It is a family affair at Benicia Public Library’s art gallery. The new exhibition “Gathering Tribes” features the work of not one, not two but three artists who are all related either by blood or through marriage. The artists showcased are Vicki Byrum Dennis, a Gallerie Renee Marie member; her sister and HQ Gallery member […]
Local cemetery being pushed for state landmark status
With the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot now on the National Register of Historic Places, another local landmark is looking to get listed as a statewide historic site. An ad hoc group called the Cemetery Historical Listing Group is attempting to garner city support to have the Benicia City Cemetery placed on the California Register of […]
BHS Panther Band hosts first golf tournament fundraiser over weekend
Benicia High School’s Panther Band Boosters held the program’s first-ever golf tournament fundraiser at Hiddenbrooke Golf Club on Sunday where money was raised and fun was had by all. Benicia High School’s band program– including its jazz band, Color Guard, drumline and two concert bands– remains one of the school’s proudest organizations. The program has […]
Review: BOTTG’s ‘Wonderful Time’ a wonderful romp
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group’s production of “Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her” debuted to a packed house that laughed at just about every joke. Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore’s 1982 zany cringe comedy is packed with those, and with them being delivered at such a fast pace, this averaged to an […]
Former long-time Benicia resident, Benicia Unified secretary dies
Ruth Dana Rasmussen, a long-time resident and secretary for Benicia Unified School District’s business manager for more than 20 years, died Oct. 3 in Sacramento with her family by her side. She was 77. Rasmussen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1939 but moved to Benicia with her family in 1960. Her husband […]
School board adopts resolution providing input to council on cannabis
Ever since the passage of Proposition 64 in November, the city of Benicia has had many discussions at various meetings over how the statewide legalization of cannabis should be treated within the city. On Sept. 19, the Benicia City Council reviewed a draft ordinance making recommendations for cannabis activities. Among these suggestions were allowing up […]
St. Dominic School to host Halloween party fundraiser at Clocktower
Things will get a little spooky at the Clocktower next weekend. Thankfully, all the scares will be for a good cause as St. Dominic School hosts its Halloween Ball and Auction. According to auction chair Kyra Meister, this is the first time Benicia’s PreK-8 Catholic school has hosted a community Halloween event, and she figured […]
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group promises ‘Wonderful Time’ with fall play
For 53 years, Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) has specialized in bringing offbeat, off-the-wall and overall less conventional plays to Benicia. That will not change Friday with the opening of its fall play “Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her.” No, you wiseacres, that is not a typo. As the “Wish You Were […]
Secondary principals to present student achievement plans at Thursday’s school board meeting
The principals of Benicia Unified School District’s middle and high schools will go over the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) at each of their sites at Thursday’s school board meeting. SPSAs are put together by school site councils to develop goals that support the academic performance of all students and are aligned to BUSD’s […]
Altruists pitch in at Humane Society North Bay after fires
The Atlas and Tubbs fires led to thousands of homes in Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties being evacuated and even destroyed in the flames. Many of these homes had pets, and whether the animals became stranded as a result of their homes being damaged or their families just needed a place to drop them off, […]