The canopy of trees, historical architecture and quaint mom-and-pop shops are all ingredients locals love about old-town Claremont. Among the beloved independent boutiques, A-Kline Chocolatier is a lasting flavor.
For the past 40 years, the family-owned chocolate shop has been in the business of satiating the city’s sweet tooth. With plenty of decadent, hand-dipped treats on hand and more made fresh daily, they’ve done a pretty good job meeting the demand.
With unanimous approval from the local council, the city of Claremont will continue in its tradition of providing Community Based Organization (CBO) funding to local programming for the homeless.
Every year the city provides financial assistance to local nonprofit organizations providing aid to those in need throughout the local community. Organizations must apply and go through an extensive review conducted by the Community and Human Services Commission.
Claremont residents with an unsuitable sweet tooth, rejoice! After a successful launch last summer, the Claremont Pie Festival is back for round two. The crust-laden goodies take over the Claremont Village on Saturday, March 15.
The public is invited to prepare for the sweet celebration by submitting their very own pie recipes to be featured in the second annual recipe card hunt. Here are the rules: All the delicious info must fit onto one side of a 4 1/4’’ by 5 ½’’ card.
The winds that have been blowing through Claremont this week have made for clear skies and spectacular sunsets. Such was the case here when looking west at downtown Los Angeles from Base Line Road in Claremont. Thursday will have the best probably for rain with a 70 percent chance, as the high temperature nears 60 degrees. The system will move through the area quickly with drier and warmer temperatures near 70 degrees over the weekend. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
Recent talk over looming big-budget expenditures in the city of Claremont was not enough to draw large numbers to the first of two city budget workshops on Monday night. About 13 community members showed up to the Hughes Center, only about 3 of which were below the age of 55. Regardless of the sparse crowd, the nearly two hour meeting was filled with locals’ opinions on the city’s future spending. Much of the discussion, as expected, centered around residents’ thoughts on using bond measures to pay for big-budget items like the water system, a new police center and Larkin Park expansion.
Brandywine Homes will have its first review of plans for their Forbes Avenue housing development. On Tuesday, February 4 at 7 p.m., the Claremont Planning Commission will begin a preliminary review of the residential development to be located at the former La Puerta School site, 2475 Forbes Ave. The commission will review the plans, take public comment and provide direction to the developer. No formal action will be taken at the meeting.
The meeting takes place in the council chamber, 225 W. Second St.
For those who missed the annual Pilgrim Place Festival Show in November, you’re in luck. The cast and crew are back for a special encore performance on Sunday, February 9.
For the first time ever, the show is traveling outside the realm of the annual Pilgrim Place festival to bring to life the story of the Emancipation Proclamation for Black History Month. Hear the story while tapping your toes to the Pilgrim Pickers band at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 Harrison Ave. For information, call the church at (909) 626-1201.
Just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, a man was driving south on Mills toward Base at a high rate of speed and lost control of his car. The vehicle collided with a curb, fixed sign and tree at the Vons Shopping Center. He was airlifted to USC for complaint of pain to lower extremities. The driver was not driving under the influence, according to Lieutenant Mike Ciszek. No one else was harmed. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
With Common Core Standards being put in place for the 2013-2014 school year, the Claremont Unified School District will be holding informational meetings on various campuses. The parents in the community are invited to attend to better understand what the standards mean for their children.
Common Core is a list of expectations as to what students should know as they advanced through the grade levels.
The city of Claremont has begun preparations for its 2014-16 budget. The public is invited to take part in the process.
A community budget workshop will be held on Monday, February 3 at the Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., and on Monday, February 10 at Blaisdell, 440 S. College Ave. Both meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. At the workshops, city staff will present an overview of the budget and lead discussions among residents on budget priorities.
For more information, call (909) 399-5460.
In preparation for the 37th annual bike marathon at El Roble Intermediate School, students are asked to attend tryouts on Tuesday, February 4 or Thursday, February 6 at 2:45 p.m. at the school’s track. El Roble students may get more information during school hours at opportunity time on February 4 and 6 in the dance studio.
The bike marathon is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday, May 8 and end on Friday, May 9 at noon. El Roble’s Bike Marathon began 37 years ago when several El Roble teachers and students wanted to raise money for a Claremont charity.
Should the city of Claremont acquire its water system, officials might be looking for a little help from their neighbors.
According to a Draft Environmental Impact Report released by the city late last week, Claremont officials are in talks to have the city of La Verne assume responsibility for the city’s water system should it be obtained from the current owner, Golden State Water Company.
“The city does not intend to operate the system and will not create or expand any city departments to do so,” the document states.
Tuesday night’s city council meeting was proof that citizen-driven policy has power in the city of Claremont. After nearly three hours of discussion between council members, Claremont residents and city staff, the Claremont council decided to restart the process of updating the housing element of the city’s general plan, despite repercussions of missing the mandated February 15 state deadline. The decision was made in order to more adequately involve Claremont citizens in the process after complaints.
Hard work with cookie dough sales, gift wrap and other school fundraising activities provided a sweet incentive for Our Lady of the Assumption students this week.
The school kids traded books for back flips as part of a special Madd Gear BMX demonstration on school grounds. Students safely watched Ricky "Macho Man" Mosley, above, soar through the air as he and other professional riders flew upwards, flipping and tucking with precision—to the relief of Principal Bernadette Boyle who bravely played a part in the afternoon’s stunts. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
