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Yes, it’s possible. Both Claremont and Upland (above) launched their 2026 annual fireworks shows at 9 p.m., just four minutes apart. Watch the incredible video using the link. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Tickets are $60-$185 at fairplex.com/cheers for Cheers at The Farm, with award-winning wines, spirits, and extra virgin olive oils from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Admission includes a souvenir glass, food tastings, a silent auction, and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Fairplex Learning and Development Center.
Stater Bros. Charities recently donated $766,469 to Shoes That Fit, the largest donation the Claremont nonprofit has ever received.
To our loyal print subscribers: deliveries of the Courier will be delayed by one day this week due to the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Please look for your weekly dose of fact-based community journalism in your mailbox on Saturday. In the meantime, check claremont-courier.com for the latest from our newsroom.
“On Sunday we were assaulted by the garish, ‘Idiocracy’-esque ‘UFC Freedom 250,’ an 80th birthday celebration for President Trump and a lead-up to the June 24 kickoff of the weekslong ‘Freedom 250’ celebrations. The takeaway quote came from a despicable, racist Ultimate Fighting Championship guy, who declared on the streaming broadcast that former First Lady Michelle Obama was a man. If that doesn’t just personify where we’re at right now I don’t know what does.”
Former Claremont resident Jeffrey Alexander Calzada has been sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 20-year-old 2020 Claremont High School graduate Anisa Castaneda. Calzada, 29, murdered Castaneda in a car near Garey Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Claremont on August 12, 2022. Photo/by Joe Fanaselle
“Why do American companies create products that add danger even to the air they and the rest of us breathe? In war, at least, the weapons are for killing the enemy. But who is the enemy in the cities of America breathing smog? And who is spreading this smog in the air we breathe?”
Congratulations to Waleed Rashidi, one of eight readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as “Globe,” public art located in front of the Tofasco building at 1661 Fairplex Dr., La Verne. Waleed is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
One cannot travel far within Claremont without encountering historic buildings. From the Packing House and the Verbal Building in the Village, to Little Bridges and the Scripps campus at the Claremont Colleges, we encounter iconic buildings and settings at every turn. There are eight Claremont properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, more per capita than any surrounding city: approximately one for every 4,500 residents.
Congratulations to Claremont Unified School District students from all of us at the Courier on their recent high school graduation. See our photos and list of CHS 2026 graduates.
“Don’t give up until your fear gives in.” That may sound like wisdom from a great philosopher, but it’s actually an oft repeated line by 9-year-old Claremont resident Emma Wirtz, the Chaparral Elementary School fifth grader who is making a name for herself as a gifted diver on the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center’s dive team. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont United Church of Christ joined in protest this week against what critics have called cruel and inhumane conditions at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where some 60 detainees are in the second week of a hunger strike to illuminate what they describe as squalid conditions. Pictured are participants in the March 14 Adelanto Caravan and Serenade demonstration at the facility. Photo/by Benjamin Wood
Claremont High School’s football field was once again a scene of jubilation Thursday as more than 500 Claremont Unified School District students earned their high school diplomas, including the Courier’s former social media manager Kate Song, who is headed to UC Berkeley in August. We are very proud of her. Go Kate! Courier photos/Andrew Alonzo
by John Pixley Wow! What a difference a month makes! Make that a month and-a-half. Sure, I love all the activities at the Claremont Colleges. I always say the Colleges are one of the things that make Claremont such a great place in which to live. And in recent years, as my ability and energy […]
The Inland Valley Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently updated prices for its cats and dogs spay/neuter service:
Citrus College’s 110th class graduates at 6 p.m. Friday, June 12.
The Route 66 Main Street of America centennial caravan made its way through Claremont Sunday, visiting the Old School House at Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Claremont resident Brian James joined the caravan in his 1965 Mustang convertible. “It’s been down Route 66 many times,” James said, adding the […]
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