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CUSD Superintendent Jim Elsasser, pictured, and Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Desiree Reyes offered more details about a potential new $77 million school bond measure at an April 30 community discussion. The next public information session is 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at El Roble Intermediate School. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Construction of Claremont McKenna College’s Roberts Campus Sports Bowl, the large athletics complex taking shape on the former quarry site east of Claremont Boulevard, is continuing. Phase One of the project, expected to open in the fall, encompasses 35 acres along the southern portion of the 74-acre site. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
California Botanic Garden’s spring photo contest opens May 15 through June 15.
The 15th ARTstART: StART It Up! student art exhibition, a free showcase of works on paper, collage, sculptures, and paintings by Claremont fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students, will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, and noon to 4 p.m. May 9-10 at Ginger Elliott Exhibition Center, 840 N. Indian Hill […]
Congratulations to Cheryl Johnson, one of just four readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the City of Claremont logo on a gateway column at Padua Avenue Park. Cheryl 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
“There are certain jobs you think you understand — until you actually do them. Last weekend, I added ‘parking lot attendant’ to my resume while helping my son Matthew manage the Claremont Club Championships, a two-day pickleball tournament. I’ve covered events for decades. I’ve photographed them, written about them, flown drones over them, but I’ve never stood in front of moving traffic wearing a bright yellow vest and hoped for the best. That was my job.”
by David Andrews | Special to the Courier Claremont is sometimes known as the City of Trees, but it could also be known as the city of sanctuaries. The city and surrounding community are home to numerous houses of worship across a variety of faith traditions. Please consider visiting them! My wife Stephanie and […]
“Do you have a favorite insect?” Aya Shoman, 10, asked earnestly. We’re sitting at a picnic table under the trees at Pomona College Organic Farm with her mom, Rana Shoman, while her 8-year-old triplet siblings play nearby. The sky is blue, wildflowers sway in the breeze, bees buzz, and birds alight on nearby branches. This kind of outdoor space, teeming with life, is where Aya feels at home. Photo/by Rana Shoman
Claremont’s Bridges Auditorium was the setting for Tuesday’s highly anticipated and fast-paced televised gubernatorial debate between eight candidates — six Democrats and two Republicans — vying for the state’s top job. With just 90 minutes and a deep pool of topics and candidates, time was short. Contenders were limited to 30 seconds to one minute for their answers and talked over one another often. At one point, Democrat and former U.S. Representative Katie Porter said, “this is worse than my teenagers at dinner.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont’s long-running music series Friday Nights Live returns May 1 with a great lineup: Claremont Voodoo Society at the new Depot stage, Arrow Highway at Shelton Park, and Pride of Cucamonga at Village plaza.
Despite an emotional plea from Claremont residents Richard and Carol Suter, the Claremont City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to deny their request to remove a nearly 60-foot tall Canary Island Pine city tree that towers 29 feet from their house they said was a health and safety concern. Council member Jed Leano voted in favor of the request. The decision upholds previous tree committee and community and human services commission guidance that argued the tree couldn’t be removed per the city’s tree policies and guidelines manual. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Just over a dozen residents were at Claremont High School’s Dr. Brett O’Connor Student Center Wednesday for a chance to hear Claremont Unified School District officials’ pitch for a potential bond measure on the November ballot to address aging infrastructure and safety needs. A second community meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at El Roble Intermediate School’s Multipurpose Room, 665 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Upland City Council heard emotional testimony at its Monday meeting from residents impacted by its recent repeal of the city’s Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The room was packed, with commenters criticizing the council for unceremoniously ending the program in June 2025, leaving hundreds of residents facing rent increases they were unaware were coming. Much of the public comment came from elderly residents from El Dorado Mobile Home Park, an age-restricted facility affected deeply due to many residents living on fixed incomes. Courier photo/Ila Bell
Olympic medalist Brittany Brown made a fitting return to her alma mater Vista del Valle Elementary School last week during its 50th annual track meet, an event that helped spur her into athletics. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
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