Lucca Beer Garden is generally not open Wednesdays, but to help raise money for a good cause, the stage will be filled with the sounds of music for a special concert benefiting the music program at Mary Farmar Elementary School. The Mary Farmar PTA Music Committee will be hosting its Gimme a Beat! Benefit concert […]
Potential school board candidate comes forward; incumbent trustee will not seek re-election
The filing period for Benicia’s school board election is not until tomorrow, but if a panel at Thursday’s Progressive Democrats of Benicia (PDB) meeting was any indication, the race has already begun. Among other things, the panel saw the emergence of a potential challenger and the announcement by an incumbent that she would not seek […]
Mayor requests rehearing of Industrial Safety Ordinance vote
At its June 19 meeting, the Benicia City Council voted 3-2 to not take any further action on Mayor Elizabeth Patterson’s request for an Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) in Benicia until November. Now Patterson is requesting a rehearing on the item, which is on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting. Following a flaring incident […]
Gallery 621 artist to take viewers ‘Backstage’ in new abstract exhibit
Visitors who step into Gallery 621 beginning today will be whisked into a world of abstractness, surreality and colors of all hues. In other words, Marjorie Lutz is this month’s featured artist with her new show “Backstage.” Lutz, a Fairfield painter, had previously spent 30 years as a stone and wood sculptor until she developed […]
Kinder’s owners retiring, Heritage proprietors taking over
Where one door closes, another one opens. Jeff and Karen Hodgkinson, the owners of Kinder’s BBQ on First Street, will be retiring after 15 years of running the popular delicatessen. However, lovers of hot sandwiches and barbecued entrees need not worry. The space in the historic Washington House will continue to serve hot and cold […]
Images of France come to Benicia Library
When visitors step into the Marilyn Citron O’Rourke Gallery at the Benicia Public Library, they will be transported to scenes of France as they gaze upon photographs taken by Michel Guido. Beginning today and continuing through August, the photographer’s images of France and California are on display in his exhibition “Tour de France.” Guido, 69, […]
BOTTG announces ‘Social Security’ as fall play
The Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) is certainly in a humorous mood, if its latest run of shows is any indication. Last season saw the performances of “Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her” and “Coming Apart.” This streak will continue in the fall when the local theater puts on its third comedy […]
Planning Commission to hear update on cannabis ordinance, next steps
The Planning Commission will hear a presentation from the city providing an update on the adoption of cannabis ordinances as well as further steps for implementation at its Thursday meeting. In the wake of the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016 which legalized cannabis use in California, the Benicia City Council spent much of […]
Benicia Historical Museum to sell antique goods in first-ever White Camel Sale
Devoted antique collectors should mark Sunday, July 15 on their calendars. The Benicia Historical Museum is hosting its first-ever “White Camel” Trash to Treasure Vintage Sale. The museum is taking the concept of the white elephant sale to a new level by offering a variety of vintage goods on the grounds that once provided stables […]
Plein air artist captures wildlife in new show
Martinez artist Mary Lou Correia has been all over the world, usually with a sketchbook and camera in hand. It is from these trips that she has captured scenes of nature and wildlife with her oil and pastel brushes. Viewers can see these paintings beginning tomorrow at Benicia Plein Air Gallery, where Correia is the […]