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Actor and author George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy” is the featured read for One Book, One Coast, LA County Library’s regional reading initiative. The 2019 graphic memoir recounts the author’s childhood imprisonment at American concentration camps during World War II. More than 140 libraries will offer free digital copies of “They Called Us Enemy” […]
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
As the final two months of the year unfold, it’s likely that 2023 will be the slowest real estate market since the housing bubble burst in 2008. Stubbornly high prices combined with the highest mortgage interest rates in a generation have made it increasingly difficult to buy a home, which has placed downward pressure on demand. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com La Popular Restaurant, the new tenant at the former Rhino Records site at 235 N. Yale Ave., is set to open Monday, November 20. A soft opening with limited availability is set for Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18. Email t.bulen@eurekarestaurantgroup.com for reservations. “We couldn’t be more excited,” said […]
“Isn’t Israel, in how it is conducting its campaign to destroy Hamas, combined with the steady stream of images of dead innocent Palestinian children flooding our social media feeds, very likely creating a far more dangerous enemy?”
“It has been challenging, sad, anger filled, fearful, and heartbreaking, all of those emotions, for the community. So many in our community have strong and deep connections to Israel, whether they lived there, are from there, or have family there, friends. All of the attention and thoughts are with the people of Israel.” Photo/courtesy of the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
“This last month has been traumatic for the Jewish community around the world. For many of us, the attacks on October 7th triggered painful memories of Jewish history — antisemitism, pogroms, and the Holocaust. Many of us know people (or know people who know people) who were killed or taken hostage. The Jewish people see themselves as part of an extended family, so it feels as if our family members were attacked and murdered.” Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The decline in local news coverage is particularly troubling. Local news plays a crucial role in informing communities about issues that directly impact their daily lives. Without access to local news, citizens may be unaware of important developments in their communities, leading to a lack of civic literacy and disengagement, and opening the door to political corruption. The Pew survey is quite sobering, especially concerning is these are not old figures, with major changes starting just seven years ago. In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults followed the news “all or most of the time.” That fell to 38% in 2022, Pew found.
Pomona’s dA Center for the Arts will take the phrase “getting the band back together” to a whole new level Saturday, November 11, when it opens “Sounds of Pomona: The Golden Era of Music 1955-1975,” with a free and open to the public 6 to 9 p.m. reception during the Pomona Art Walk.
Author Tom Peters, one of the world’s leading business minds and the keynote speaker at Drucker’s Centennial Day in 2010, recently donated his nearly 40-year-old collection of books and articles to the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the home of Peter Drucker’s own extensive archives. “I saw a great opportunity to make the Drucker […]
Cal Poly Pomona recently announced its Roots House project, a market-ready, energy-efficient family home designed and built by CPP students, had received 10 awards from the inaugural Orange County Sustainability Decathlon.
The space into which Walter’s Restaurant expanded was one of six units in what was only one of three bungalow courts built in Claremont. The entire bungalow court is now occupied by Walter’s, and when dining in the courtyard, one can still see the eyebrow eaves over the doorways to what were once the individual bungalows.
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
This photo-driven, 170-page project has over 200 award-winning images produced by Courier photojournalists over the past 50 years. Altogether, this one-of-a-kind, stunning collection of images will amaze, delight and make you laugh, and maybe even cry. Check out our story for reservation information.
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
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