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Cindy Cordoba, assistant professor of apparel merchandising and management at Cal Poly Pomona, was recently awarded a $398,926 Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program grant as part of the state’s Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program.
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously to name Diana Taylor as the new principal of Sumner Danbury Elementary and Heather Lyn as assistant principal at El Roble Intermediate at its June 19 meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont City Council recognized several Claremont Community Emergency Response Team volunteers that responded to the Eaton Fire in Altadena earlier this year at its June 24 meeting.
Ophelia’s Jump Productions’ “We Will Rock You,” an original musical written by members of Queen and Ben Elton about rock ‘n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world, opens July 10 at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theatre, at 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont.
Pitzer College’s summer academic enrichment program, Project Think, with programs for transitional kindergarteners through second graders on language arts, math, science, and social studies, and classes in computers, art, science, creative writing, and theater for children in grades three through eight, run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Additional afternoon courses and child […]
At press time, four Claremont Little League All-Star baseball teams remained alive in their respective tournaments, and Claremont’s 10-year-olds are District 20 champions. More scores and our story inside. Photo/courtesy of Claremont Little League
Congratulations to Juan Matute, one of 33 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the fabulous 22,000 square-foot mural by John B. Smeraldi on the ceiling of Pomona College’s historic Bridges Auditorium, which opened in 1932. Juan 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. Photo/by David Sawhill
The City of Claremont has settled out of court for $3 million, bringing an end to a federal civil lawsuit brought by a 38-year-old Highland, California woman alleging sexual misconduct against the city, former police officer Gabriel Arellanes, and 10 unnamed city employees. Arellanes still faces felony criminal charges of forced oral copulation. In that case, he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on June 23. He’s due back in court on August 13. Courier file photo
Many high school and college theater students graduate with a sense of confidence and confusion. For aspiring actors, the pursuit of professional training can feel like a daunting journey, teeming with conflicting advice and seemingly endless methodologies.
The City of Claremont reminds residents to take caution when encountering wild coyotes.
“The party was on at Claremont Manor, as Fred Williams turned 100 on Wednesday. Sure, he gets around a little slower these days, but Williams is still doing it on his own, without a walker or a cane. And above all he is as charismatic and engaging as anyone half his age.”