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Claremont celebrated Independence Day on Saturday with a full day of festivities, beginning with the annual Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast and Freedom 5K at Memorial Park, followed by a flag-raising ceremony, recognition of this year’s honorees, and the city’s annual parade along Indian Hill Boulevard.
Tickets for Claremont’s Fourth of July fireworks show are $15 at claremontca.gov/fireworks-show, in-person at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road, or at the door if available. The event at Pomona College’s Strehle Track, 522 N. Mills Ave., includes a barbecue dinner by the Kiwanis Club of Claremont and music from Pop Vinyl. Call […]
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre was named the “Best Performing Arts Organization” by Inland Empire Magazine for the second year running at the recent Best of the Inland Empire Awards.
California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, is offering free entry for dads from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21. RSVP at calbg.org.
Congratulations to Paul Yu, a native Claremonter currently living in Austin, who was one of 21 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the fountain at Pomona College’s Peter W. Stanley Academic Quadrangle. Paul 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
The Claremont City Council unanimously ratified its operating and capital improvement program budgets for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 on Tuesday. The city’s incoming funds are estimated at $68.5 million in 2026-27 and $70.5 million in 2027-28, with expenditures at $74.1 million and $73.5 million. Graphic/courtesy of City of Claremont
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education, including members (L-R) Richard O’Neill, Kathryn Dunn, and Clerk Cheryl Fiello, pictured here, will decide June 18 whether it will advance a proposed 30-year, $77 million bond to the November 3 general election ballot. The proposed bond would pay for new roofing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical concerns across the district’s 10 campuses. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
More than 600 students, faculty members and families gathered Tuesday, June 9 at Chaparral Elementary School to welcome returning Claremont High School seniors for Senior Day. Events were scheduled throughout CUSD the entire day. See more photos from the special day. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Village Marketing Group’s Craft Beer Walk has been rebranded for 2026 to “Beer. Bubbles. Bites,” and will now include sparkling wine and rosé along with brew.
After an extended layoff, Claremont Senior Program and the Claremont Colleges have revived their popular college course auditing program for seniors. It will return this fall under a new name, Claremont Avenues for Lifelong Learning.
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., Claremont, will host “American Dreams of Home” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6 in conjunction with its current exhibition, “Julian Lucas: Happiness Pursued. Paradise Lost.”
The 2.3-mile A Line extension from Pomona to Claremont inched closer to reality May 27 when the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority awarded a construction manager contract to SSH Joint Venture. The $6.3-million contract is the last of two major deals in advance the project, one for a design and engineering services contractor and this latest for construction management. Construction is projected to start in 2027 and would span about four years, with completion in late 2031. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
English miniature golden doodle Oatie is the face of Hey Stinky, a San Dimas-based dog poop bag brand that combines humor — the company slogan is “Poop bags with personality” — community outreach, and support for therapy and service dogs. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Webb closer Alec Kaushal got the most important out of his high school baseball career last week, a pop-up that secured the team’s 12-6 win over Rolling Hills Preparatory, giving the Gauls’ a sweet — but decidedly unlikely — CIF-Southern Section Division 9 championship. How unlikely? Webb head coach Samuel Goldstein is the Gauls’ fourth in four years. The boys finished the regular season 3-13, and came in last in the San Joaquin League with an anemic 0-9 record. But the team jelled at just the right moment, starting a seven-game win streak just as the tournament was about to begin. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
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