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Hundreds of kids and their family members, including 3-year-old Samuel Stannislaus (right), took part in the City of Claremont’s spring egg hunt at Memorial Park Saturday morning, which included the annual Kiwanis Club of Claremont pancake breakfast, a petting zoo, face painting, crafts, music, photos with the Easter bunny, and a puppet show. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
On Tuesday, Yarnaholic owner Gina Carlson and two of her closest colleagues, including Martha May, worked tirelessly to get knick-knacks, clothes and bundles of yarn out of boxes and up on the walls of the small-scale Foothill Boulevard boutique.
The Claremont Museum of Art announced Thursday that it had received a paradigm-shifting gift from one of Claremont’s top philanthropic families. The museum will receive $1 million from Randall Lewis: $850,000 for the institution’s endowment and $150,000 for immediate needs.
Upland resident Cynthia Pye is always looking for ways to improve her health. The 60-year-old has been active for as long as she can remember and sticks to health basics such as eating right and exercising regularly.
It’s all about Ben, and always has been. That’s the late Ben Bollinger, co-founder of the Candlelight Pavilion, whose 37-year run officially came to a close Sunday when his much-loved theater went out in style, with a sold out crowd on its feet and tears flowing onstage and throughout the house.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Regardless of one’s personal reaction, lately it’s been hard to miss a new political sign popping up all over Claremont demanding, “Stop Trumpism, Save Democracy.” The signs grew from a grassroots effort by former Claremont mayor, Opanyi Nasiali and his wife Kathryn, who share a frustration with what they perceive […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com On Saturday, numerous floral arrangements were on display for the community’s delight as part of the Claremont Garden Club’s fourth ever flower show, hosted at the Woman’s Club of Claremont building on 343 W. Twelfth Street. The show opened to the public at 1 p.m. and featured all sorts of […]
Everyone in the building knew this day was coming. After 259 performances spanning 37 years, the Candlelight Pavilion was closing, and the last performance was on Sunday. And the Bollinger family did not disappoint, providing a top notch show, as Mick Bollinger gets a standing ovation from the audience, above. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
It seems to be the typical Claremonter response to pitch in every time there’s a crisis. When January’s Santa Ana winds blew through the city, residents came together to support one another and clean up tree branch littered neighborhoods.
A controversial proposal by Los Angeles County probation officials to house youths convicted of serious crimes in two camps on Claremont’s northwestern border was shelved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Stories of longtime businesses closing their doors nearly always involve an entity decidedly past its heyday, reluctantly giving way to market forces that have rendered it unprofitable. This is not that kind of story. Simply put, the Candlelight Pavilion has plenty of audience, but not enough parking. So, the beloved […]
It’s Women’s History Month at Ophelia’s Jump. How about catching a play about a real badass historical woman from New Mexico?
The story of Pomona College’s wonderful new Benton Museum of Art continues to unfold, both in its adventurous exhibits, and in ways its stewards hadn’t anticipated.
Claremont resident, John Schleis, had a problem. Returns were cutting into the profits of the big box store he managed and that, in turn, was cutting into his bonus. Frustratingly, many of the returns were perfectly good products that customers simply could not figure out how to assemble. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Following a lengthy debate, including one final opportunity for public comment, the Claremont City Council selected a new council district map on Tuesday, narrowly staying on schedule to meet a fast-approaching deadline for the 2022 election.
The City of Claremont and the Claremont Unified School District recognized students who participated and won honors in this year’s Making Change contest via Zoom Monday evening. Each winner was given a certificate by the city praising their hard work.
by Andrew Alonzo and Matt Weinberger | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com and mweinberger@claremont-courier.com On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of Keck Graduate Institute personnel and city officials gathered on the corner of Watson Drive to celebrate the official inauguration of KGI’s newest physician assistant and occupational therapy center, Building 555. The building is meant to serve the first cohort of KGI’s […]
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