The Benicia Herald has received word that in just three days’ time, zombies will be roaming downtown Benicia in search of their favorite craving. No, it is not brains or flesh but rather craft beer. Benicia Main Street’s Zombie Brew Crawl, in which participants go from downtown merchant to downtown merchant to sample craft […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: Will Benicia ever be the new Sausalito?
From its earliest days our fair city of Benicia has been overlooked. One might think that the city, in its amorphasized state, might be angry, embarrassed, paranoid and/or at the least perplexed. Benicia was considered to be the city on the bay because of its great harbor. San Francisco, however, was chosen. Benicia was once […]
Bay Area Small Business Spotlight: The Wine Militia
If creativity and charisma could be bottled, corked, and sold The Wine Militia founder Lamar Engel would sell out during pre-orders. When I met with Engel at the Union Hotel Restaurant in Benicia he asked me what I was drinking. I stuttered, embarrassed, “house red…” regretting the decision since I was, after all, in the […]
Candidate spotlight: Lionel Largaespada reflects on busy campaign
The City Council election is a five-way race among two incumbents— Tom Campbell and Christina Strawbridge— and three newcomers. Two of those newcomers— George Oakes and Steve Young— have served on the Planning Commission for five and four years respectively, making Lionel Largaespada— who has served as vice chair of the Economic Development Board since […]
A Different Drummer: Tabling the table until I’m able
I won’t be able to finish my crazy coffee table story this week. I’m still in a drying phase between coats of epoxy resin. I can pause to say that it this stuff is cool. You should play with it. It’s pour-on glass that you can drape over a lot of materials. It embeds, […]
Matt Talbot: Some thoughts on our civic duty
I concluded last week’s column with the following: “I actually expect that (if elected, Hillary Clinton) will be a reasonably competent chief executive. Putting aside her lack of charisma, she is actually whip smart, and the level of organizational competence in her campaign is quite impressive. “She’ll be a very competent administrator; unfortunately, what the […]
Keri Luiz celebrating ‘Skullcentric’ at Gallerie Renee Marie this month
By Vicki Dennis Special to the Herald Artist Keri Luiz has had a longtime fascination with skulls. “I think skulls are beautiful,” she said. “All the shapes, dimensions, the curved surfaces. We all have this fascinating work of art sitting on top of our necks.” She is bringing her love of skulls to Gallerie […]
Candidates address, mingle with residents at LWV meet and greet
Thursday evening was a night for Benicia residents to talk to their mayoral and City Council candidates as people, not as politicians, and also get them to answer their burning questions. Benicia’s League of Women Voters hosted a candidate meet and greet in the Dona Benicia Room of the Benicia Public Library, where citizens could […]
Benicia High School placed on temporary lockdown following online threat
Benicia High School was placed on a temporary precautionary lockdown Monday morning in response to a threat made by a 15-year-old male student. According to Lt. Mike Greene, Benicia Police Department had received reports of a student making active shooter-type threats on social media. The department then notified Benicia Unified School District, and Benicia High […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Heidi, Our Dog”
You’ve warmed our feet with your belly, On cold nights near and far. Seen sights that we’ve seen, And traveled miles in our car. You’ve warned us, too, of danger, On long walks through the night, And frightened off a stranger, With the presence of your bite. The tags on your collar tinkle, As you […]