Two big-name groups in the ‘70s soul scene are set to touch down in Solano County in the coming weeks, care of concert promoter and Glen Cove resident Jeff Trager. Soon, Fairfield’s Downtown Theatre will be filled with the sounds of the Delfonics and the Ohio Players. The concerts are part of Trager’s goal to […]
BREAKING: Sheriff’s office investigating bomb threats at Solano Community College
Classes are canceled at all three Solano Community College (SCC) campuses for the remainder of the day after two bomb threats were called in Monday. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the campuses. Within the span of three minutes around noon, two calls were made to SCC stating bombs had been placed at […]
Fairfield police arrest suspect in killing of Benicia man
Staff Report The Fairfield Police Department announced yesterday that they had arrested Derek Dunlap in connection with the Wednesday killing of Benicia resident Alexander Lind. At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Fairfield police received a report of a man down in a parking lot on the 1200 block of Empire Street. Upon arrival, officers found Lind, 28, […]
Human rights advocate, former Olympian to speak at Solano Community College
Solano Community College will be commemorating Black History Month with a series of events throughout February. To kick things off, the college will be hosting a speech by noted Olympian and human rights activist Tommie Smith at the SCC Theatre. Smith was a track and field star who competed in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico […]
Clocktower fundraiser to benefit Fairfield woman battling rare form of cancer
A spaghetti feed fundraiser will be held at the Clocktower to benefit a Fairfield woman battling a rare, aggressive cancer known as Leiomyosarcoma. Jamie Ramirez, 39, works as a massage therapist in Napa but has been on disability for more than a year. In March 2016, she went to the doctor for a hysterectomy due […]
BHS alum pleads no contest to 2016 robbery, murder
The suspect responsible for the assault of a Benicia Safeway manager and death of a Suisun City woman last year has pled no contest to his charges. Christine Joens was banking at her local Wells Fargo on Tennessee Street in Vallejo on Feb. 2, 2016 when a man struck her from behind. The man, 2015 […]
Master Gardeners to offer wreath workshop in Fairfield
The University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Solano County will host their annual wreath making workshop on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church in Fairfield. Learn how to create a beautiful and unique wreath from items gathered by the Master Gardeners. Foliage, wreath forms and natural […]
Solano College students interpret yearlong campaign in election-themed art show
America’s presidential election might be over, but that does not mean it is too early to start looking back on the wild ride throughout 2016 and much of 2015. One might think that with all the commentary and late-night comedy shows, there are no more creative ways to describe one of the more divisive elections […]
Fairfield juried art show seeking applicants
Artists looking to have their artwork exhibited outside Benicia can rejoice. The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association will be holding its 53rd annual Nor-Cal Regional Juried Art Show at the Solano Town Center. This year’s jurors are Solano Community College graphic design and illustration professor Rachel Smith, Sacramento abstract painter Skip Lee and retired Solano […]
County Superintendent Jay Speck announces retirement
Jay Speck, the Solano County Superintendent of Schools, announced Friday morning that he would be retiring after 40 years with Solano County Office of Education. The retirement will be effective Saturday, Dec. 31. “The decision to retire was a difficult one, but I feel it is the right time for my family, for me […]