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Vendors interested in hosting a booth space at Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s October 24 Village Venture Arts and Crafts Festival can submit an interest form at claremontchamber.org/village-venture-arts-crafts-festival.
Nangy Ghafarshad gives a short speech, with his wife Fahima by his side, on Sunday during a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of the couple’s ownership of Walter’s Restaurant in the Claremont Village. During the ceremony the Ghafarshads received recognition from local and regional elected officials and were given an award by Claremont Heritage. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
by Tim Lynch | Special to the Courier Here are some things you can do in three minutes: brush your teeth; walk two blocks; make your bed; and explain your data-driven graduate research project to a general audience. Six doctoral students at Claremont Graduate University — finalists in the fourth annual Big Pitch competition — recently […]
“Many of us have heard it from well-meaning friends or loved ones: ‘Choose happiness.’ I’ve often bristled at this platitude. Why? Because some suffering is such that ‘choosing’ to be happy is not an option. Hearing someone blithely contend it’s a choice feels almost like an accusation, as if it’s a defect one is too lazy to address. But for me and I suspect many others, this isn’t always possible. And that’s okay, because it’s okay to be sad.”
break on the big stage. Her second play, “Sealed Orders,” which centers around the tragic death of 18-year-old Malcolm Melville, son of iconic author Herman Melville, is running through Sunday, December 10 at Ophelia’s Jump Productions. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Peace demonstrators, many from Claremont retirement community Pilgrim Place, have long been a Friday afternoon fixture at the corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow Highway, with supporters honking their horns as they pass through the intersection. Soon after the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, the group added an additional cause: a call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The yearslong effort to reimagine the role of Claremont’s school resource officer had another setback Tuesday when the Claremont City Council elected to modify an agreement between the city and the Claremont Unified School District that will govern how the program will be administrated going forward. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Even with the latest medical advances extending our lives, reaching 100 years of age remains a rare milestone. On Tuesday, La Verne’s Hillcrest retirement community honored a group of seven centenarians: Margaret Coston, 100 (the youngest of the group, born in September 1923); Graham Lovelace, 100; Lena Ott Coffman, 100; Imogene Hanawalt, 102; Sterling Pratt, 103; Ruth Kurtz, 104; and Atala Brovo, who is 109 years old! Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“Timeless Claremont,” one of the most dynamic books of photography ever published about Claremont and its people, with 170 pages of incredible photojournalism culled from more than 50 years of local Courier coverage, is now in hand.
United States Representative Judy Chu presented Claremont After-School Programs and the Economy Shop with congressional recognition certificates on November 12 at the home of Claremont Graduate University President Len Jessup.
No one wants to talk about cardiovascular disease around the holidays, but what better time to bring up the conversation than when you are with the people you love the most?
For those looking to channel their inner Simone Biles, a new Claremont business has your ticket. The only catch is you must be able to count your age on two hands, and maybe a couple of toes.
Pacific Lifeline, an Upland-based nonprofit providing shelter for women and their children, in partnership with Heart2Serve, a nonprofit that shelters the unhoused and provides resources, recently announced the construction of the first city permitted 3-D printed duplexes.
With more than 100 nonprofits operating in and around the City of Trees, there’s an abundance of local opportunities to donate this holiday season.
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, November 24 California Botanic Garden invites folks to stop by before or after Black Friday shopping at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, for its 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Green Friday event, including free admission for registered guests. Reserve tickets at calbg.org. “Beatriz at Dinner” (2017) is this week’s free 12:30 p.m. […]
“I mentioned to a Dundalk native that I was falling hard for the country’s green rolling hills. He had a typically poetic Irish response, positing it was up to me to decide if the landscape was in fact ‘bleak or beautiful.’ I chose the latter.” Courier photo/Mick Rhodes
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