Skylar Anderson

Uncommon Good recently utilized $58,730 from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments’ FRESH SGV Edible Food Recovery Micro Grant to purchase a 2026 Toyota Tacoma to aid in its Community Alliance for Urban Sustainable Agriculture urban farming program.

Shoes That Fit’s back-to-school campaign is active through Friday, September 11.

Artist Isabel Flores’ mural, “Cohabitation,” was recently unveiled on the east side of Lizzie’s Gold Mine, 262 W. Second St. in the Claremont Village.

University of La Verne has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians that offers access to higher education for Native American students and professional development opportunities for the tribe’s workforce.

Pomona Chamber of Commerce’s free and open to the public coffee connections networking event

Registration closes October 13 for Claremont Senior Program and the Claremont Colleges’ free spring 2027, 55 and over Avenues for Lifelong Learning program.

Scripps Fine Arts Foundation’s 2026-27 season kicks off with a free and open to the public 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 8 lecture and gallery tour of Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Samella! Black as Lacquer and Iron,” with curator Francine Farr at 200 W. First St.

Apparel from the late Claremont resident Marguerite McIntosh, founding president of the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, will be on sale during “Marguerite’s Closet Sale,” a two-day fundraiser for the museum Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13 at Claremont Lincoln University, 150 W. First St.

The Perenchio Foundation recently awarded a $1.2 million grant to the American Museum of Ceramic Art to be disbursed in $400,000 increments over three years.

Congresswoman Judy Chu honored constituents at her 28th Congressional District Leadership Awards ceremony on August 15. Honorees included Pulitzer