Skylar Anderson

The American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, has announced its artists in residence for 2024-2025. They are Mary Cale Wilson of San Diego, Reniel Del Rosario of Vallejo, Stephanie Kim of Rancho Cucamonga, and Michelle Solorzano of Bloomington, Indiana.

The 2024 5K Dream Run, hosted by Claremont Colleges student activist group Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success, gets underway at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont.

A reminder of the inevitability of death and taxes: death is surely inevitable, but are income taxes equally inevitable?

The City of La Verne’s 10th annual wine walk is set for Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in Old Town La Verne, which runs along D Street between Bonita Avenue and Third Street. This 21+ event features over 30 local businesses offering unique wines and foods, and live music.

Claremont High School students Katie Truttmann, left, and Mayo Ou were recently awarded scholarships to a study abroad program in Karlsruhe, Germany. Photos/courtesy of CUSD

Sustainable Claremont’s annual Earth Day celebration runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at Shelton Park, at the corner of Bonita and Harvard avenues. This year’s event includes booths from local sustainability organizations as well as native plant and tree giveaways. Ten dollar urban foraging walking tours and composting workshops will also be held for those who register at

Key Largo ” (1948) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Community Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

Gene Boutilier, president of Housing Claremont, said it was shocking that the City Council left out plans to “pull together the city’s people and resources to complete the state approved housing element and to fully implement that plan and our [regional housing needs allocation] obligations.” Claremont’s RHNA number is 1,711, and refers to the number of new housing units it must build between 2021 and 2029. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

I have moments of overwhelming dread. Usually, I can keep it in check, but this morning it got the best of me. As we were out for our morning walk, my husband John and I came across a pro-Trump flag flying alongside the Stars and Stripes proclaiming “F**k Biden” for all who might pass by. I was filled with sadness for the homeowner displaying the sign, for myself having to walk by, and anyone else who has to be affronted by the vulgarity.

Applications are being accepted for cycle two of the Claremont Temporary Housing Stabilization and Relocation Program, which begins July 1.