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Teachers, including Claremont High’s Wendy Crilly, right, continued to rally for salary raises while a group of parents pressured Claremont Unified School District officials to consider new guidelines for screen time on school-issued technology at the May 7 CUSD Board of Education meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A proposed affordable housing project a few miles west of Claremont has been scrapped after the developer backed out of the plan last week. In a February 2 news release, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said her office had received confirmation from the LA County Department of Regional Planning that the developer, National CORE, had officially withdrawn its land use application for the project at 740 E. Foothill Blvd. in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Illustration/courtesy of National Core
After the Courier made Claremont Unified School District aware last week that its policy of checking visitors’ identification before they can attend Board of Education meetings may violate state law, on Thursday Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Kevin Ward said the district will change its check in policy beginning at the next board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 15 at 170 W. San Jose Ave., Claremont, CA 91711.
“As I tumble into my 60s, it’s becoming clearer with every passing day that “everything hurts and I’m dying” is just the way it’s going to be. And among the many surprises of aging has been the realization that some of us are just over it, ‘it’ meaning, well, most everything, including going to bars, parties, lunches, concerts, shows, etc. And I get it: it’s hard out there.”
Over the decades, Alan Carlisle has captured headlines as an older athlete who has competed in some of the most grueling high endurance races. Now 94, he has 93 marathons and eight Ironman triathlons under his belt, and he’s finally catching his breath at Mount San Antonio Gardens retirement community, where he lives with his wife of 55 years, Cherie, 91. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The pandemic’s onset and the subsequent performance of financial markets reinforce two points investors should always keep in mind: First, the future is unknowable; Second, even if you could foretell the future like some Greek oracle, the markets’ response to that future would repeatedly confound you.
The final tally is in from the deadly and prolific atmospheric river that pounded Southern California Sunday through Tuesday, and the smaller, low-pressure system that arrived Wednesday: the storms dropped 8.68 inches of rain in Claremont, bringing the season total to 15.21 inches. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Here’s what’s coming to Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art in February.
Photographers of all ages are invited to submit images of bird life taken at California Botanic Garden throughout the month of February for a chance to win bird-themed prizes.
The deadly and prolific atmospheric river that had pounded Southern California since Sunday has for the most part passed, but another smaller storm is due to begin dropping more rain in Claremont about 7 p.m. today and continue through midnight, with about a half-inch expected. After that, partly cloudy conditions should prevail through Thursday, followed by a welcome procession of sunny, clear days beginning Friday. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
I love women! It’s really surprising for a 67-year-old gay man to come out as a woman lover, but watching the Grammys celebrate women, I am struck by how lucky I have been to have had some inspiring women in my life.
The atmospheric river that has stalled over Southern California since Sunday had dumped 7.93 inches of rain in Claremont as of 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to the remote automatic weather station that reports data to the National Weather Service. This brings the season total, which began October 1, 2023, to 14.46 inches, more than doubling the city’s pre-storm tally of 6.53 inches. Flash flood warnings remain in effect through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The same slow moving weather system that dropped more than 4 inches of continuous rain in Claremont from 10 a.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday will let loose with another 1 ½ inches on Tuesday, where a flash flood warning has been issued for the San Gabriel mountains through 4 p.m. On Monday the massive storm impacted everything from freeway traffic to Village parking, to school attendance. Meanwhile, snow continues to fall in the Mt. Baldy area, with over four feet recorded Sunday to Monday above 7,000 feet. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A powerful storm that made its way into the region Sunday afternoon had dropped more than four inches of rain on Claremont as of 9:55 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, which remained in place until midnight Sunday. Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for eight Southern California counties Sunday, including Los Angeles County. Despite the deluge, Claremont public schools remained open Monday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A powerful storm that made its way into the region Sunday afternoon had dropped more than four inches of rain on Claremont as of 9:55 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, which remained in place until midnight Sunday. Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for eight Southern California counties Sunday, including Los Angeles County. Despite the deluge, Claremont public schools remained open Monday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Another beloved local landmark is in danger of disappearing: the esteemed, pioneering craft brewery Last Name Brewing (formerly Dale Bros.) is up for sale. Last Name has been woven into the fabric of the community for a good long time now. Folks have had their first jobs, met their life partners, and played the first gigs there. The hope, said its amiable co-owner Andy Dale, is to hand off the business to someone who can continue that trajectory. ‘I would love to see it continue on, not necessarily as Last Name Brewing, but in kind of the same spirit of love for the craft beer industry and just being a nice place to visit,’ he said.”
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