Lots of people get into the giving mood during the holiday season. For Benicia dance studio Tip Tap Toe, this is an easy task because being charitable is one of the group’s year-round traits. The East 2nd Street dance center provides lessons for children of all ages from 2 1/2 to 18 in areas such […]
Sprankle’s Deli to move into former KFC building next year
Ever since Kentucky Fried Chicken closed its Solano Square location in 2016 after more than four decades of operation, residents have fervently wondered what would go in its place. That question was answered last week when Sprankle’s Village Deli announced via its Facebook page that the restaurant would be moving into that space in early […]
Semple, Henderson students assist peers with proper waste disposal through new program
Elementary school is when students begin to learn the three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic. However, with the help of Republic Services, Joe Henderson and Robert Semple elementary students are absorbing the other trio of Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. Waste collection company Republic Services, which provides service for Benicia, has been working with school […]
Public art proposal update to be given at HPRC meeting Thursday
The Historic Preservation Review Commission will hear an update on the city’s Public Art Initiative at its Thursday meeting, the last one of 2017. In 2012, the Benicia City Council approved the Benicia Public Art Program, which is aimed at creating and acquiring public art. The program is administered by the Arts and Culture Commission […]
School board approves financial report, suggests serious look at budget
The school board voted to approve the 2017-18 first interim financial report at its Thursday meeting. The contents of the report were presented and summarized by Chief Business Official Tim Rahill. He noted that the general fund was budgeted at $50.5 million, 86 percent of which comes from the state’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), […]
BOTTG seeking auditions for spring play, ‘Coming Apart’
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) is known for its madcap comedies, and another one is coming this spring: Fred Carmichael’s “Coming Apart: A Romantic Comedy in Two Acts.” Auditions will be held in January. The play is described as a romantic comedy, centered around married couple Colin and Frances Kittridge. Both are employed in […]
BUSD reopens graduation requirement discussion at community forum
Six months after Benicia Unified School District halted its proposed new high school graduation requirements, the discussion was reopened in a forum at Benicia High School on Tuesday night. The school board held a study session in January to discuss proposed new graduation requirements and went into further detail at its regular March 16 meeting.The […]
Menorah lighting returns to Benicia Library on Sunday
Last night marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. This Sunday, the Benicia-Solano Jewish Women’s Network will once again be welcoming people of all faiths to celebrate the tradition at the Benicia Public Library this Sunday for the Meghan Campbell Memorial Menorah Lighting. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the first […]
First interim financial report up for school board review
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will hear a discussion and then vote on the district’s 2017-18 first interim financial report at Thursday’s school board meeting. The district provides the report using information from the budget adopted by the state in June along with the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as well […]
BMS, Henderson receive $1,000 music grants
(This post has been updated from the print edition.) Benicia Middle School and Joe Henderson Elementary School were among 13 schools in Solano County to receive a Wong Music Mini-Grant from the Solano Community Foundation. The grant was established in 2011 by Donald and Rose Marie Wong who were concerned by the amount of schools […]