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An early rendering of the proposed Village South development illustrates the walkable, mixed-use vision supporters say is at risk under the developer’s revised proposal. Image/courtesy of City of Claremont
Super Tuesday, March 5, is fast approaching, and in-person voting centers are open at Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; El Roble Intermediate School, 665 N. Mountain Ave.; Claremont Unified School District offices, 170 W. San Jose Ave.; and Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd. Centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Additional polling centers can be found at locator.lavote.net/locations/vc. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Two groups of students and five individuals took home high honors Monday as part of the 34th annual Making Change contest. The annual competition by the City of Claremont and Claremont Unified School District asks CUSD students to submit essays and multimedia projects highlighting change-making figures throughout history. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
History is beset with artists who got their due long past their heyday, or worse yet, posthumously, and pop music might be the form most prone to this sin of omission. Here in sleepy little Claremont, we have our own entry: long beloved but criminally unheralded local rock band Rex Holmes, who, though together for a relatively short time, 1999 to 2007, left an indelible mark on the lucky few who loved them. And now a wider audience may finally find the heretofore local heroes: Rex Holmes’ very first record, “Live” will be released March 10. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The third Claremont Art Walk of 2024 runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Here’s what’s on tap.
Claremont’s 2024 Independence Day committee invites local youth to participate in the city’s 74th annual Fourth of July celebration theme and national anthem contests.
Following a tumultuous seven hour meeting in which emotions ran extremely high, the Claremont City Council voted unanimously early Wednesday to affirm its “longstanding practice of not adopting resolutions or issuing proclamations that take an official city position on social or political issues that are not local to Claremont,” essentially rejecting an alternative declaration that would have called for a cease-fire in Gaza. This story will be updated later today. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Together We Prepare CPR and disaster preparation classes for El Roble eighth-graders have become a right of passage for thousands of middle-school students attending public schools in Claremont. Last week, the Rotary Club of Claremont just finished their 45th year of teaching at the school. The training includes three separate sessions covering not only CPR but also disaster preparation. Since its beginning, Rotarians have introduced CPR to over 21,000 students. Just this year it took 36 people to manage the classes, working with 459 students. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Military personnel pride themselves on being rugged and resilient, but even they aren’t immune to mental health challenges.
Claremont Little League’s 65th spring season got underway at 8 a.m. Saturday with three games at College Park and one at Griffith Park. In the majors, the Angels rode an Emiliano De La Cruz extra innings grand slam to a 5-3 win against the Mariners. The JV Twins topped the Pirates, 12-10. The farm division Rockhounds and Bulls tied, 4-4. The junior Dodgers beat the Brewers, 14-7. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Most young musical hobbyists opt out early, understandably discouraged by that inevitable, bruising first wave of disappointment and degradation. Others soldier on. Why? Some because it’s the only remotely marketable skill they possess. Most toil away at related day jobs and keep their dreams alive by night. And though a few of my contemporaries have risen up the ranks to respectability and acclaim, most of us are still kicking around the lower rungs, if not content with our lot, resigned.” Photo/Christopher Lockett
The Foothill Gold Line project segment from Glendora to Pomona is now more than 81% complete and remains on budget and on course for an early January 2025 substantial completion, according to Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Chief Executive Officer, Habib F. Balian. Crews are focused on completing light rail stations, which are 65% done, and […]
Make sure to keep up with physician check-ups and preventive screenings. It’s important to “know your numbers” when it comes to your health.
For many, being tasked to write a column about healthy living would be a welcome chance to offer personal tips on how they have kept Father Time, Mother Nature, and/or gravity at bay.
In 2018, Sustainable Claremont began utilizing a small plot behind the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, meeting place to turn hundreds of pounds of old food scraps into usable compost, a mix of decaying organic matter that can used as fertilizer.
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but that’s no reason to stop thinking about matters of the heart, because February is American Heart Month.
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