Benicia’s newest art gallery is actually not new to Solano County nor is it just a gallery. The Little Art Shop was founded in 2000 as a potter’s studio in Fairfield’s viticultural Suisun Valley region. Located on Mankas Corner across the street from the restaurant of the same name, the studio eventually morphed into The […]
Longtime Benicia High School, Liberty administrator to retire
After more than 30 years as a teacher and administrator with the Benicia Unified School District, JoAnn Severson is ready to call it a career. In Severson’s 33 years of working in education, 31 have been at BUSD, including 26 at Benicia High School and five years at Liberty High School, where she has served […]
New Benicia High School courses to be considered for approval at Thursday school board meeting
New Benicia High School courses are among the many items on the agenda for the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District’s Thursday meeting. There are seven new courses that are being considered for implementation at Benicia High School for its 2017-18 school year.These course outlines will be presented by Dr. Leslie Beatson, assistant […]
Top 2017 Liberty graduates grateful for school’s support
(This post has been updated from the print edition to correct the date and time of the graduation.) Jessica Turner did not have an easy start to high school. She began attending Benicia High School, but she said it was not a good fit academically for her. “I had really bad attendance,” she said. “I […]
Historic Preservation Review Commission approves design modifications for proposed Tannery restaurant
The Historic Preservation Review Commission voted to approve design modifications for a new Italian-American restaurant at the Tannery Building during its Thursday meeting. Soon, 127 First St. will be the home of Bella Siena, a restaurant and bar that will serve Italian and Californian cuisine with a menu of pastas, salads, seafood, steaks and more, […]
Monterey garrison commander among featured guests at Memorial Day ceremony
Memorial Day is coming up, and once again, Benicia will be honoring those who died in combat as well as living veterans and soldiers currently fighting overseas with its annual celebration at the Benicia Military Cemetery. Located in the Arsenal, the Benicia cemetery is considered the oldest military cemetery on the West Coast, with graves […]
Greek mythology comes alive in Benicia High School spring dance show
Sometimes, the answers to life’s questions can be found among the stars. That is the idea behind Benicia High School’s advanced dance show “The Meaning Behind the Myth,” which opened last night and will continue for the next two evenings. The dance show— which combines the talents of Benicia High’s drama, dance and other performing […]
Council approves first step of Industrial Safety Ordinance request
The Benicia City Council voted Tuesday evening to approve Mayor Elizabeth Patterson’s request to agendize discussion of a city Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) for a future council meeting. Patterson said the need for an ISO “became apparent” following the May 5 incident where a power outage at the Valero Benicia Refinery led to a large […]
Benicia High School informational meeting draws concerns over new graduation requirements, funding for PAB
Parents, students and teachers packed the Benicia High School Performing Arts Building for an informational meeting Monday night about the new school board-approved graduation requirements where they voiced their concerns about their potential impact on art and elective courses. At the March 16 school board meeting, the board held a discussion and first reading of […]
Music Notes: Paying tribute to Chris Cornell
To say that I felt saddened to hear the news last week that Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had hanged himself following a show in Detroit is an understatement. I felt destroyed by the news, as if a fairly significant part of my past had dissipated. I do feel that a great talent had been lost, […]