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Village Partners, developers of the South Village project, recently informed the City of Claremont it intends to change a portion from a mixed-use development of 429 units — 300 apartments, 106 “flat style” condominiums and 23 townhomes, which the city approved in 2023 — to 140 three story, “row house” style townhomes. The developer is also contending the new plan is exempt from public hearings and City Council and environmental review. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont’s San Antonio High School was recognized this week as an Apple Distinguished School, one of only 690 from 36 countries around the globe, and the only continuation school in the world to be honored with the coveted distinction.
The Claremont Laemmle 5 theater is in escrow, and if the sale goes through, the current building will be transformed into a two-story structure housing an organic market with outdoor dining on the first floor, two restaurants on the second, and a rooftop bar.
Musician, humanitarian, devout Catholic, family man Pete Fullerton grew up just south of the Claremont Village in a 1951 mid-century home on St. Bonaventure Avenue. As a musically inclined kid in the 1950s, he often jammed with other teens in his garage. After graduating from Claremont High School in 1963 he joined the band We […]
The Harvest Festival’s original arts and crafts show returns Friday, December 3, but due to the Pomona Fairplex’s closure for the remainder of 2021, the event will instead take place at the Ontario Convention Center. However, the soul of the festival will remain despite the location’s 12-mile difference. The three-day event is a “treasured tradition […]
The Claremont Art Walk is around the corner yet again, returning this Saturday, December 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Business owners throughout the city will be showcasing theirs and others artwork as Saturday’s walk will conclude 2021’s year of illustrious installations and mileage of colorful footsteps.
Due to a tight deadline last week, the COURIER was not able to fully report on the waste-to-hydrogen program. This update includes an overview as well as new information.
It may be an overused cliché but it’s truly the end of an era for Claremont High School’s distance runners. Following the team’s trip to the CIF California State Meet last weekend, Bill Reeves announced he had official retired as the Wolfpack’s cross country coach.
Holiday lights are coming to the California Botanic Garden in Claremont in the form of their annual Luminaria Nights. Beginning at 6 p.m. next Friday, December 10, the public is invited to be “enchanted at this Claremont tradition where the Garden glows with light for the holidays,” the garden’s website read. Special holiday installations and […]
Members of the Volta Drum Dance troupe perform the war-themed dance “Agbekor” on Monday during the Ghanaian, West African Music and Dance Ensemble at Bridges Hall of Music. The performance, which was directed by Nani Agbeli featured four dances, two by Volta Drum Dance, and two by Pomona Ghanaian Music Ensemble. Agbeli is the director […]
Hello and welcome. This is Janice Hoffmann for the Claremont Courier, and thanks for taking a four-minute break from your busy day to smile as you listen to the next installment of “Creative Mindfulness”. No worries. I’m not going to tell you to relax; I’m not going to tell you how to breathe. Mindfulness is […]
On a recent warm fall afternoon about a dozen women are crowded around circular tables at the Joslyn Senior Center making crafts for the upcoming holiday season.
Saturday morning packed quite the workout for Nicole Lang and her 45 green volunteers. Beginning at 9 a.m., Sustainable Claremont’s Green Crew program manager, along with the volunteers, spent about four hours digging and doing some heavy lifting at Pomona’s Ganesha Park, helping the city and environment by planting trees.
by Gabriel Fisher The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas volleyball team was two sets away from returning to the NCAA DIII Women’s Volleyball Championship final, but they lost to Calvin University in the semifinals three sets to one. The Athenas followed up their first-set loss by winning the second, 25-23. CMS lost the third set by the same […]
Most people have at some time wondered: If faced with a life or death situation would I know what to do and could I muster the courage to act? For one local teen the answer is an unequivocal yes.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com On Tuesday the Claremont City Council unanimously approved a waste-to-hydrogen pilot program to be located at the city yard. The program would be run by Ways2H, Inc. which will construct and run a small demonstration plant for a two-year trial period, during which time the city would agree to lease […]
For nearly 50 years, carpenter George Dekterov, founder of Art of Stained Glass, has been hard at work designing and bringing to life hundreds, if not thousands, of dream windows and doorways for Foothill area residents and their homes.
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