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Visitors come to Claremont for a variety of reasons, including "finding what you can't find anywhere else" - and Vom Fass, Claremont's top-rated European-style "try before you buy" grocery is a destination stop for exactly t...

Currently, one of the " Matters that Matter Most " in Claremont is the Larkin Place Project - Jamboree Housing Corporation's proposal to build a 32-unit Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project on a property at Larkin Park,...

Bill Kaufman, a veteran of military service, running and launching several successful businesses and now a spokesperson for Red Workshop LLC , joined Claremont Speaks to discuss how Claremont could benefit considerably by all...

In an effort to democratize being a guest on Claremont Speaks, we are trying an experiment: Claremont Speaks: al fresco Edition . On May 13, 2022, our crack staff secured a position outside the Claremont City Hall at one of …

Ivan Mendez , the Manager at the Claremont Forum Bookstore was able to pause for a short but informative interview, talking about his path to becoming a dedicated and pivotal leader of the Bookstore's team, the mission and go...

"Claremont is an amazing place to live...so many opportunities here to be involved in real and meaningful and impactful ways" is how Deborah Kekone, Claremont Educational Foundation's Immediate Past President, describes our ...

Claremont is privileged to have an abundance of extremely talented, highly educated and extraordinarily interesting people. Few fit that description better than Dr. Deepak Shimkhada ; a long-time Nepali-American Claremont re...

Stephen Cooley - respected and renown District Attorney for Los Angeles County (2000 to 2012) - has since become an outspoken, experienced and respected activist and advocate in LA and California. He is at the forefront of ...

The annual " Taste of Claremont " has been one of Claremont's main staples of community entertainment, fellowship and contribution to a number of good causes, which many have enjoyed for decades. The most recent years' event...

Steven Llanusa, President of the Claremont Unified School district and one who has spent a lifetime in service to education, set aside some time for an interview to better acquaint the listener a bit about himself and the lat...

Merrill Ring , long-time Claremont resident, relates his life path as an involved Democrat and invaluable insight into the Democratic Club of Claremont . In his own uniquely conversational, yet candid and engaging manner, ...

There are few businesses or buildings more inextricably linked to Claremont than Sherwood Florist , the modest stone oasis of floral beauty located at Indian Hill and Foothill Blvds. A Claremont icon for over thirty years, S...

Zoe TeBeau - one of Claremont's most respected Appraisers and Estate Sale Curators - recently took a well-earned break at the iconic Walter's Restaurant to share some coffee, her fascinating path from startup to successful en...

One of the most valuable advantages of being a Claremont resident is access to some of the best schools and colleges. Inarguably key among those is Citrus College. Dr. Greg Schulz, Ed. D., named Citrus' new Superintendent a...

John Frame, one of America's leading and most revered sculptors and alumni of Claremont Graduate University, took some time to talk to Claremont Speaks about his path to becoming a world respected artist, the foundation and ...

Nancy Mintie, the founder of the Inner City Law Center and Uncommon Good , returns to Claremont Speaks to reveal her lifelong passion for writing poetry about her reflections on social justice and the nature of life and spiri...

Jed Leano, recently voted Mayor of Claremont by his City Council colleagues, is inarguably among the city's most active, altruistic and involved residents and City Council members. In between balancing the many facets and de...

Anne Thorward, one of the key driving forces behind the Newcomers Access Center (NAC), joins Claremont Speaks to help the community understand the NAC's history, functions, accomplishments and goals for the future. The NAC,...

In this second of two interviews with Mark Ralph, President of Claremont Tutors, one of their best tutors, Baili Zhong, joins the program to describe and discuss the next phase in pursuing his passion to help others improve t...

In this informative, inspiring and often touching interview, Mark Ralph , the president of Claremont Tutors , brings to light one of the many real-life, transformational success stories CT has had a hand in over the last deca...

The Claremont Village Marketing Group (CVMG) is one of the key organizations that make Claremont's Village commercial area , and to a large degree Claremont itself, unique, interesting, attractive and a quality experience for...

In advance of an event at the Packing House, Uncommon Good's Farm Program Manager Johanna Larios took a few moments to introduce herself to Claremont Speak's listeners, highlight some of the constructive contributory activiti...

Claremont Speaks gets a much-needed jump-start from two of Claremont's best and brightest Dodger and baseball fans, Steven Haskins and Jed Leano, respectively. Even though the Dodgers didn't ascend to the World Series this y...

Our guest for this episode is Claremont's own Dr. Monica Blied, the co-author of 12 journal articles, 4 book chapters, and over 60 conference presentations, and is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University. She serves t...