Colorful balloons will highlight the eight galleries on First Street that are participating in the Benicia Art Walk this Saturday, Sept. 8. All eight galleries will be featuring new works by several artists and will be serving refreshments during their afternoon receptions. A map of all eight participating galleries is available at each location. They […]
Benicia High sophomore raising funds for volunteer trip to Africa
Olivia Andrade just started her sophomore year at Benicia High School, but she is already looking forward to the summer where she will be embarking on a volunteer trip to West Africa as part of Global Leadership Adventures (GLA). GLA is an organization that offers study abroad programs for high schoolers to provide them service […]
Candidate’s Night set for Sept. 12
Staff Report As election season begins and yard signs for candidates pop up all throughout town, many Benicians may be trying to decide which of the four City Council candidates to vote for. For those trying to get a sense of where the candidates stand on certain issues, the Chamber of Commerce will be providing […]
Council to vote on amendments to Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations
After receiving hearings from the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Review Commission, an ordinance to amend the Benicia Municipal Code in regards to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations will go before the Benicia City Council for a vote Tuesday. An ADU, also known as an in-law unit, is a room or a set of rooms […]
Benicia teen becomes coffee entrepreneur
At 16, Reid Burford is about the age where one might expect to find him working as a coffee shop barista, but that is not the case. Instead, the Benicia High School junior roasts and distributes his own coffee as part of his business Howling Hounds Coffee Roasters. What’s more: he has been doing it […]
Candidate Spotlight: Planning Commission Chair Kari Birdseye sees council as next step
After three years on the Planning Commission, including a year and a half as its chair, Kari Birdseye is ready to continue serving the city in a bigger way, hence why she is running for the City Council. “(It’s) the natural next step in my service to Benicia,” she said. Birdseye received a bachelor’s […]
Coming-of-age play to debut national run at Empress in September
Fairfield resident Lisa Smith-Bryant’s story “Clown in the Prayer Closet” has had quite an odyssey. It began as a book in 2013 and then was adapted by the author as an independent movie in 2015. Now the story is about to begin its run as a theatrical play when the production comes to Vallejo’s Empress […]
Mystery author to speak at Benicia Public Library in September
Local mystery author David Corbett will stop by the Benicia Public Library in the September to promote his new book “The Long-Lost Letters of Doc Holliday.” Corbett’s book is about the reappearance of the most notorious love letters in American history, which were previously thought to have been destroyed more than a century ago. Arts […]
Longtime educator wants to bring his experience to school board
Mark Maselli, a 25-year teaching veteran, wants more than to sit on the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District. He wants to bring a new attitude to the present school board. “I never thought I’d be motivated to do this, but just watching the way things were being handled in the leadership and […]
Signups available for coding competition at St. Dominic School
Kids throughout Solano County will have the opportunity to learn what goes into making those technological devices they are so ingrained in work while having fun and getting competitive. St. Dominic School will be hosting a Hackathon Jr. event. Hackathon Jr. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit which aims to encourage Science, Technology, Engineering and […]