TWO OF BENICIA’S DANCE SCHOOLS have merged to be come Benicia Academy of Performing Arts, a spokesperson said Monday. Benicia Ballet School and Susie Harper School of Dance began their merger this summer, Renee Albrecht said. Both are long-time operations in Benicia, each with its own followings.
New county court judges elected and appointed
Judge Robert C. Fracchia has been confirmed as the incoming presiding judge of the Solano County Superior Court, the current presiding judge, E. Bradley Nelson, announced last week. In addition, Judge John B. Ellis has been elected the incoming assistant presiding judge of the court, starting Jan. 1, 2016.
SolTrans to kids: ‘Ride the bus!’
As summer comes to a close and families begin gearing for the first day of the 2015-16 school year, Solano County Transit has its own message for students: Take the bus. Every year since 2012, SolTrans has been sending that message directly to local students and their parents through its Back To School Benicia Transit […]
Girls’ program at elementary school seeks volunteers
Girls on the Run, a nonprofit, after-school, life-skills and empowerment program brought to Matthew Turner Elementary School by Principal Leslie Beatson, is seeking volunteers, said April Massett, coordinator for the program in Solano County. The program, which focuses on girls in third through eighth grade, begins in the fall, Massett said. Meanwhile, she is hoping […]
Film Fest schedule released
The schedule has been announced for the second Benicia Film Festival, taking place next month in three local venues including The Majestic Theatre. This year’s edition of the three-day festival has both short and feature-length films, and live action and animated entries from around the world as well as from Benicia contributors. In addition, some […]
Cartoonist muses about demise of ‘HitchBOT’
A funny-looking robot that had successfully “hitchhiked” through its home country, Canada, as well as the Netherlands and Germany, started its journey from Massachusetts to the San Francisco Bay Area last month. Depending on who picked up “HitchBOT” and the route that person took, the robot might have passed through Benicia or other parts of […]
Tesoro settles air quality case for $4M
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has settled a $4 million case with Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company’s Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez after it was cited for air quality violations, Jack Broadbent, Air District executive officer, said Wednesday.
Benicia’s rep says he backs Iran deal
Mike Thompson: I will support pact when it comes to vote U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has issued a statement in support of the Iran nuclear agreement recently reached by negotiators from six countries, saying, “A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable.” Thompson, the Napa Democrat who is Benicia’s representative in the House, said, “There are only two ways […]
Landing vessel latest to be towed from bay
USNS Comet set to be removed from ‘Ghost Fleet’ Wednesday The USNS Comet, a former Navy vehicle landing ship affectionately called by its crew “The Mother of All Ro/Ros,” will be pulled out of the Maritime Administration’s Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay on Wednesday and prepared for its final journey to Texas, to be broken […]
Former city poet laureate to teach memoir-writing workshop
Benicia Literary Arts and the Carquinez Village Project have teamed up to give Benicians a chance to learn how to write their memoirs. Every person and every family has a story, and getting those stories recorded is one of the goals of the workshop that will be taught by Lois Requist, BLA president and former […]