 edition of the Claremont Courier had a full page photo of a burning hillside with the headline “Fire from hell.“Behaving in a manner apt for its name as the Grand Prix Fire, the conflagration that literally sped through Claremont on its way west Saturday night and Sunday morning at one point consumed an astounding 2,700 acres in a two-hour period,” wrote veteran reporter Patricia Yarborough. Courier photo/Trish Branley

by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Given the choice between approving a fireworks display or ditching the nighttime portion of the Fourth of July celebration, the Claremont Community and Human Services Commission said the show must go on. By a 6-1 margin, with Deborah Scott Toux casting the no vote, the commission recommended Wednesday that the […]