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Businesses, nonprofits, families, and individuals are invited to register for a space in Claremont’s annual Fourth of July parade by submitting an application.
Police from at least four jurisdictions — many in riot gear — descended on Pomona College Friday and arrested 20 protesters after some had occupied President Gabrielle Starr’s office. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Cal Poly Pomona students got a glimpse recently into of how IRS Criminal Investigation special agents conduct challenging investigations during a full-day criminal investigation simulation known as the citizen academy.
What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, April 5 Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 7:30 a.m. first Friday breakfast at Panzarello’s, 1615 N. Mountain Ave., is $20 for members, $23 for non-members. RSVP at uplandchamber.org/events. The free 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. war and existentialism book clubmeets at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. April’s book […]
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Andrea Deligio as San Antonio High School’s new principal, taking over for interim principal Brett O’Connor. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
March 13 had been just another routine Wednesday at the Pomona home of Sydni Myrick-Causey. After putting her 2-year-old daughter to bed, she hit the hay herself around 11 p.m. Then about 1 a.m. her son ran into the room where she and her two daughters were sleeping, shouting that a fire had broken out in his room. Myrick-Causey ran to his room and saw a raging blaze. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Better Claremont Playgrounds hopes to convince the City of Claremont to not only reassess what they say are outdated playgrounds that have not been significantly upgraded for some time, but also to upend the city’s “like for like” policy with respect to playground equipment.
I think most of us fear being irrelevant. We spend our early years building a life, a career, a circle of people who care about us, a philosophy we hope to follow until our time is up. We want people to like us. Sure. We want our friends to respect us. And we don’t really think what we create will ever end.
By Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com It seems like it was long ago when Martin Weinberger was writing yet another Courier column on state or national politics, usually slamming the GOP for feeding the rich at the expense of the middle class and poor. There were dustups with the city that could get quite tense on […]
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com America loves an underdog, right? Claremont’s Joel Gonzales sure hopes so. The film producer’s latest project, “The Long Game,” which is being released nationwide April 12, is “an aspirational, inspirational true story.” Gonzales calls the film a “Field of Dreams” set in the world of golf. Directed by Julio Quintana (“Blue Miracle”), […]
By Tim Lynch | Special to the Courier April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to promote inclusion and connectedness for people who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and for the family and friends who support them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines ASD as a developmental disability caused by differences […]
Congratulations to Jill Reilly, who was chosen at random among the 11 respondents who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the main entrance to the social center at Mt. San Antonio Gardens. Reilly is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, […]
The fourth Claremont Art Walk of 2024 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Here’s what’s on view:
Rain clouds parted on Easter Sunday afternoon long enough for a large family picnic in June Vail Park. Temperatures will warm through Wednesday but more rain is on the way. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
I really loved the first woman I ever met. I could just tell mom was good people from the outset. She raised me by herself, made untold sacrifices, most of which I’ll never know about, and taught me nearly all the stuff that’s good in me.
If you rarely review the Claremont Courier staff box on page 5, it would be hard to tell what Skylar Anderson’s and Grace Felschundneff’s responsibilities are for the newspaper and website. Yet, they have two of the most important jobs in the newsroom.
When Nancy Sassaman finished up six grueling rounds of chemotherapy in 2003, she felt so weak she couldn’t open a jar. Now, with her cancer long in the rear-view mirror, the 75-year-old is a medal-winning powerlifter who can deadlift nearly twice her body weight.
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