(This article orginally appeared in the Jan. 31 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor 13-year old Benicia Middle School student Bella Cannon was recently accepted into ArtEmotion, an elite summer ballet intensive (sister program to Ballet West Academy) in Cleveland, OH. Girls from all over the country auditioned and only 100 were accepted […]
Benicia loses to Fredonia, NY in Small Business Revolution contest; Top 5 finish brings major publicity to town
(This article originally appeared in the Jan. 29 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor Benicia was selected as one of the “Top 5 Towns” in the competition to be the featured town in season 5 of the hit Hulu series Small Business Revolution, an original series by Deluxe, hosted by Amanda Brinkman and […]
Student muralists wanted!
BENICIA – Interested in painting a mural? The Benicia Arts & Culture Commission in collaboration with the Benicia Unified School District are accepting applications for this Spring’s art mural installation on Military West. This multi-panel art installation is designed to showcase student expressions in a highly visible public art location. This is the third year […]
A review of Joel Fallon’s ‘Book of Joel’
By Bruce Moody, Special to the Herald Poems are silent. They may have what is called “a voice,” and these have their voice. But these particular poems have a voice wider than just their voice, a voice that protects and delivers them like the firm shell of a nut. In the case of The Book […]
Benicia students honored with Youth Advocacy and Leadership Award
BENICIA – Benicia High School’s Friday Night Live (FNL) student club has been named as the recipient of the Tobacco Free Solano Coalition’s (TFS) annual Alvina Sheeley Memorial Advocate Award. The award was presented at the TFS Coalition’s annual luncheon meeting Jan. 22 by the Mayor of Benicia, Elizabeth Patterson. The student club along with […]
Benicia; Bay Area celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(This article was originally published in the Jan. 22 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor Over the past week, the Bay Area, nation and world remembered the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with marches, tributes, sermons and celebrations. On Mon. in Benicia at the Community Congregational Church, United […]
Mystery surrounds two hilltop heroes in Benicia, Vallejo
Kevin Nelson, Special to the Herald Eight years ago, on Jan. 31, 2012, a young Marine Sergeant named William Chapman Stacey was killed while serving his country during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Now, Sgt. Stacey is a central figure in an intriguing mystery in the hills of Benicia and Vallejo. And Benicia and Solano […]
Benicia named to top five in competition for Season 5 of Small Business Revolution
BENICIA—The City of Benicia learned early Tuesday that Benicia has been selected as one of the “Top 5 Towns” in the competition to be the featured town in season 5 of the hit Hulu series Small Business Revolution, an original series by Deluxe, hosted by Amanda Brinkman and Ty Pennington. Each season the Deluxe team […]
Gibson Publishing cartoonist leaves behind a legacy of free speech
Galen Kusic, Editor Robert Light, famed Delta cartoonist, passed away on Oct. 18 after a long bout with an illness at 58. Light worked at the River News-Herald and Isleton Journal, the sister paper of the Benicia Herald for 13 years under the Gibson Publishing umbrella until his death. Light went by the moniker, RWL, […]
City honors SUBA Manufacturing; Jack Bell with proclamation
Staff Report SUBA Manufacturing, Inc. and owner Jack Bell was honored with a proclamation from the City of Benicia at the Dec. 17 City Council meeting in recognition of their numerous contributions to the Benicia community over the last 53 years. “I am so impressed with the work that you’ve done for the community,” said […]