WHO MAKES THE BEST CHILI IN BENICIA? A three-member panel of judges, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Benicia police Lt. Frank Hartig and Benicia Herald advertising rep Angela Marchant chose Rookies Sports Bar and Grill, saying it made both the “Greatest Bowl” and the “Greatest Vegetarian Chili,” Benicia Main Street event coordinator Deborah Meyer said. Benicia […]
Benicia Biz Beat: Photography classes announced
FRED NEJAD, OF AVANTI PHOTOGRAPHY, has announced he will be teaching photography classes and workshops in two location: his own Avanti Photography Studio, 932 Grant St., and at Once Upon a Canvas Studio and Gallery, at the Tannery Building, 129-J First St.
Benicia Biz Beat: Main Street offers ‘Downtown Dollars’
FIRST STREET SHOPPERS CAN WIN “Downtown Dollars” by looking for the picture of author Jack London through March 31, during Benicia Main Street’s Downtown Antiques Vintage and Collectibles promotion. A framed picture of the author will have a key word on the back, and those who email that word and the location where it’s seen […]
First St. Cafe changing birthday club
FIRST ST. CAFE, 440 FIRST ST., is changing how it operates its birthday club, and no longer will send out notices in the mail. Instead, its new system will use the mobile phone numbers of those who enroll at the restaurant’s website, www.firststcafe.com. Those enrolling will be able to deduct the cost of a single […]
Making $ense of Real Estate: The best-kept secret
AFTER SIX CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF DECLINING AFFORDABILITY, housing prices in California stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a recently released report from the California Association of Realtors. CAR’s traditional Housing Affordability Index, which measures the percentage of all households in the state that can afford to purchase a median priced home, remained […]
Benicia Biz Beat: First 5 seeks business ‘champions’
FIRST 5 SOLANO HAS STARTED its second annual “Pre-K Business Champions” campaign, during which it is seeking local businesses to contribute at least $200 to underwrite its summer Pre-Kindergarten Academies throughout the county. The academies are for children who have never been to preschool. “One of the most powerful indicators of a student being at […]
Benicia Biz Beat: New quilt store, studio opens on First Street
Tapestry Court Quilts, a long-arm quilting studio that also sells fine fabrics and notions, is open at 252 First St. The new store will sell fabrics by Loralie and Island Batiks, novelty prints for children and other material.
Benicia Biz Beat: ABC Music welcomes ‘ukulele ladies’
ABC Music, 739 First St., is offering both beginner and experienced ukulele classes to women, and another class for youth beginners, Stan Houston, director, said. Cost is $10 a class. Classes for women with ukulele experience meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and last 90 minutes. The class for women beginners is another 90-minute session that […]
EDB gets acquainted with SBDC
■ Small Business Development Center chief speaks in Benicia By Keri Luiz Assistant Editor Chuck Rieger, interim director of Solano Community College’s Small Business Development Center, gave an annual update last week to the Economic Development Board. Board members were also appointed to the Tourism and Business Retention, Expansion and Attraction committees.
Benicia Biz Beat: Author to speak at Angel Heart 4 You
AUTHOR CYNTHIA SUE LARSON, known as the “Quantum Optimist,” will talk about her latest book, “Quantum Jumps: An Extraordinary Science of Happiness and Prosperity,” from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at Angel Heart 4 You, 501 First St. For 15 years, Larson has studied apparently inexplicable experiences through the RealityShifters.com website, and said […]