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What’s happening Claremont? by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, May 22 Photographers are invited to submit a photo for California Botanic Garden’s spring photo contest through June 15 via email to photocontest@calbg.org. Entries must include the subject line “Spring Photo Contest 2026,” name, phone number, photo description, and date. The Los Angeles County Fair […]
Claremont Unified School District was recognized Tuesday as part of the 2024 California Green Ribbon Schools Award ceremony. CUSD was one of five schools and districts nominated as a green achiever by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. The district was also recognized with a United States Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Capping their first year of Division 1 competition, the Claremont Colleges Foxes women’s rugby team won the Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s in Bowie, Maryland on Sunday, April 28. Seeded 10th out of 16 teams, the Foxes defeated Florida State, number one seed Northern Iowa, Ohio State, and Oregon to win the title. Photo/courtesy of Evan Wollen
Congratulations to Catherine Curtis, who was chosen at random among the eight respondents who correctly identified the April 19 edition of “Where Am I?” as the eastern fence of Bernard Field Station, just north of Foothill Boulevard, in Claremont. Catherine is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” So “Where Am I?” this week? Please email your answers — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Photo/by Mark Merritt
“We need to bring people into this work, and every single program and every single event that we create is an invitation to come in,” said Pitzer senior Bella Jacobs. “I see this demonstration as an invitation … for the administration and the board of trustees to come and talk with us. I also think that Pitzer has a real opportunity here because students, faculty and staff are all willing to collaborate on ways for Pitzer to uphold its core values.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Pomona College alumni and activists with Pomona Divest from Apartheid showed up before Pomona College’s annual parade of classes to form a blockade at the corner of Sixth Street and College Avenue on Saturday, April 27. Alumni weekend was also interrupted at Pitzer and Harvey Mudd Colleges. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
There’s a lot to sing about as the 2024 Fourth of July honoree selections were announced. The grand marshal is Brett O’Connor; honored citizens are Kevin Ward and James Martin; and the honored community group is the Kiwanis Club of Claremont. More Fourth information inside. Courier photo
Each year the Rotary Club of Claremont’s Taste of Claremont seems to grow. This year all 935 tickets were sold, with hungry partygoers lining up 45 minutes before the event started. With dozens of food and drink vendors bringing their very best to this big dinner party, the warm Saturday evening was perfect to wine and dine, greet friends, and contribute to a good cause. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
It’s that time of year again. The Los Angeles County Fair opens up at 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Opening day tickets are $10 online at lacountyfair.com. This year’s fair, themed “Stars, Stripes and Fun,” runs through Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, and is open from 11 […]
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com After ratifying its 2024-2026 priorities Tuesday, the Claremont City Council unanimously approved the conceptual design for phase three of the Oak Park Cemetery Expansion Project. The proposed design for the southwest end of the property includes approximately 996 new inground grave sites, a pre-fabricated, two-stall restroom, an expanded parking lot […]
It took three rounds of votes Tuesday but the Claremont City Council unanimously agreed each time to set its priorities and objectives for the 2024-2026 budget cycle, which is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
Editor’s note: Northwestern University continues to be a leader on tracking the state of local news in the United States. In 2023, they were able to report about more specific trends related to the impact of ‘ghost newspapers’ with no staff reporters. Sounds absurd but unfortunately, it does exist. The good news is that promising […]
The Rotary Club of Claremont hosted the highly competitive regional round for the Dan Stover Music Competition at Claremont High School. The six participating high school musicians, two of whom were from CHS, had already proven themselves by winning previous rounds. The winner of this round will have a chance to compete for the Rotary […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Cooper Crane, a 26-year-old Pomona College senior, is bringing to life an ambition he’s had for the last few years. Building on a podcast called “The History of the World in 100 Objects,” a joint project by the British Broadcasting Corporation and British Museum that looks at world history through various objects, […]
Scripps College A free and open to the public reception for “Double Take,” a senior art exhibition featuring works by Sarah Teske, Ella Lehavi, Ella Skinner, Natasha Sethia, Dahlia Wang, Ruth Mueller, Nicole McDermott, Kendall Fosse, Avery White, and Izzy Kramer, will take place at The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 E. 11th St. Claremont, […]
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