THE RELLIK TAVERN, 726 First St., is mixing it up by airing a commercial through Comcast and adding a “bartender for a night” contest on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. The commercial, produced by Castaway Creative, hit the airwaves in January and is slated to run on such networks as the Travel […]
Benicia Business Beat: Going ‘From Kitchen to Market’
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter BENICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN THRILLING their friends and neighbors with their recipes for barbecue sauces, fresh-baked cookies or jars of jams and jellies can learn today how to turn pro and start a specialty foods company. “From Kitchen to Market,” a program offered by the Solano Small Business Development […]
Benicia won’t see credit fee increase
■ California declares 4-percent hike illegal, sparing local consumers By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Retailers in 40 states can tack on a 4-percent “checkout” fee when a shopper makes a purchase. But that increase won’t happen in Benicia, because California is among the 10 states that have declared the fee illegal.
Benicia Business Beat: Char’s marks 20 years on First Street
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter CHAR’S HOT DOGS, THE POPULAR EATERY that originally opened in the Tannery building, spent a few years in its own storefront, then returned last year to the Tannery, is celebrating 20 years on First Street. Charlene Herd initially moved into an existing hot dog spot in the Tannery near […]
Benicia Business Beat: Changes in Starbucks community room policy
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT STARBUCKS, 90 Solano Square, will be available for use on a first-come, first-served basis starting Feb. 1. Through January, the coffeehouse is letting nonprofits use the room, but only after a representative of the group provide Starbucks management with documentation, including the tax identification number, […]
Local family brings antique shop home to Benicia
JOE AND SUSAN STEFFEN, LONGTIME BENICIA RESIDENTS, have moved their store, The Steffen Collection, Antiques, to 627 First St. after operating the company 12 years in Martinez. “We offer all types of antique and vintage collectible items, furniture, Bakelite, linens, depression glass, china, crystal, silver, pottery, art, clocks, lighting and mirrors. You never know what […]
Benicia Business Beat: Companies can learn ‘green’ business practices at free seminars
OWNERS OF BENICIA COMPANIES MAY LEARN ABOUT sustainable and ecologically conscientious principles and practices this month in the second series of classes offered by the Community Sustainability Commission. The seminars, underwritten through funds from the Valero-Good Neighbor Steering Committee Settlement Agreement under the approval of the Benicia City Council, are free to participants, said Constance […]
Benicia Business Beat: Fitness studio turns 10
GRIFFIN FITNESS, 1100 Rose Drive, Suite 160, is celebrating its 10th anniversary today with a healthy holiday open house, owners Joel Griffin and Lisa McVeigh said. Healthy food and beverages will be served, and visitors will see a kettlebell demonstration. Danny Zelig, of Berkeley Krav Maga Institute, will present a women’s self-defense exhibition, focusing on […]