Designers from Lifetime’s “Project Runway” are coming to Benicia. Some may ask why these designers are coming to a town like Benicia, and the answer to that can be found at the Benicia Fashion Runway Weekend. This event will allow the designers an opportunity to showcase some of the clothes they have designed and offer […]
Benicia Middle School students raise money for hurricane victims
Everyone needs a helping hand every once and awhile. When a group of middle of Benicia Middle School students heard the family of one of the school’s teachers was affected by Hurricane Harvey, they decide to offer that helping hand. Benicia Middle Schoolers Pharrah Barrow, Ella Beatson, Julia Rogers, Kelly Chamberlain, Caitlyn Begbie, Jiana Lyons, […]
Benicia music store named among 100 best in the world
Stan Houston does not do it for the money. Houston says the reward he gets from owning Mozart Einstein & Me on First Street is seeing the gleeful looks children have after buying their first instrument and strumming the guitar or blowing into the horn they just purchased. Recently, Houston and Mozart Einstein & Me […]
Council reschedules historic demolition permit hearing
The Benicia City Council made a decision on the request by Amports to reschedule a rehearing of the Yuba demolition mediation at Tuesday night’s meeting. The vote was part of a continuing debate over two buildings– collectively known as the Foundry and Office buildings– on East H Street which were once the site of Yuba […]
Yuba demolion permit, cannabis ordinance on council agenda tonight
The Benicia City Council will discuss the Yuba demolition permit and update the mediation and the request for a rehearing on the issue. In October 2016, Automobile import company Amports filed for an emergency demolition permit for the Foundry and Office buildings on East H Street. The buildings were constructed in the 1850s and, under […]
National Drive Electric Week returns to Benicia
Benicia is currently in the midst of National Drive Electric Week. This national event highlights the clean-air benefits and cost saving of electric vehicles. Attendees will have the chance to see owners display their cars and participate in California Coastal Cleanup, an event within itself with the goal of cleaning up the state’s bays and […]
Council approves renewal of Benicia Business Improvement District
The Benicia City Council voted in favor of the renewal of the Benicia Business Improvement District (BID) at its Tuesday meeting. Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani began the discussion by explaining why the City Council was voting to renew the BID. The BID was a 2012 agreement between the city of Benicia and First Street […]
907 Grill changes menu to attract new customers
Millennials killed the menu at 907 Grill. Rest in peace, old 907 menu. Don’t worry though. There’s a new menu at 907 Grill, and millennials are to thank for it. Tucked away at 907 First St., 907 Grill has grown a loyal customer base and become a destination spot in Benicia since it first opened […]
City Council tackles canabis survey results
Cannabis was the topic of discussion at the Benicia City Council meeting Tuesday. In June, the city of Benicia created the Benicia Town Hall website, a place where citizens could participate in an online survey as a way for the city to better garner the community’s zeitgeist. The cannabis survey opened on June 7 and […]
Cannabis survey results on City Council’s slate for tonight
Since California voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, cities all over the state have debated on what to do with the plant. Some have high ambitions of complete freedom to smoke wherever they want. Others want strict regulations on where smokers can light up. The Benicia City Council will discuss the results of an […]