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Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, at 251 E. 11th St., Claremont, hosts the free and open to the public opening reception for “Means to an End,” the 81st Scripps College Ceramic Annual exhibition, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 7, with live music by Gold Minutes.
Congratulations to Pablo Jimenez, one of three readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the antique wagon on display at Pomona Valley Mining Company. Pablo 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
Musician Maritri Garrett and writer Janice Hoffmann combine forces for “Sangamon River Anthology: Complicated Families” at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, February 1 at Claremont United Church of Christ’s Lousie Roberts Room, 233 W. Harrison Ave. The theme of the performance touches on their shared histories of navigating troubling family relationships. Garrett with be on piano, guitar and ukulele accompanied by spoken word by Hoffmann. Photos/courtesy of Maritri Garrett by Sonia Tapia Photography
Two Minnesotans are dead after encounters involving federal immigration enforcement, and the country is watching a familiar pattern unfold: what people can see on video versus what officials say happened. On January 7, 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot and killed by ICE agents. On the 24th, ICE agents shot and killed ICU nurse Alexander “Alex” Pretti, also 37 (above). Those are facts. The deeper issue is what followed: a tug-of-war over reality itself. Photo/Wikimedia Commons
Claremont police responded to multiple 911 calls at 4:30 p.m. Thursday about a shirtless man with a bottle of laundry detergent dancing around a grey Tesla in the in the middle of Indian Hill Boulevard. When officers arrived at Indian Hill and Harrison Avenue, 30-year-old Newbury Park resident Diego Nocedal got in his car and drove north. The low-speed chase ended three minutes later at Sixth Street and Mills Avenue when police utilized a PIT maneuver to stop the car. But the drama, it turned out, was just beginning. Courier file photo
My interest in loss and grief began soon after my marriage disintegrated in 2013. A “conscious uncoupling” it wasn’t; it was ugly, and a heartbreaking by-product was an intensely strained relationship with my middle daughter, who was 11 at the time.
An electric skateboard battery was the cause of a Wednesday evening second-floor dorm room fire at Harvey Mudd College’s Atwood Residence Hall that caused no injuries but displaced 35 students. Photo/by Brett O’Connor
The City of Claremont released 18 videos this week related to the November 28, 2025 traffic stop that took place prior to the death of Diego Rios, including body camera footage from the two Claremont Police Department officers primarily involved in the incident.
About 150 demonstrators occupied the corners of Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards Tuesday to participate in the nationwide “Free America” walkout protest.
Claremont High School recently earned bronze in the Advanced Placement School Honor Roll, which offers schools with AP programs bronze, silver, gold, and platinum distinctions, “recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening participation,” according to a news release at apcentral.collegeboard.org.
Claremont Police Department’s Explorer Program netted $6,650 at its 44th annual badge and patch show — commonly known as the Porky Show — at Taylor Hall January 17.
Harvey Mudd College juniors Lucas Sullivan and Zaara Bhatia, along with students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, recently brought home a second-place medal from MIT Energy and Climate Club’s 11th annual Climate and Energy Hackathon.
Local agencies or organizations have until Sunday, February 15 to apply for Kiwanis Club of Claremont Foundation’s community and/or youth services grants at claremontkiwanis.org.
Congratulations to David Sawhill, one of four readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the mural at The Preschool at Claremont United Methodist Church. David 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 […]