Benicia High School takes home 3 awards Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) had a good evening Sunday night. The local theater company took home five trophies in the Arty Awards for its fall and spring productions, including the top prize for its Sherlock Holmes-inspired comedy “The Game’s Afoot.” “Game” took home three awards in […]
Renovated Benicia High School stadium officially open
(This post has been updated.) It is finally here. After more than three years of planning, discussing and numerous construction delays, Benicia High School’s stadium is open for play, following a grand opening ceremony Thursday. In 2014, Benicia residents voted to approve Measure S, a ballot initiative aimed at providing $49.6 million in bond funding […]
Sir Stryker concert at Empress will benefit local charities
With hurricanes battering the Atlantic and other parts of the world experiencing tragedies, the spirit of giving is on a lot of people’s minds. To help with this giving, Vallejo’s Empress Theatre will be hosting a concert with acclaimed entertainer Sir Stryker in which the proceeds will go to two local charities that serve Solano […]
Benicia artist depicts Vacaville in new exhibit
Artist Donna Covey calls Benicia home, but she likes to venture out of her neck of the woods to paint landmarks in other places, be it Truckee, North Beach, Napa or Suisun Valley. Now she has used her paintbrush to capture images of Vacaville, and they can be seen at the Vacaville Art League & […]
BUSD names new educational service coordinator
At Thursday’s school board meeting, the Benicia Unified School District welcomed Stephanie Rice as the new coordinator of education services. In this role, she will be working at all grade levels and curricular areas to support instructional programs and practices at each school. Rice graduated from Benicia High School in 1992, attended Sonoma State University […]
BUSD chief business official discusses declining enrollment
New BHS career courses highlighted Benicia Unified School District’s chief business official went over the district’s decline in enrollment at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. Tim Rahill noted that BUSD has been experiencing a slight decrease in enrollment over the last few years, although prior to that enrollment numbers had been stable for a number of […]
USS Indianapolis survivor pleased about cruiser’s discovery
Harold Bray of Benicia was one of 1,196 men aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was struck by a Japanese submarine in 1945 and one of only 317 to make it out alive after the cruiser sunk. He is one of only 22 survivors alive today. The location of the wreckage of the cruiser remained […]
Listen, Benicia: Famed syndicated columnist and city native Elsie Robinson will be focus of Capitol event
While Benicia today is well-known as an artist’s community, it has also been home to several famous writers. It was where Jack London famously resided for a period and where Stephen Vincent Benet spent his youth. Benicia was also the birthplace of a 20th century syndicated columnist named Elsinore Justinia Robinson— better known to the […]
BHS senior spends summer doing medical research at UC Davis
How did you spend your summer? Did you go to the pool? Did you go on a trip? Did you spend some much-needed relaxation around the house? You probably did any combination of the above plus some additional summer activities, but you probably did not spend your summer doing research at UC Davis’ School of […]
School board to discuss dwindling student enrollment
Benicia Unified School District’s student enrollment for the 2017-18 school year is smaller than initially anticipated. Chief Business Official Tim Rahill will discuss the current enrollment numbers at Thursday’s school board meeting. At a meeting in February, Rahill noted that prior to the 2016-17 school year, BUSD had five to eight years of stable enrollment […]