Benicia Main Street events in coming weeks Since 1987, Benicia has had the distinction of being one of a handful of certified Main Street Programs in California. In a community blessed with so much history, our Main Street has iconic status, literally, as the Seal of Benicia bears the image of our State Capitol (1853-54) […]
Write Away: Common Core Kindergarten
Last year, my son Colin started kindergarten. For the first couple of weeks, I was dying to hear what he’d learned. Was he writing novels? Translating a bit of French? Maybe splitting a couple of atoms—while wearing safety goggles—the teacher would make sure he wore his safety goggles, wouldn’t she? I am lucky that Colin […]
Good times, good times: All-female Led Zeppelin tribute band coming to Empress
Ever wanted to see Led Zeppelin perform live? Well, it’s not going to happen. Apart from a couple one-off shows, the hard rock legends have not toured since their disbandment in 1980 and the prospect of an extensive reunion seems very unlikely. The closest one would get to hearing their classic songs performed live would […]
Letters: Storm, Affordable Care Act and safety
Newspapers must include climate change in water coverage We have been experiencing extreme tidal fluctuations in the Carquinez Straits. The heavy rains expected to persist throughout the week should show some serious water level increases. It should be interesting to watch. Dan Horan, Benicia Rebuttal to the rebuttal It was interesting to read […]
Council to hold Open Government training session tonight
The Benicia City Council will conduct an open government training session tonight beginning at 5:30 p.m. Members of the council, other public officials and some city employees are required to attend open government training once each year. The training sessions are open to the public. Covered in tonight’s session will be a review of […]
Karen Love: A rebuttal to those 12 words and phrases
By Karen Love Special to the Herald This has been a divisive year for the USA, though luckily, much of the national nastiness passed Benicia by. In that context, I cannot let Dennis Lund’s mean-spirited column of Dec. 27 go without a rebuttal. He chose 12 words and phrases to lose in 2017, and in doing […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: To Love a Town
Every year I have done a lengthy “Year in Review” piece chronicling the passing year’s significant events. With it, I include an “In Memorium” section that lists and recognizes all of the noteworthy people that passed during the year. I have decided to forgo both for two reasons. The presidential election so dominated the news, […]
Matt Talbot: Concluding thoughts on the Democrats and 2016
This is part 4 of my series discussing the progressive electoral failure of the Democratic Party over the last six years. There’s other stuff I’d like to talk about, so I think I’ll wrap this discussion up (for the time being) in today’s column. I’ve said before in this space that the most defining characteristic […]
Local artist honored for historic redesign
Benicia artist Beate Brühl was honored recently for her part in the historic renovation of the California Theatre in Pittsburg. Brühl was responsible for the historic paint study and the implementation of decorative painting throughout the building. The California Theatre was among 12 recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards at a ceremony […]
Dennis Lund: Twelve words and phrases to lose in 2017
During a performance at Yoshi’s in Oakland, legendary Texas wordsmith, the late Guy Clark, asked the question: Is there a synonym for ‘Thesaurus’? He added that he never found one, but the word ‘lexicon’ was about as close as he could find. The lexicon, the words and phrases used on a daily basis, evolves, as […]